Day By Day Discoveries Looking for Early Childhood – Teacher at Luxemburg, WI Full Time

The Teacher is responsible for coordinating the curriculum, and managing the day-to-day operational activities of the classroom, which included diapers, mealtime, calendar time, finger plays, flannel stories, singing and dancing, standing and sitting, projects, keeping your classroom clean and organized, art prep, odd jobs around the center, including helping with dishes and laundry, Teachers must understand children’s cognitive, social, emotional and physical development in order to ensure a safe and stimulating classroom environment where children are actively engaged and encouraged to succeed. The Teacher must be skilled in communicating with both children and adults in order to meet the needs of the children, effectively guide teacher assistants, and resolve parental concerns.

The center has two locations – one in New Franken and the other is in Luxemburg. Currently both locations are actively seeking employees.

Duties

• Coordinate and implement educational curriculum by developing classroom activities based on developmentally appropriate practices and early learning standards
• Lead by example; encourage teaching team success through modeling and coaching.
• Plan individual and group age-appropriate activities to actively engage children and encourage social, cognitive and emotional growth.
• Maintain frequent communications with parents through informal discussions, progress reports, and parent-teacher conferences.
• Ensure all center policies and state regulations are met.
• Ensure a healthy classroom environment – including maintaining appropriate hygiene and cleanliness standards and safety and security of children.
• Supervise teacher assistants and classroom volunteers to ensure they are following planned activities, hygiene and safety standards.
• Maintain accurate records, forms and files.
• Maintain personal professional development plan to ensure continuous quality improvement.

Requirements

• Strong oral and written communication skills and basic computer skills.
• High energy and the ability to work well with others (staff, children, and parents) and to foster a team environment.
• A strong understanding of child development.
• Infant/child CPR and First Aid certification needed within three months
• Must clear full background check.
• Requirements include the ability to take frequent walks, use hands and fingers, handle objects, tools or controls, talk to and hear voices at many levels. May also be required to kneel, bend, squat or crawl.
• A specific vision ability will be required including the ability to see up close and up to a certain distance, to see colors, have peripheral vision and depth perception.
• Excellent leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience is preferred, but not necessary, as long as your willing to complete the necessary coursework within 6 months of employment.
Wage is determined on training and experience and will be further discussed at the time of the interview. If you don’t have experience you will start at a lesser amount than indicated in job listing. When classes are completed in full, you would then get an increase.

Benefits

Paid Holidays, Afflac, Monday-Friday work week