Quality Assurance
- Ensures consistent compliance and meets all YoungStar, licensing and accreditation regulations
- Teaching practices that are planned and executed reflect developmentally appropriate curriculum for children
- Classroom environment is in compliance with licensing standards: cleaned; well-organized; maintained and refreshed with appropriate learning centers, displays and bulletin boards
- Educational materials and toys are cleaned, sanitized, in good repair, stored and organized to optimize child safety and use
- Maintains and refreshes well designed, child-focused bulletin boards that reflect children’s work and interests
- Develops and implements lesson plans in accordance with the Creative Curriculum, SJA philosophy and policies
- Enforces policies and procedures that ensure our compliance with the WI Department of Children and Families licensing requirements and accreditation standards
- Maintains supervision of children assigned to him/her at all times--alert to signs of illness or stress; informs Program Supervisor regarding children who may be showing signs of physical, emotional, or developmental problems
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Customer Relations
- Ensures each family’s right to information about their child’s progress while maintaining privacy and confidentiality, at all times
- Extends excellent service to all children and families
- Communicates verbally and in writing all pertinent information to assist in family satisfaction
- Establishes appropriate relationships with children, parents/guardians, staff, and the public which ensures a safe environment that protects children/families’/staff rights
- Fosters an environment that allows children, their families and staff to develop to their fullest potential
- Cultivates positive relationships with children, parents and families
- Assists children and parents in orienting to- and making a smooth transition from home to Center and from classroom to classroom
- Solicits information from families about their cultural background and interests
- Maintains day-to-day communication with parents, including interpretation and follow through of the SJA philosophy and policies
- Participates in family-centered events within the Center and the community
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Child Outcomes
- Ensures children have the opportunity to learn, progress and achieve developmentally appropriate outcomes
- Assists in developing lesson plans that are hands-on, developmentally appropriate, and incorporate activities which reflect the interests and life experiences of the children assigned—consistent with Creative Curriculum objectives
- Informs parents of their child’s developmental progress at least quarterly
- Assists in completing developmental assessment of individual children within the class and meet with families to discuss the assessment twice yearly
- Helps to establish and maintains individual child and classroom portfolios—transferring portfolios as the child matriculates through the Center
- Assesses the assigned children and uses information to plan and execute lessons
- Helps to maintain assessment records including written anecdotal notes on the attainment and progress towards each developmental goal
- Helps to maintain child and classroom records including weekly menus, meal counts, child attendance, and enrollment records
- Responds quickly and directly to the needs of children
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Staff Collaboration
- Collaborates with teaching staff to plan, organize, and implement daily program plans, curricula and materials
- Collaborates with classroom staff to develop a monthly classroom newsletter
- Collaborates with classroom staff to plan and implement a daily schedule
- Collaborates with other staff to create team environment
- Communicates pertinent information with members of the team and appropriate departments to ensure response to parent/guardian requests, concerns, or issues
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Professional Development
- Participates in meetings, in-service training, staff meetings, workshops and other activities that improve the program, communication, and problem solving
- Maintains required continuing education hours.
- Advocates for issues that impact the early childhood community
- Performs other duties as assigned
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