Lead Teacher (Toddler Classroom)

A New Leaf’s Phoenix Day has offered quality early education in South Phoenix for more than 100 years, providing a solid educational foundation for children ages 0-5 from low-income households.

The Early Childhood Education program focuses on each child’s unique characteristics, developmental needs, and interests to support their growth and development. Our role is to facilitate, assess, support, and nurture each child in their personal growth and development by providing access to a child-centered, emergent curriculum, health care, nutrition education, and parenting support services.

Additionally, all classrooms are immersion-based bilingual environments, exposing children to Spanish and English. This mix of students offers a diversity of language, culture, and backgrounds – greatly enriching the educational experience for all children. Through Phoenix Day, A New Leaf is bringing affordable, quality early childhood education to households across South Phoenix.

Hourly Pay Rate: $18.25

Schedule: Monday - Friday; 9:30am - 6:00pm

Location: Phoenix, AZ

Education:

• High School or GED, required
• Bachelor’s in Early Education, preferred

Experience:

• Experience in early child development and/or education, required
• Minimum of a Child Development Associate Certificate and 2 years’ experience as a lead supervisory teacher of young children
• Knowledge of Arizona Early Learning Standards and application in classroom planning
• Knowledge of Quality First! requirements (ECERS, ITERS and CLASS)
• Demonstrated ability to enter information into database and interpret/communicate developmental assessment results
• Excellent leadership and communication skills

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure that children are safe at all times.
• Sanitize classroom furnishings, equipment, materials and learning supplies used in the classroom every day.
• Serve meals and drinks to children.
• Teach children healthy and personal habits.
• Build relationships with parents and families; greet parents and children each morning and at time of pick up and communicate all appropriate information.
• Complete intake and paperwork with parents and new children.
• Complete online developmental assessments for each child, review results with parents, and enter data into database for reference in individual learning plans and classroom planning.
• Create and submit weekly lessons plans.
• Complete required paperwork i.e. attendance, meal counts, daily reports, health checks, etc.  
• Train, monitor and model appropriate language, behavior, and activities for children, teaching assistants and volunteers.
• Assure availability of classroom and materials needed to support curriculum and weekly scheduled activities and readiness of classroom for scheduled learning.
• Train and supervise assistant teachers.
• Complete performance reviews.
• Complete scheduling, coverage and breaks for assigned classroom.

Compliance Requirements:

• Must be able to pass various background checks
• Must pass pre-employment drug test
• Class One Fingerprint Clearance Card
• Must Be At Least 18 Years of Age