Pre-K Teacher

Description:

• Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate and use both in learning activities and in imaginative play.
   
•  Attend to children's basic needs by feeding them, dressing them, and changing their diapers.

• Teach basic skills such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene and social skills.
   
• Establish and enforce rules for behavior, and procedures for maintaining order.

• Read books to entire class or to small groups.

• Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling, and field trips.

• Observe and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.

•  Identify children showing signs of emotional, developmental, or health-related problems, and discuss them with supervisors, parents or guardians, and child development specialists.
   
•  Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and needs, determine their priorities for their children, and suggest ways that they can promote learning and development.
• Organize and label materials. Display students' work in a manner appropriate for their ages and perceptual skills.

Responsibilities:

• Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops in order to maintain and improve professional competence.

•  Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula.

• Supervise, evaluate, and plan assignments for teacher assistants and volunteers.
   
• Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of preschool programs.
• Submit a monthly calendar before the current month’s end; as well as weekly lesson plans by Friday of each week.

• Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities. 

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