Job Description
The Rise School of San Antonio Lead Teacher for Infants/Toddlers Job Description
Job Summary: Teachers at Rise are critical to its mission to provide the highest quality early childhood education for all children. They are a model of professionalism, a source of support and partnership for families, assertive and effective communicators, deep collaborators, fair and explicit coaches, expert early childhood teachers for children of all abilities, and reflective, continuous learners. A lead teacher reports to the School Director and has two direct reports–a teacher and a teaching assistant.
Core Responsibilities and Related Duties:
Teaching Practices & Child Development and Learning in Context: Creates and maintains a learning environment that is Universally Designed and reflective of the culture, needs, and interests of students, and use teaching strategies that are evidence-based, developmentally appropriate and differentiated to meet the diverse needs of the students.
• Uses assessment data to develop and implement appropriate, engaging activities and weekly lesson plans based on the school curricula and scope and sequence (including Conscious Discipline and Learning Without Tears);
• Provides appropriate adaptations and accommodations as needed for individual learning;
• Creates and implements Behavior Intervention Plans;
• Maintains a safe and appropriate environment for all children;
• Ensures that all children’s daily care needs are met (e.g. diapering/toileting, feeding, medication administration, etc.)
• Plans and coordinates transition to next classroom or educational setting
Family Partnerships and Community Connections: Communicates with families through daily/weekly notes, emails, reports, beginning and end of year conferences, and face-to-face communication. S/he seeks to know, understand, and value each family and creates respectful, reciprocal partnerships with families.
• Assessment: Leads the initial and ongoing assessment of children and use the information gathered from assessments to guide instruction and intervention; use assessment information to develop and implement Individualized Instructional Plan for students with identified delays or disabilities
• Collaboration: Develops and maintains collaborative working partnerships with therapists and other lead teachers to enrich classroom instruction ○ Implements techniques and strategies as recommended by therapists, and requests additional support or instruction as needed
• Coaching: Supervises, evaluates, and coaches teacher and teaching assistant, as well as university student interns and/or other classroom volunteers if and when applicable ○ Leads a team meeting with classroom team on a weekly basis to discuss student progress and observations, reflect on teaching and classroom needs, and to plan and prepare for upcoming activities
• Professionalism: Adheres to program policies and procedures; supervises the classroom to ensure the health and safety of each child; ensures all licensing and NAEYC quality standards are upheld at all times; receives and implements feedback and coaching from directors and demonstrates a willingness to continually reflect and learn; maintains professional, open, and direct communication and interactions with teaching team and other staff, therapy team, administrators, families/caregivers and volunteers.
Qualifications and Skills
Required Qualifications:
• MUST have at least three years experience working in early childhood education (Pre-K 3 or younger)
• Undergraduate Degree--preferred in early childhood or related field (special education, early childhood education, or a related field)
• Certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid (or willing to become certified)
Skills:
● Physical requirements:
• Move around and remain upright for long periods of time
• Play and interact with children at their level (e.g. on the ground, at a table, around a sensory table, assist with sleeping at nap time, etc.)
• Lift and carry children (up to 40 pounds) when needed
• Crouch/lean to clean, change diapers, move furniture/equipment
● Other requirements:
• Respond quickly and calmly to unsafe or emergency situations
• Open to receiving and implementing feedback from others
• Collaborative, reflective, and committed to being a lifelong learner
Salary and Benefits
Salary: Competitive based on experience and education.
Benefits: The Rise School of San Antonio will provide a benefit package for full time employees that includes insurance plans (health, dental, vision) and PTO (school holidays, and sick/personal leave)
To Apply
Send resume and brief cover letter with your “why” to Leslie@RiseSchoolSA.org
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $35,000.00 - $42,000.00 per year
Benefits:
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
Work Location: In person