• Anticipated- Lead Teacher

    Glenwood Community School District (Glenwood, IA)


    Anticipated- Lead Teacher JobID: 1643

     

    + Position Type:

     

    Kid`s Place Childcare/ Lead Teacher

     

    + Date Posted:

     

    5/22/2025

     

    + Location:

     

    Kid`s Place Daycare

     

    + Date Available:

     

    Immediately

     

    + Closing Date:

     

    until filled

     

    The Glenwood Community School District is currently accepting applications for an Anticipated Lead Teacher at Kids Place. The starting wage is $13.07/hr with specific benefits. CHILDCARE LEAD TEACHER

    GLENWOOD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS CLASSIFIED STAFF JOB DESCRIPTION

    Position: Lead Teacher

    Qualifications:

    • Previous experience working with children.

    • High school diploma or equivalent.

    • Good communication skills with the public.

    • First-Aid / CPR certified

    • Provide an acceptable criminal records check.

     

    Essential Function: Ability to lift 35-45 pounds and has regular attendance.

     

    Reports To: Kid’s Place Coordinator

     

    Consults With: Parents, staff

     

    Position Goal: To provide a safe, nurturing, and well-organized day care environment with developmentally appropriate activities in which children can learn and grow.

    Performance Responsibilities:

    • Attends monthly staff meetings.

    • Develops lesson plans for the full day for your assigned room.

    • Have all materials and instructions prepared for the implementation of the planned lessons.

    • Facilitates daily communication with co-workers and other staff in the room.

    • Supervises and implements activities from lesson plans

    • Enforcing safety rules, inside and on playground

    • Intervening when children are likely to injure themselves or each other

    • Remaining with the children at all times/seeing the children are being attended to

    • Assisting with self care activities- washing hands, pottying, personal hygiene

    • Request supplies and materials needed for room or lesson plans

    • Communicates with the Coordinator and/or OnSite Supervisor regarding difficult individual children or groups of children.

    • Assists with breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snacks, which includes sitting with the children family style and the cleaning duties which follow, and recording meal counts.

    • Be knowledgeable of the emergency file and emergency procedures.

    • Knows the tornado and fire procedures for the program and assists in the supervision of required drills.

    • Be punctual in room and on the job prior to the start of the shift, and notify the OnSite Supervisor if you are to be late or absent.

    • Insures that child:adult ratios are adequate to meet DHS guidelines and individual needs of the room and reports OnSite Supervisor.

    • Always know the count and have a current list of children in the room.

    • Maintains daily childcare report on procare for parents to check throughout the day.

    • Maintaining proper student discipline in accordance to the Kids Place discipline policy.

    • Maintains the room so it is kept neat and orderly, and centers are rotated regularly.

    • Greets parents and children upon arrival into the room. Maintains communication regarding activities and events occurring within the program.

    • Always inform the Coordinator and/or OnSite Supervisor of your arrival and departure.

    • Trains and models appropriate interaction with children for childcare associates.

    • Performs other duties as assigned.

     

    Terms of Employment: Wage schedules shall be subject to annual review and modification by the Glenwood Board of Education or through the collective bargaining process, where one exists.

     

    Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on Classified Staff Evaluation.