Job Responsibilities:
A Lead Teacher in a Goddard School must be professionally prepared as a teacher and meet the qualifications of the state and those set forth in the National Standards for Hiring for a teacher. He/She must, after an offer of employment is made, produce a current physical examination by a physician with a TB test, have approved state clearance forms for child abuse, criminal check, FBI clearance and National Sex Offender Registry with approved certificates along with 2 written Letters of Recommendation.
He/She must have the ability to hear conversational voice, with or without a hearing aid, demonstrate the ability to see and read newsprint, with or without corrective lenses, to speak and be understood under normal circumstances. In addition, she must be able to lift and carry children and other items weighing up to 50 pounds, use arms hands, legs and feet, with or without corrective devices, to accomplish the job, including the evacuation of the building during emergencies.
Establishing and maintaining a safe, healthy, and nurturing learning environment by:
1. Designing an appropriate room arrangement to support the
goals and developmental level of the children in your
classroom.
2. Making sure that the equipment in the classroom is in good
repair.
3. Understanding and implementing, when necessary, Goddard’s
emergency procedures.
4. Promoting healthy eating practices at lunch and snack time.
5. Understanding children are never to be left unattended.
6. Understanding that although spills are to be cleaned up
immediately, major cleaning should not be done while the
children are present.
7. Posting schedules meet the children’s needs for routine and
learning.
8. Posting and adhering to Goddard hand washing and diapering
changing policies.
