Head Teacher MSMC

Job Description

Facility: Mount St Marys Day Care Center

Shift: Shift 1

Status: Full Time FTE: 1.070000

Bargaining Unit: ACE Associates

Exempt from Overtime: Exempt: No

Work Schedule: Days

Hours: Varies between 6:30 am and 6 pm

Summary:

The Head Teacher is responsible for following curriculum, add early childhood based planning for classroom, and have age appropriate activities and monitor classroom and teacher assistant

Responsibilities:

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE PRESCHOOLERS

• Associates Degree in Early Childhood, Child Development or related field

And

No Additional experience necessary

OR

• Child Development Associate credential or other office recognized credential specific to the preschool developmental period

And

One year experience related to caring for children

OR

• 9 college credits in Early Childhood, Child Development or a related field, with a plan of study leading to a:

Ø Child Development Associate credential;

Or

Ø Associates' Degree in Early Childhood, Child Development or a related field

And

Two years' experience related to caring for children

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE INFANTS/TODDLERS

• Associates Degree in Early Childhood, Child Development or related field

And

One year experience related to caring for infants and toddlers

OR

• Infant and toddler Child Care and Education credential

And

Two years' experience related to caring for infants and toddlers

OR

• Infant toddler Child Development Associate credential

And

Two years' experience related to caring for infants and toddlers

OR

• Other office-recognized credential specific to the infant/toddler development period

And

Two years' experience related to caring for infants and toddlers

OR

• Child Development Associate credential

And

Two years 'experience caring for children, one on which must be related to caring for infants or toddlers

OR

• 9 college credits in Early Childhood, Child Development or a related field, with a plan of study leading to a:

Ø Infant and toddler Child Care and Education credential;

OR

Ø Infant Toddler Child Development Associate credential;

OR

Ø Other Office-recognized credential specific to the infant/toddler development period;

OR

Ø Associates Degree in Early Childhood, Child Development or a related field

And

Two years' experience related to caring for children

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN

• Associates Degree in Child Development, Elementary Education, Physical Education, Recreation or a related field

And

No additional experience required

OR

• School age Child care credential or other office-recognized credential specific to the school-age development period

And

One year experience working with children less than 13 years of age

OR

High School Diploma or its equivalent

And

Two years direct experience working with children less than 13 years of age

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS ABILITY

• Clerical skills
• Manual dexterity
• Interpersonal skills
• Computer skills
• Analytical thinking

WORKING CONDITIONS

Each environment is different depending on the age of the child

• Diapering environments and bathroom environments are two of the same goals, but different with in there design and description
• Small equipment suitable to a children, this is the areas in which your main time is spent, health issues are related to children and the illness or germs that that have and share
• Bodily fluids are common in this type of work and learning blood borne pathogens and boldly fluids are necessary to employees and children we serve
• Normal heat, light space, and safe working environment; typical of most office jobs
• Occasional exposure to one or more mildly unpleasant physical conditions
• Intermittent exposure to a few unpleasant physical conditions
• Frequent exposure too many disagreeable physical conditions
• Continuous exposure to extremely disagreeable physical conditions