Preschool Teacher- PM Shift
9 days ago
Appleton
Job Description Summary We are looking for the right person to instruct 3-4year old children in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth in a preschool setting. Must be required to hold all WI DCF requirements for Assistant Teacher position and pass background check. Duties • 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 classes 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., • Enforce all administration policies and rules governing students., • Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities., • Teach proper eating habits and personal hygiene., • Serve meals and snacks in accordance with nutritional guidelines., • Assimilate arriving children to the school environment by greeting them, helping them remove outerwear, and selecting activities of interest to them., • Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests., • Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to children., • Demonstrate activities to children., • Arrange indoor and outdoor space to facilitate creative play, motor-skill activities, and safety., • Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations., • Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration., • Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate., • Organize and label materials and display students' work in a manner appropriate for their ages and perceptual skills., • Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops 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., • Attend staff meetings and serve on committees as required., • Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress., • Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guests, or other experiential activities and guide students in learning from those activities., • Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies., • Provide disabled students with assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms., • Perform administrative duties, such as hall and cafeteria monitoring and bus loading and unloading., • Administer tests to help determine children's developmental levels, needs, and potential., • Prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help. Requirements • Must be able to meet all licensing requirements, • Must be a Level 7 or above on the WI Registry, • Must be dependable; able to work a 5 day work week, • Establish rules or policies governing student behavior., • Read to students., • Monitor student performance., • Evaluate student work., • Monitor student behavior, social development, or health., • Discuss student progress with parents or guardians., • Enforce rules or policies governing student behavior., • Provide for basic needs of children., • Modify teaching methods or materials to accommodate student needs., • Develop instructional objectives., • Set up classroom materials or equipment., • Arrange childcare or educational settings to ensure physical safety of children., • Maintain student records., • Prepare reports detailing student activities or performance., • Plan educational activities., • Display student work., • Attend training sessions or professional meetings to develop or maintain professional knowledge., • Evaluate performance of educational staff., • Supervise student research or internship work., • Collaborate with other teaching professionals to develop educational programs., • Discuss problems or issues with supervisors., • Plan experiential learning activities., • Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products. Nice To Haves • Fluent in additional languages, • Music, physical activity, ability to teach another language, • computer/tech skills, • community knowledge/contacts Benefits No weekend or evening work - Monday thru Friday only 12:30 pm- 4:30 pm Regular work schedule Paid holidays Comfortable, professional dress code Paid vacation days after probation period