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Metuchen-Edison YMCA • Edison, NJ 08820 • Posted 3 days ago via ZipRecruiter
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The Lead Teacher at the Metuchen-Edison YMCA is responsible for leading a class of children in a preschool expansion program, focusing on curriculum planning and implementation, health and safety, and parent communication. This role involves supervising support staff, ensuring compliance with state funding guidelines, and embodying the YMCA's mission and core values in a developmentally appropriate learning environment.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Lead Teacher, under the direction and coaching of the Center Director will be responsible for the class of children in a provider program for the Preschool Expansion Program – Edison School District, a state funded preschool program to which s/he has been assigned. S/he will be responsible for the planning and implementation of the curriculum, the health and safety of the children, communication with the parents and supervision of support staff. S/he will use the philosophy of the YMCA mission, the accreditation guidelines and the four core values of character development (honesty, caring, respect, and responsibility) to develop and implement a program of the highest quality. The lead teacher will be working with a paraprofessional in a classroom of 15 children, ages three to five years old.
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Normal amounts of walking, standing, sitting, running, jumping, lifting, pushing, pulling, speaking, reading, and writing. Must be able to hear, see and respond quickly to children’s needs.
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