ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS 

• Create an environment of play-based learning is foundational, focused on the whole child   

• Ensure the health, safety, and wellbeing of all children  

• Nurture physical, emotional, social, and intellectual growth and development of each child   

• Plan, implement curriculum according to appropriate practices and Reggo-Emilio approach  

• Plan to participate in family friendly parent teacher conferences and engagement programs   

• Maintain a cheerful, nurturing healthy, safe and clean classroom environment  

• Classroom is inviting and materials are readily available to children   

• Share individual child’s accomplishments, send photos/videos timely intervals to parents thru approved communication channels  

• Assess child’s developmental milestones through the Teaching Strategies Gold    

• Collaboratively lead a team to support children’s growth and success in the classroom  

• Assist in planning, preparing professional development for early childhood professionals  

• Create a shared vision, center wide, for a team-teaching environment   

• Have a deep understanding and connection with YMCA programs and offerings 

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

• Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger to handle or feel objects, tools, controls, reach with hands and arms, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk, hear  

• Regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds  

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and focus   

• Physical demands are required in order to teach, care for, and provide for overall safety of children for which this position is responsible