Certified Lead Teacher

Job Description: Easter Seals Child Development Center is an inclusive early childhood educational program serving children ages 6 weeks through entry to Kindergarten. At this time we have an opening in our Pre-K classroom that we hope to fill by the first week in September. The position requires skills in lesson planning, progress monitoring, leadership abilities and IEP development. For more information call 814-238-4434. Job Requirements: The position requires a certified teacher with experience writing IEPS and making adaptations to a classroom environment to best meet the needs of children with disabilities is also required. Job Criteria: Start Date: August 28, 2008 Position Type: Full-Time Permanent Years of Experience Required: 2 Education Required: Bachelors Overnight Travel: None Vacation Time: 2 weeks / year Job Benefits: Health/Dental Benefits, Retirement Benefits, Paid Holidays, Vacations, and Sick Leave, Life and/or Disability Insurance, Day Care Services Duties included, but not limited to:* Stimulates emotional, intellectual, and social growth of students by developing and directing educational programs and activities tailored to assigned class; supervising day care.* Provides safe environment by maintaining orderly, clean, and appealing facilities; eliminating or removing known safety hazards; following and enforcing standards and procedures; complying with legal recommendations.* Encourages students' participation by providing interactive activities.* Informs staff and parents of curriculum by preparing and submitting lesson plans; posting schedules and curriculum outlines.* Keeps parents informed by posting parent information in the classroom; maintaining and sharing records of child's progress and behavior.* Encourages development of student self-control by utilizing classroom management and modeling techniques.* Ensures consistency of service by maintaining open communications with parents and staff. 8.maintains equipment and supplies following operating instructions; troubleshooting breakdowns; performing preventive maintenance, calling for repairs; inventory supplies; placing orders; verifying receipt.* Improves educational quality results by studying, evaluating, and re-designing processes; implementing changes.* Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.* Enhances pre-school center reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.Skills/Qualifications:Safety Management, Motivating Others, Persuasion, Listening, Verbal Communication, Resolving Conflict, Self-Motivated, Deals with Uncertainty, Objectivity, Confidentiality, Emotional Control Easter Seals Central Pennsylvania is a Equal Opportunity Employer