Staff & Organizational Management” Level 1A

Child Development Center Lead Teacher- Job Description SAMPLE

Job Title- Lead Teacher

Minimum Qualifications-

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty

satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or

ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with

disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education- Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education.

Preferred Education: Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education

Experience- One to three years of experience in a licensed child care facility with diverse

children ages three to five.

Personal Health- must be physically healthy to work with young children indoors and

outdoors.

Physical Abilities-

• ability to be mobile including standing for potentially long periods of time, walking,

kneeling, reaching, crawling, getting up and down from the floor level, etc.

• ability to lift/move up to 25 pounds.
• ability to observe and supervise children indoors and outdoors.

Job Responsibilities:

• maintains constant supervision of children.

• plans developmentally appropriate activities balancing children’s needs for individual and

group activities, physical and quiet play, and child-initiated and teacher-initiated

activities.

• gives each child the attention needed to assure his/her best welfare including needs

related to learning experiences, eating, toileting, sleeping, playing, health care and safety.

• maintains accurate attendance reports and other center and child records.

• prepares, implements, and gathers educational materials required to implement the

program and curriculum.

Work Schedule- Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., some evenings and/or

weekends.

Salary Range- $27,500 – $31,200, depending on education and experience.