Lead Teacher

Summary
To provide academic support for students and leadership for staff to ensure that the program goals are met: help each student improve academic performance, make learning fun, encourage reading, motivate students to attend school everyday, help each student learn time management skills, and help each student achieve a positive self-image.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties as may be assigned.

· Implements the Homework Zone program

· Provides support to children with completing homework assignments and then check for accuracy

· Maintains accurate attendance and program records

· Tracks and reports on outcomes

· Greets students as they enter the program and facilitates the sign in process

· Supervises teacher assistants, tutors, volunteer, and other program staff

· Ensures that staff and students know each other by name

· Ensures teaching materials, prizes, and craft materials are available. Requests supplies from the YWCA as needed

· Facilitates communication with families regarding student progress

· Notifies YWCA supervisor of any needed referrals for crisis intervention situations observed in students, which includes serving as a mandated reporter for incidents of suspected abuse

Qualifications

The requirements to perform this job successfully are listed below. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Certified Teacher or Bachelor’s degree in Education, Psychology, Social Work or related field
• Must be patient and encouraging
• Possess the ability to create a positive learning environment
• Serve as a positive role model for program participants, treating all staff and students with respect
• Ability to make learning and reading fun
• Good organizational skills
• Good time management skills
• Good communication skills

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, talk and hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment
This position will occasionally require the employee to work outdoors, and sometimes in hot weather. The work environment usually has moderate noise, and occasionally has loud noise.

Warminster location: M-R 3:30-5pm

Job Types: Part-time, Temporary

Pay:  $20.00 per hour

COVID-19 considerations:
All staff and students must wear a mask the entire time. Hand sanitizer and disposable masks are available to people.