Childcare Team Lead

Job Description:

General Description

Provides leadership, educational direction and mentoring to assure adherence to early childhood education/care best practices. Researches and develops the curriculum and daily routines for infant/toddler/children care programming.

Reporting Relationship

The Childcare Team Lead reports to the Director of Children’s Services.

Supervises

The Childcare Team Lead supervises the Childcare Activity Aides.

Responsibilities and Essential Functions

• Develops and implements infant/toddler and preschool program and oversee all day-to-day childcare activities including: Designing developmentally appropriate curriculum guided by trauma-informed care practices.
• Designs and set-ups the classroom learning environment using developmentally appropriate materials and maintaining daily standard sanitation practices.
• works with Director of Children’s Services to develops early childhood program procedures and documentation.
• Interviews, trains, directs, and supervises Childcare Activity Aides in St. Joseph and Elkhart County; works with Director of Children’s Services to evaluate Childcare Activity Aides.
• Assesses programs based on current research and developmentally appropriate practices.
• Maintains children’s intake information in client tracking system and maintains accurate records for each child’s time spent in childcare.
• Ensures parents are informed and involved with their children’s experiences and progress; plans and facilitates parent involvement in programs for children.
• Assures compliance with all relevant governmental regulations related to safety. Aware of and responsive to non-regulated best practices within the early childhood profession.
• Cultivates a positive, strength-based teamwork environment that allows for growth and development of staff members.
• Must have record maintenance experience and have basic computer skills to complete lesson plans, email communications, etc.
• Must be flexible in receiving assignments or adapting to changes in the program.
• Maintains CPR and First Aid certification.
• Performs other duties as assigned.