Posted 3 months ago
Lead Teacher 2
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Lead Teacher 2 supervises and integrates daily and long-term classroom planning for the Child Care Program, ensuring children's social, emotional, physical, and educational needs are met while managing staff, paperwork, and parent communication.
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Job Title:
Lead Teacher 2Department:
Human Resources | Child Care ProgramThe Lead Teacher supervises and integrates all daily and long-term planning for the classroom in collaboration with the support team and other classroom team members. Lead teachers ensure that the social, emotional, physical, and educational needs of the children are met based on the center's philosophy, curriculum, policies, and state licensing rules. They consistently implement, evaluate, and communicate classroom programming, routines, and procedures. Additionally, they are required to manage the classroom by completing the necessary paperwork, training, evaluating staff, and problem-solving with the team and parents. Our teachers implement health, safety, and security processes and procedures, including CACFP meal counting. Furthermore, they participate in professional development and center-wide and university teams, as well as individually planned activities.
Department Overview:
The Child Care Program is licensed by the State of Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services and is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). This prestigious recognition has been achieved by less than 10% of early childhood programs nationwide. The NAEYC accreditation is a rigorous, voluntary process by which early childhood programs demonstrate that they meet national standards of excellence.
Required Qualifications:
Associate's degree or a Bachelor's degree in a non-relevant field.
Two years of relevant experience required.
The Child Care Program at Ackerman Rd is offering a new hire bonus of $1000. $500 after 6 months of continued employment and another $500 payment after one year of continued employment with the Child Care Center at The Ohio State University!
To learn more about the Child Care Program, please visit our website.
Additional Information:
Function: Education
Sub-function: Early Childhood Education
Career Band: Individual Contributor- Specialized
Career Level: S2
Working at Ohio State brings with it a robust package of total rewards, including market-based compensation, exceptional health benefits, retirement plans, flexible schedules, management training, tuition assistance, on-site child care, campus athletic and cultural events, and many others. Please visit https://hr.osu.edu/benefits/ for detailed information.
*The offer for this position will fall within this range based on experience, internal equity, the unit’s available budget, and/or education.
Location:
Child Care Center (0385)Position Type:
RegularScheduled Hours:
40Shift:
First ShiftFinal candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.
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