The Teacher must have at least 6 months or more working in a license facility.
First Steps 4K
Lead Teacher Qualifications
Providers shall employ qualified lead teachers in each First Steps 4K classroom.
Teachers holding a four-
year-degree or higher in Early Childhood Education are preferred.
The Proviso requires that each lead teacher possess, at minimum, a two-year degree in early childhood
education or a related field.
All lead teachers must have completed or be enrolled and demonstrating progress
toward the completion of a teacher education program within four-years.
The following credentials shall be deemed acceptable for lead teachers during the school year:
1.
A four-year or graduate teacher education degree with an emphasis in early childhood education.
2.
A four-year or graduate teacher education degree (in a field other than early childhood) with at least six
documented credit hours in early childhood education and/or child development.
3.
A four-year college degree (in any field) with at least six documented credit hours in early childhood
education and/or child development and evidence of the teacher’s current enrollment in a four-year or
graduate teacher education program with an emphasis on early childhood education.
4.
A two-year Associate of Public Service (APS) Degree in Early Care and Education (or its out of state
equivalent) and evidence of the teacher’s current enrollment in a four-year teacher education program
with an emphasis on early childhood education.
5.
A two-year degree in a field other than early childhood education, plus a Child Development Associate’s
(CDA), 27 credit hour Early Childhood Development Certificate, or Montessori diploma and evidence of the
teacher’s current enrollment in a four-year teacher education program with an emphasis on early
childhood education.
6.
A fourth-year student in a teacher education degree with an emphasis in early childhood education in a
final year of academic preparation or is co-enrolled in student teaching or an internship with the childcare
Create and execute lesson plans based on center approved creative curriculm.
Prepare written lesson plans monthly in advance – Lesson plans shall include daily circle times, craft time, writing center time,
Having lesson plans and supplies readily available in the event a substitute is needed.
Plan individual and group activities to stimulate growth in language, social, and motor skills such as learning to listen to instructions, playing with others, using play equipment, and encourage individuals to express themselves creatively in art, music, dramatic play, and so forth.
Provide individual and small group instruction designed to meet individual needs of pupils in communications skills, health habits, physical skills, and development of self-concepts.
Guide the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals --establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects, and communicate these objectives to students.
Provide structure in the classroom by developing and clearly enforcing rules and expectations for class discussion and activities.
Be available and responsive to children.
Engages and communicates constructively with individual children during activities and routines; takes every opportunity to positively extend children’s thinking and potential for learning.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $16.
00 per hour
Schedule:
* 8 hour shift
Ability to commute/relocate:
* Columbia, SC: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Experience:
* Classroom management: 1 year (Required)
* Classroom experience: 1 year (Required)
* Teaching: 1 year (Required)
* Lesson planning: 1 year (Required)
* Childcare: 1 year (Required)
Work Location: In person
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