Job Description
JOB SUMMARY The Happy Campers Preschool Teacher's primary purpose is to utilize their skills, knowledge, and
Judgment to develop and create appropriate curriculum plans for children.
JOB DELIVERABLES • Set limits and appropriate consequences for the child and the group in care
(teacher child ratio 1 to 12).
• Facilitate individual and group controls.
• Encourage conformity with established schedules and routines.
• Supervise the following activities:
Personal hygiene.
Personal belongings.
Nutrition, snacks and lunch.
• Participate and encourage children to participate in center activities.
• Be familiar with, participate in, and make use of philosophy, and the facilities of programs
offered.
• Maintain professional standards and provide a positive role model for the child and group by:
Maintaining supportive relationships with other staff.
Maintaining high standards of personal hygiene and grooming.
Maintaining appropriate standards of neatness and dress
Maintaining a clear focus towards developing independence and positive self-esteem.
• Separate "home life" problems from work.
• Facility maintenance is everyone's responsibility (children and staff).
• Children depending on their developmental level are expected to help clean up after activities
such as lunch, snacks, inside/outside activities, crafts, etc.
• Teachers are expected to ensure that the center’s classrooms, bathrooms, inside/outside activity
areas, kitchen, and lounge are clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Report to the Director or Program Manager.
QUALIFICATIONS
• Title 22, Division 12, Chapter 1. Child Day Care General Licensing requirements, Section
101216 Personnel Requirements.
• Title 22, Division 12, Chapter 2. Day Care Centers. Subchapter 1. Basic Requirements. Section
101316.2 Teacher Qualification and Duties (prior to employment a teacher shall have
completed 6 semester units or equivalent quarter units in early childhood education with a
passing grade; at least 2 units or equivalent quarter units each semester until the education
requirement has been met).
• Sound personal qualifications--maturity, stability, physical and mental health.
• California driver’s license.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
• Ability to physically manage children (up to 40 lbs.)-carrying; positioning children
• Ability to act basic physical movement (sit, stand, walk, run, job, hop …and etc)
• Ability to go up and down stairs and transition up from the floor with ease
ABILITIES
• Understanding the needs of children, families and coworkers in a child day care center.
• Genuine love of working with children and able to develop effective and meaningful
relationships with children.
• Contemporary understanding of children and theories of child development.
• Able to work individually and as a team member
Job Tags
Full time, Work from home