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Our House Early Childhood Teaching Team Lead in Little Rock, Arkansas
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Teaching Team Lead
Updated July 2024
Department: Bright Beginnings
Reports to: Pre-K Coordinator or Infant/Toddler Coordinator
Employment Type: In-Person, Full-Time, Hourly, Non-Exempt
About Our House
Our House empowers homeless and near-homeless families and individuals to succeed in the
workforce, in school, and in life through hard work, wise decision-making, and active
participation in the community. The Our House team has defined a set of seven Guiding
Principles that characterize our culture and that we intentionally seek to uphold: Hard Work,
Wise Decision-Making, Community, Initiative, Integrity, Safety, and Heart.
About the Role
You will be responsible for providing a safe and developmentally appropriate infant-Pre-K early
childhood development program in accordance with Arkansas Minimum Licensing Standards for
Child Care Centers as well as ensuring the success of Bright Beginnings Arkansas Better
Chance Program through collaboration with the rest of the Bright Beginnings team. You will
work with the staff of the Housing Team, Career Center, Case Managers, and Mental Health
Team on shared goals related to parenting skills and parenting education.
What Youll Do
? Plan and implement daily and weekly lesson plans using the Adventures in Learning
curriculum to meet the physical, emotional, intellectual and social needs of the children
in the program
? Collaborate with the Bright Beginnings team to plan and implement the daily and weekly
integration of the supplemental literacy and mathematics curriculum
? Collaborate with the Bright Beginnings Manager and the Mental Health Team to plan and
implement the daily and weekly integration of the Conscious Discipline social-emotional
program, including the Feeling Buddies Curriculum and the Baby Doll Circle Time
Curriculum
? Provide lesson plans and various enrichment experiences that reflect and cite the
Arkansas Child Development Early Learning Standards (AR CDELs), Ages and Stages
Questionnaire, Work Sampling System, and any other assessments we will utilize to best
serve our clients
? Document daily needs, observations, academic performance, and developmental
milestones through developmental checklists and Work Sampling System
? Implement developmentally appropriate programming while providing individualized
instruction to meet the needs of each child and collaborate with our special services
partners, Mental Health team, and our Behavior Support Specialist to best ensure this is
happening
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? Maintain an enriching learning environment through intentional use of materials in
learning centers
? Track quarterly literacy, numeracy, and social emotional growth of each student
? Ensure all licensing, Arkansas Better Chance, ECERS, and AmeriCorps standards and
requirements are met and formulate ongoing quality improvement plans and ensure that
best practices are being used by everyone in the classroom
? Ensure children are supervised at all times and equipment and the facility are clean, well
maintained, organized, and safe at all times
? Implement Conscious Discipline as the classroom culture by building childrens
self-esteem, being alert and responsive to children, establishing routines and providing
positive behavior guidance, and implementing positive discipline practices
? Demonstrate competence in daily classroom management and clearly and effe ctively
communicate in a manner that children understand
? Integrate children with special needs in a positive and respectful manner and help clients
to enroll in LRSD Special Services when necessary
? Discuss childrens development with parents on a daily basis through multiple means of
communication such as formal and informal conferencing, text, call, and email and
discuss identified problems and needs with professionals as appropriate
? Participate in and promote Bright Beginnings and Our House activities
? Coordinate with the Behavior Support Specialist to best integrate National Service
Members into the classroom environments and facilitate relationships to ensure that
they are able to fully carry out le