Preschool lead teacher job description

This post includes 3 parts: duties list, job qualification and job description writing tips for Preschool lead teacher in details. A complete job description concludes Preschool lead teacher key duties/responsibilities, Preschool lead teacher job qualifications (knowledge, education, skills, abilities, experience…KSA model) and other ones such as daily tasks, key activities, key/core competencies, job functions/purpose…

I. List of Preschool lead teacher duties:

1. Plans and implements activities that promote the social, physical, and intellectual growth of children. 
2. Responsible for the learning and developmental activities, specialized programs, and redirection of children. 
3. Communicates directly with parents.
4. Maintains classroom records binders and paperwork on a daily basis.
5. Shares LEAD TEACHER responsibilities as a Teaching team.
6. Provides care and support to children.
7. Engages with  parents, and other family members and is responsive to their needs
8. Communicates with prospective parents.
9. Keeps the Director informed of any necessary information regarding the care and safety of children.
10. Completes timely and accurate documentation according to Quality Assurance for GSI and other licensing or regulation requirements
11. Assists and accepts responsibility in other daily center duties that might be temporary in the event other teachers are not available
12. Attends and participates in all staff meetings, center events, and open houses

II. List of Preschool lead teacher qualifications

1. Bachelor’s Degree in Education or related field and/or state education requirements for a Teacher     required

2. Degree in Early Childhood Education or related area highly desirable

3. 1+ years of early childhood education experience desirable

4. 1+ years of experience working with assigned age group desirable

5. Excellent organizational skills required

6. Ability to be flexible in assignment and work hours required

7. CPR and First Aid Certification or willingness to obtain desirable

III. Tips to write job description

1. Too-long job description:

Looking at a too-long job description can frighten the candidates off and drive the away. A job description, no matter how important the job is, should not be included in more than 3 pages. If one focuses on too many things at a time, he shall definitely lose focus on the main items and get overwhelmed by the remaining; So, keep it concisely.

2. Too-short job description:

While too-long can be a problem, too-short is more a problem. It will ruin the meaning of the job description. A too-short one means it lacks necessary details and therefore, the candidate will not be able to understand while reading it.

3. Listing unnecessary functions or job duties:

Just classifying these into the “others” category will save you a lot of effort and space. On the other hand, the job description will become more dilute and easy to be neglected.

4. Key functions

Not listing key functions as required for the job can be a fatal mistake to a job description.

5. Grammar and spelling

Poor grammar and having spelling errors can ruin the job description, too. Never think that as you are the employer, you may have the right to make grammar or spelling errors while requires other not to. A job description with such errors is easily to be mistaken as a fake or ghost ads; as a result, the candidate will turn away from it.

6. Not specific enough:

Be specific and concise; if you don’t address the specific, then what the job description is for. It is for the candidate to understand just exactly what he needs to do or needs to have. Lacking details can confuse the candidates very well.

7. Not having the job description reviewed by others:

This is also a common mistake. One may be subject to bias, but more than one, especially with the help of those external advisor, the job description can be more perfect.

8. Using buzzwords or abbreviations:

In fact, it is not necessary at all to use such in a job description.

9. Using slang or legal words:

Just use common wording to communicate with others and don’t do anything extraordinarily.

10. Not updating the job description:

The same job may require different duties and responsibilities in different times, so, you cannot use the same job description for 2 different times.