Teacher

Position Overview:

Under the supervision of the Education Director, the Lead Teacher is responsible for preparing and implementing lesson plans and instructing students in activities designed to promote social, physical and intellectual growth. Provides care and supervision of children. Provides intervention related to each child’s goals, monitors and tracks progress. Communicates effectively with parents. Ensures a healthy and safe learning environment. This position has the opportunity to be part-time at 20-25 hours or full-time at 30 hours per week.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree
  
• Level 1 or Level 2 Early Childhood Special Education Credential preferred
• 1 year experience teaching young children
  
• CPR certified preferred

Responsibilities:

• Instruct students individually and/or in groups, adapting teaching methods to meet students’ varying needs and interests.
• Develops lesson plans and prepares materials and classrooms for class activities.
• Establishes clear objectives for all lessons and projects and communicates those objectives to students.
• Assists students who need extra help.
• Establishes and enforces rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.
• Meets with parents or guardians to discuss student progress and to determine goals for the student and their needs.
• Prepares students for advancement by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
• Observes, evaluates and tracks student performance, behavior and/or social development.
• Assesses needs of class participants and modifies class content or teaching methods to meet those needs.
• Conducts quality assurance audits and participates in committees and meetings to receive and report information.
• Demonstrates ability to lead and facilitate a diverse group of children with the understanding of group dynamics.
• Participates in professional training and/or coursework as needed and required.

Physical Demands:

While performing the essential functions of this job, the incumbent must be able to do the following: stand for extended periods; sit for extended periods; bend and reach for filing and other job-related functions; climb up and down stairs; bend, stoop, and lift to move and retrieve materials; pull, push, and lift; reach both above and below shoulder height. Specific visual abilities include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Must be able to visually inspect work. Manual dexterity to operate computer and other office equipment required.

The physical demands described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made.

Benefits:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance, in addition to non-medical options such as hospital indemnity and critical illness.
• Paid time off accruals immediately upon start.
• Personal time (12 hours annually to be used for appointments that cannot be made outside of work hours).
• Wellness program with stipend to be used for an appointment that focuses on physical and mental wellness.
• Professional development allowance of $500 upon each year of qualifying service, with the ability to roll to the next year, up to $1,000 total.
• Growing families program that allows increased compensation for 1 - 2 years following the birth or adoption of child.
• 12-week training opportunities and ongoing mentorship throughout employment.

Company Values:

All NAPA Center employees must demonstrate the company’s core values which include:

• Love

NAPA is a family business built on the love that parents have for their children. Embody NAPA’s spirit of love through kind actions, warmth and communication used every day.

• Share
  Strive to collaborate and educate as part of the NAPA team, so that our clients and their families leave NAPA with positivity and hope.
• Grow
  evolve, engage and continue to learn, from our clients, our colleagues and our industry so that we truly offer the best therapy
  
• Hope
  believe in the potential of every child and commit to helping them succeed, giving families hope when others have

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this position; they do not purport to describe all functions of the position. Employees may be assigned other duties and the essential functions of the position may change or be changed as necessary.