Preschool Supervisor

The Children's Center offers a developmental program for children from the ages of three months through five years. The program strives to foster the physical, intellectual, social, and emotional needs of each child. Children are introduced into an emotionally enriching environment that offers practical and cognitive skills and enables them to learn and progress at their own pace. The program provides for periods of activity, rest, individual, and group work. Trained teachers and caregivers nurture the children and provide personal guidance in a warm home-like environment. The Lawrenceville School's campus provides an ideal setting for enriching the children's experiences.

The schedule for this position is Monday - Friday, from 7:45 am until 4:45 pm. This is a 10 month position that follows the academic year.

Uphold Centers philosophy
• Uphold DCF policies
• Ultimate responsibility for the classroom
• Supervise all activities to ensure children's safety
• Supervise assistant/yearly written evaluation
• Awareness of children's individual needs
• Foster social, emotional, physical, and intellectual growth
• Promote positive discipline procedures
• Create nurturing classroom environment
• Maintain an organized classroom
• Aide director in curriculum development
• Maintain lesson plan book
• Prepare age appropriate daily lesson plans
• Prepare a yearly snack rotation
• Purchase supplies within classroom budget
• Assist in evaluating children whose needs extend beyond our capabilities
• Work with parents to promote understanding of age appropriate practices
• Maintain records of children's progress-Goal Sheets/Assessment Reports
• Create picture albums
• Work cooperatively with other staff and parents
• Report all concerns to Director
• Attend all staff meetings, including parent/teacher conferences, participates in back to School Week and meet requirements for staff development hours
• Maintain certification in infant/child CPR

• CDA or Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred
• Minimum of two years of experience within a childcare center required
• Experience working with children ages 3 months - 5 years old
• Able to maintain a child/infant CPR certificate
• Able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with teachers, parents, students and associates
• Able to work with children aged 3 months to 5 years old
• Able to remain calm
• Ability to provide a supportive and caring environment for children