MILPITAS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
TEACHER - CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER DEPT:
Child Development Center
REPORTS TO:Manager-Child Development Center

APPROVED:
SALARY SCHEDULE:Child Development Center

BASIC FUNCTION:
Instructs children in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth needed for primary school in preschool, day care center, or other child development facility by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be assigned.

Plans individual and group activities to stimulate growth in language, social, and motor skills such as learning to listen to instructions, playing with others, and using play equipment.

Develops and uses instructional materials suitable for verbal or visual instruction of students with wide range of mental, physical and emotional maturates.

Develops in each student an awareness of his worth as an individual and his role in his family and community; Encourages students to express themselves creatively in art, music, and dramatic play.

Provides appropriate climate to establish and reinforce acceptable student behavior, attitudes, social skills.

Cooperates and seeks assistance from other professional staff members.

Creates an effective environment for learning through functional and attractive displays, interest centers, and exhibits of student’s work.

Provides individual and small group instruction designed to meet individual needs of students in communication skills, health habits, physical skills, and development of self-concepts.

Plans and coordinates the work of instructional aides, parents and volunteers in the classroom and on field trips.

Communicates regularly with parents by means of a newsletter, notes, phone calls and individual parent conferences.

Interprets school program to parents in order to strengthen parental understanding of the individual student’s needs and the school’s role in the student’s life.

Enriches educational program through study trips to community resources such as museums, parks, and through classroom visits by resource person from the school and community. Shares and interprets these experiences with students and parents.

Selects and requisitions instructional aids, supplies, and schedules snacks.

Promotes parent participation and involvement in education activities provided for their children

Supervises students and instructional assistants in the class.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

ENTRANCE QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university.

ABILITIES:

Read and analyze and interpret periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of administrators, staff and the general public.
Calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area circumference, and volume.
Apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Interprets a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional program.
Plan and implement lessons based on district and school objectives and the needs and abilities of students to whom assigned.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, peers, parents and community.
Speak clearly and concisely in written or oral communication.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Rreasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud and is a standard acceptable level for this environment. Is directly responsible for students safety, work output and well-being.

PHYSICAL ABILITIES:

The physical demands described here 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 to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The employee must occasionally push items of 50 pounds such as pushing children on a bike or moving/rearranging furniture. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSE, REGISTRATIONS:

A valid California Child Development Education teaching credential or permit.



The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

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