HEAD TEACHER/ TEACHER, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION:

                            HEAD TEACHER


 

DEFINITION


 Under direction, directs and supervises professional and
 nonprofessional employees who provide instruction on the
 elementary and/or secondary level to students; does related work
 as required.

 
EXAMPLES OF WORK:


 Supervises and directs professional and nonprofessional employees
 involved in teaching primary and secondary level subjects to
 students.

 Plans subject matter to be taught.

 Devises courses of study in accordance with individual's
 abilities.

 Prepares study program in accordance with curriculum of the
 student's school.

 Prepares periodic examinations designed to measure the student's
 scholastic knowledge.

 Gives remedial reading and/or other instruction to individual
 students.

 Interviews new students to determine their scholastic standing and
 assigns them to appropriate classes.

 Stimulates student interest in the study program.

 Confers with school authorities, psychologists, psychiatrists, and
 other interested persons in the student's progress.

 Provides counsel and advice to juveniles on problems related to
 social behavior and personal relationships.

 Prepares accurate and informative reports.

 Keeps records and files.

 May be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic
 and/or manual recording and information systems used by the
 agency, office, or related units.

 REQUIREMENTS:

      LICENSE:

             Applicants must possess of a teacher's certificate or
 eligibility for certification as a teacher in the State of New
 Jersey.

             Appointees will be required to possess a driver's
 license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle,
 rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the
 essential duties of the position.



      EXPERIENCE:

             Two (2) years of professional teaching experience.

 KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

 Knowledge of the principles and techniques of elementary and/or
 secondary education.

 Knowledge of the techniques used in group activities and
 individual counseling.

 Knowledge of the preparation and maintenance of accurate records.

 Knowledge of the problems involved in giving suitable assignments
 and instructions to groups and individuals and in supervising
 their work.

 Ability to analyze, comprehend, and interpret problems pertinent
 to the work involved.

  Ability to organize assigned work and develop effective work
 methods.

  Ability to work harmoniously with associates.

  Ability to establish and maintain suitable records and files.

 Ability to give suitable assignments and instructions to groups
 and individuals, provide them with needed advice and assistance
 when difficult and unusual problems arise, and to check their work
 to see that proper procedures are followed and that reasonable
 standards of work are maintained.

 Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or
 manual recording and information systems used by the agency,
 office, or related units.

 Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in
 English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position.
 American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as
 acceptable forms of communication.

 Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long
 as they can perform the essential functions of the job after
 reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations.  If
 the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the
 employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.

   CODES: 01970                        JMR                 8/3/93

   THIS SPECIFICATION IS FOR COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT USE
 ONLY.

                     TEACHER, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION:

DEFINITION


 Under direction, provides instruction on the elementary level in
 order to provide children with a learning environment designed to
 help them develop socially, intellectually, physically, and
 emotionally; does related work as required.

 DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

 Teachers, Early Childhood Education are employed in homes or
 facilities, by whatever name known, which are maintained for the
 care, development, or supervision of six (6) or more children
 under six years of age who attend for less than 24 hours a day.
 The term "child care center," includes, but is not limited to, day
 care centers, drop-in-centers, night-time centers, recreation type
 centers sponsored and operated by a county or municipal government
 recreation and/or park department or agency, day nurseries,
 nursery and play schools,  cooperative child centers, centers for
 children with special needs centers serving sick children, infant-
 toddler programs, employment related centers, centers that have
 been licensed by the Department of Human Services, and
 kindergartens that are not an integral part of a  private
 educational institution or system offering elementary education in
 grades kindergarten through sixth.

 
EXAMPLES OF WORK:


 Plans subject matter to be taught using various teaching
 techniques.

 Prepares study program in accordance with standard elementary
 curriculum.

 Prepares periodic examinations or programs designed to measure
 children's' knowledge and progress.

 Interviews new children to determine their level of development.

 Stimulates interest in the facility's programs.

 Confers with facility supervisory staff and other interested
 persons on the children's' progress, development of programs, and
 testing.

 Provides counsel to children on problems related to social
 behavior and personal relationships.

 Assumes responsibility for the physical, mental, and emotional
 well-being of assigned children.

 Prepares accurate and informative reports.

 Sees that proper measures are taken at all times to eliminate
 actual and potential hazards to the safety of the children.

 Sees that order is maintained among children and in the center,
 and refers unusual and/or serious behavior and disciplinary
 problems to the day care center supervisor.

 Escorts children to recreation, activity areas, and other center
 areas as may be required.

 May supervise teachers' aide and other para-professional staff,
 and evaluate their performance.

 Notifies the facility supervisor when irregularities, suspicious
 conditions, accidents, illness, and/or fire occur.

 Encourages the involvement of parents in the center's activities
 in order to enhance their roll as principal influence on the
 child; shares with parents appropriate information about their
 children.

 Prepares factual reports.

 Keeps records with accuracy and attention to detail.

 May be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic
 and/or manual recording and information systems used by the
 agency, office, or related units.

 REQUIREMENTS:

        EDUCATION:

       Possession of a current and valid teaching certificate in
 nursery school or elementary education issued by the New Jersey
 Department of Education.

                                     OR

       Possession of an associate's degree in early childhood
 education or child development from an accredited college or
 university.

                                     OR

       Have (15) college credits from an accredited college or
 university, of which a minimum of six credits shall be in early
 childhood education or child development.  The remaining credits
 shall be from the areas of education, psychology, health care,
 nursing or any other field related to child growth and
 development.

                                     OR

      Possession of a Child Development Associate certificate.

 EXPERIENCE:

 One (1) year of teaching experience in a group program for
 children under six years of age, which may include supervised
 practice teaching and/or student teaching.

 KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

 Knowledge of the principles and techniques of early childhood
 and/or elementary education.

 Knowledge of the problems involved in the care, custody and
 treatment of children under six years of age.

 Knowledge of the techniques used in counseling children under six
 years of age.

 Knowledge of role playing, socio-drama, simulation games and
 student centered teaching.

 Ability to test for and teach basic skills such as reading and
 math, and plan appropriate lessons for children.

 Ability to devise own tests to measure students progress, learning
 levels, and educational level of development.

 Ability to communicate with and relate to children.

 Ability to discern children's' needs and interest.

 Ability to recognize learning problems.

 Ability to counsel children under six years of age.

 Ability to apply an instructional program to meet the learning
 needs and limitations of those being taught.

 Ability to recognize learning problems.

 Ability to exercise initiative, discretion and judgment in
 developing course outlines, lesson plans, and individualized
 learning programs for pre-school aged children.

 Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or
 manual recording and information systems used by the agency,
 office, or related units.

 Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in
 English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position.
 American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as
 acceptable forms of communication.

 Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long
 as they can perform the essential functions of the job after
 reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations.  If
 the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the
 employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.

 CODES: 07574                     JMR                  8/11/93

 THIS SPECIFICATION IS FOR COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT USE
 ONLY.

 TITLE CODE FOR DUAL TITLE: LG - 07619

 This job specification is for local government use only.