Position supervises Assistant Teachers, Student Assistants, and field placement students in age group. Collaborates with faculty and students to develop and implement appropriate training and research opportunities. Aids Assistant Teachers in the development of professional development plans. Mentors Assistant Teachers in the development of curriculum; communication with parents; writing parent reports, and in their interactions with children. Position observes, documents, and assesses children's behaviors in order to make decisions regarding individual children's needs in all domains of learning, and to integrate opportunities for all children into daily activities. Position works with the center director to develop and support classroom programming. Position assists in maintaining routine center operations in the directors absence. Participate in required training hours, maintain MAT certification, daily communications with parents, coordinate bi-annual parent conferences, and facilitate meetings with families when there are developmental concerns, write newsletters and parent reports. Financial accountability for University credit card, purchases, and maintaining a classroom budget.