The Nursery Teacher provides supervision of children while a church activity or ministry is taking place. The nursery teacher, being creative and resourceful, utilizes instructional materials which are suitable, and provides a variety of meaningful, engaging learning experiences which are academically sound.

This is a part-time position that will be utilized at an as-needed-basis. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Instructs preschool-aged children thru elementary age, in activities that are age appropriate. 
• ·Establishes and enforces rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order. 
• Organizes and leads activities designed to promote physical, mental, and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, and storytelling. 
• Teaches basic skills, such as color, shape, number, and letter recognition.
• Provides a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate, and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play. 
• Serves meals and snacks in accordance with nutritional guidelines. Teaches proper eating habits and personal hygiene. 
• Prepares materials and classrooms for class activities. 
• Enforces all administration policies and rules governing students. 
• Plans and supervises class projects, field trips, visits by guests, or other experiential activities and guides students in learning from those activities. 
• Attends staff meetings as required. 
• Selects, stores, orders, issues, and inventories classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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.

Education and Experience:

• High School diploma or equivalent required. 
• Related experience in similar position is preferred. 

Physical Requirements:

• Caring for children can be physically demanding.
• The Nursery Teacher may be required to lift and/or carry children or equipment (up to 40 lbs.) and may spend time sitting on the floor or child sized furniture. 
• Expected to clean and maintain equipment and facility and may move throughout the community with children. 
• Ability to stand and sit for long periods of time, walking, bending, stooping/squatting, and reaching. 
• May come in contact with children who are ill and/or contagious and must take precautions to ensure the health and safety of all children, parents, staff and themselves.

Organizational/Interpersonal Skills:

• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills are required. 

Language/Communication Skills:

• The ability to communicate, listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. 
• Strong command of both written and spoken English language.