Lead Teacher 

(Female, Age 43) from Jacksonville, NY

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At a Glance

Current Job

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Job Title Lead Teacher
Salary $15,000
Other Compensation None Set
Hours/Week 40
Company Size (not answered)
Location Jacksonville, NY
Years Experience 1 month

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Years in Career 0
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Income Rating 0 / 10
Interest Rating 0 / 10
Work-Life Rating 0 / 10
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Current job Q&A

Describe the type of organization you work for.
I work for a large bank’s child care center.

Describe your job role and responsibilities.
I am the lead Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten teacher.

Please list an additional benefits (beyond compensation) that you receive.
1week of vaction, sick leave, 401K

Do you feel you are under/over or well/fairly compensated at your current position?
well compensated

Does your job entail you working with others on a daily basis? Is this something you like/dislike about your job? Please explain.

Do you work collaboratively with supervisors/managers?
No

Do you work collaboratively with your co-workers?
No

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A day in the life of…

Please describe a typical workday for you in your current job:

5am to 6am
6am to 7am
7am to 8am N/A
8am to 9am My day begins at 9:00am. I punch in on the computer and have a message I need to read saying that or HR rep. Kathy needs to see me so I go to her office to sign some paperwork and then I go down to my classroom where I am a lead teacher.
9am to 10am The students are at the circle with another teacher and they are beginning morning activities beginning with learning about bugs which is the topic for this week. I join the circle.
10am to 11am We dismiss the children to center work time.
11am to 12pm At 11:30 the children clean-up and join me at circle for storytime and then they go on the playground for 1/2hour.
12pm to 1pm Students wash hand, set up the table for lunch and put out there mats to lie on after nap.
1pm to 2pm Nap time is from 12:45 till 2:30-3:00
2pm to 3pm Nap.
3pm to 4pm Children have small group activities.
4pm to 5pm Playground and music.
5pm to 6pm Clean-up time and closing activities.
6pm to 7pm
7pm to 8pm
8pm to 9pm
9pm to 10pm
10pm to 11pm
11pm to 12am

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