Job Description

Level Experienced Job Location Detroit, MI 48219 Position Type Full Time Education Level 4 Year Degree Salary Range $18.50 - $31.00 Hourly

Travel Percentage None Job Shift Day Job Category Education

Who We Are:

MiSide is a Community Impact Network dedicated to providing expert support and guidance with every side of life. One trusted full-service partner people of all ages and backgrounds can go to for help with everything from early childhood development to mental health and wellness to employment and wealth management even finding a place to call home. There’s always an upside to working together, especially when you’re working with the best to make the world a better place for everyone. Get ready to see it first hand with MiSide.

This position plans and implements a program of educational activities for preschool children that encourages growth and development in a variety of areas. The person fulfilling this job promotes a cooperative, constructive relationship with families to ensure the child’s growth/development meets full potential. The teacher provides professional guidance to the Assistant Teacher. This position works under the direction of the Site Manager/Education Specialist.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Responsible for ensuring that daily activities and interactions reflect the mission and goals of the program.
• Assist individual children in need of special attention, including provide and model additional individualized support as needed
• Assist with physical safety and emotional security of the children
• Plan and implement a program of educational activities for pre-school age children, including curriculum goals as written in education component plan
• Writing a daily lesson plan that specifies a daily schedule toward the achievement of specific goals
• Work together with the assistant teacher as a team in planning and implementing the Observation Record
• Daily programming for preschool children utilizing the Creative Curriculum and COR (Child Observation Record)
• Create a clean, safe environment that is conducive to learning and promoting social relationships
• Observe the accomplishments of the children on a regular basis, through the use of daily written anecdotal notes, and reports progress to parents/guardians
• Plan and document Child Outcome activities, support strategies, and interactions according to COR data and gains each quarter
• Plan, implement, and update ongoing individual learning plans for each child in the classroom
• Plan and conduct two conferences and two home visits per child per year.

Qualifications

Education:

• Associate’s required
• Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education/Child Development (preferred)

Experience:

• Previous professional experience working with preschoolers