Job Description

Part Time, Non-Union, Non-Exempt Position

$21.14 per hour, 28 hours per week

Monday through Friday, 8:30am-2:00pm

BASIC FUNCTION OF PRESCHOOL TEACHER:

Provide a safe learning environment for children where social/emotional and educational skills are taught. Support family efforts to have their children’s experiences lead to measurable outcomes leading to children’s School Readiness.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF PRESCHOOL TEACHER:

• Ensures children are safe and well supervised.
• Development of daily educational and developmental lessons to support individual children’s learning outcomes.
• Prepares educational activities in accordance with core curriculum.
• Assess, monitor, and maintain records of the developmental needs of each child using the curriculum assessments systems.
• Establish individual goals for each child.
• Supervise classroom staff and volunteers.
• Confers with Managers on individual child needs as needed.
• Conduct teacher/parent conferences and other parent meetings as needed.
• Provide families with information regarding community services and programs.
• Conduct scheduled field trips .
• Supports parent involvement and engagement throughout ECD.
• Maintains a clean, safe and orderly physical environment.
• Maintains classroom supplies and equipment and reorders supplies as necessary.
• Fulfills Mandated Reporter responsibilities.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

REQUIREMENTS OF PRESCHOOL TEACHER:

Education:

• Associates Degree in ECE or CDA with 30 ECE credits
• BA in ECE or related field preferred

Experience:

Experience working in an early childhood program.

Job Skills:

• Ability to work with children with challenging behaviors
• Communications skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Positive interactions with children
• Knowledge of developmental needs of children
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Knowledge of available community services
• Bilingual preferred

Licenses /certifications:

• First Aid, CPR Certification, and Medication Certification (must be obtained within the first year of employment).
• Must maintain the credentials required by funding sources and/or agencies to sustain position.

EOE AA M/F/Vets/Disability