Overview:
Come join our Early Childhood services team, who support integrated classrooms with preschool-aged children. We have two Daycare Teacher openings-one in our infant classroom, supporting children 6 weeks to 18 months, and one in our preschool classroom, supporting children 3-5 years old in an integrated setting.
Both positions are 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday, and follow our daycare calendar. Rate of pay is $17.50 and are fully benefits eligible.
Responsibilities:
- Plan and organize programs for children with special education teacher
- Provide individual and group instruction
- Provide a safe and caring environment
- Provide leadership and assign tasks to paraprofessionals in classroom, as applicable
- Effective communication as a member of the team, including participation in appropriate meetings
- Share the educational perspective on how to address children, meet with team
- Utilize problem-solving techniques to resolve differences and come to conclusion with team
- Understand and utilize perspectives and techniques of other team members in program design and daily activities
- Keep families fully informed of issues affecting their children and the program
- Promote open communication and mutual understanding
- Provide support and information that families need directly or by suing team members, other agency resources or community resources
- Contribute to a positive work and learning environment for children in program as well as co-workers- must be professional, courteous, and confidential
- Provide ideas and show initiative to help develop the educational setting
- Keep records of childrens daily and overall progress including a report for the parent conferences
- Keep daily attendance records for all assigned children
- Attend training required by program regulations, including OCFS regulations, and as directed by supervisor
Qualifications:
- Associate degree in Early Childhood Education, Childhood Development, or related field OR
- Child Development Associate Credential (CDA) and 1 year related experience, OR
- 9 College credits in Early Childhood, Child Development or related field with a plan of study to get to CDA or Associate Degree and 2 years of experience related to caring for children
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