Buckle My Shoe Preschool is looking for a warm, loving, highly organized, creative, innovative, hard-working leader who is passionate about Early Childhood Education and a right fit for our environment.
Responsibilities include:
- Daily communication with parents (someone comfortable speaking with parents, writing a daily blog, taking photos of children at work and documenting their experiences, ability to upload photos for parents to view, slideshows of children's experiences).
- Teachers will create a portfolio for each child with written documentation of the higher-level thinking taking place in the moment, with dialogue and analysis. Teachers also create a class portfolio, highlighting project work from the entire school year. They must have classroom management experience with gentle redirection, the ability to work with small and large group work, circle time, and reflection meetings.
- Design lesson plans with age-appropriate materials and interests in mind. Our school follows the children's interests through project work. We also have specialists that come in each week for music, language, movement, and music; and these should be reflected in lesson planning.
- Attend to children's basic needs through feeding, dressing, and changing diapers.-establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order and organization in the classroom.
- Attend professional meetings and development days with Reggio specialists.
- Confer with other staff members through weekly meetings with co-teachers, and administration using documentation to further the learning of ourselves and the children.
- Lead the training, development, and supervision of assistant/co-teacher.
- Be familiar with NAEYC and DOH standards
- Be well-mannered and professional
- Have a high level of enthusiasm
- Creates lesson plans each week that are presented every Monday
- Updates children and classroom portfolios regularly
- Collaborate with peers to work on documentation and works in conjunction with their co-workers
- Takes part in all Staff Development training
- Open to the Reggio Emilia philosophy of teaching and the ongoing learning fostered in our environment. A plus to have prior Reggio Emilia experience
Required Experience:
- Master's degree in Early Childhood Education (or currently pursuing a Master's degree in Early Childhood Education)
- Two years of experience in a Pre-K classroom
- Proficient in kindergarten curriculum preparation
- New York State Certification preferred
Job Responsibilities Include
Being a warm, loving, highly organized, creative, innovative leader
Sharing your passion for early childhood education with our staff, students, and family
Use your expertise in working with Infants and Toddlers and understanding the responsibility and work involved with this age group
Be familiar with NAEYC and DOH standards
Be well-mannered and professional
Have a high level of enthusiasm
Communicate extremely well with parents on a professional basis daily through drop off/pick up, email, phone calls, blog posts, Instagram, etc.
Encourage Parent Involvement
Promote feelings of trust in each family
Team player who collaborates with peers to work on documentation and work in conjunction with their co-workers
Takes part in staff development training
Be open to the Reggio Emilia philosophy of teaching and the ongoing