Preschool Teacher

Our Vision: All people are respected for their infinite worth, and supported to envision and reach a positive future

Working at MWVCAA means becoming part of a mission-driven community dedicated to equity, dignity, and opportunity for all. We offer competitive pay, a rich company culture that values diversity, and an array of benefits - but we consider the best benefit here to be the reward of helping those in our community live better lives. Come find meaningful work and bring your skills as Preschool Teacher .

Join our Head Start team! Now offering a $1,500 hiring incentive bonus for new Preschool Teachers hired! Your main responsibilities will be work in partnership with Teacher Assistants to promote the growth of preschool children in the areas of social-emotional, physical, cognitive and language development. Involves families in every aspect of their childs education, including facilitating parent involvement. This team offers a lot of growth opportunities and professional development through hands-on experience. We have many employees who have started their career as a Preschool Teacher that have decided to move into management positions. In this role you will be supporting a free preschool program.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Teacher 1: Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education or a related degree with a minimum of 18 credit hours of Early Learning course work
• Two years of experience in early childhood programs, 0-5 years of age

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Successful registration with the Central Background Registry of the Child Care Division.
• Candidate must pass pre-employment physical examination, renewable every two years.
• Candidate must pass pre-employment and random drug/alcohol screenings.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Demonstrate tact, diplomacy and empathy when communicating with clients, staff and community partners
• Effective interpersonal communication skills, in both oral and written form.

WHAT YOU WILL DO TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee will also perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required.

• Ensure safety in the classroom at all times, with active supervision of children, utilizing the t transition and counting form and procedure. Ensures Children are released only to parent/guardians or authorized adults
• Provides for the development of childrens cognitive, physical, social-emotional and language skills through implementation of curriculum, lesson planning and individualization.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

• Ability to move about the workspace.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.
• Regularly lift and or move 10 points and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.
• Manual dexterity for handling office equipment.
• Able to remain calm during situations where staff or children may be escalated.
• Able to evacuate children from the classroom in an emergency.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Mostly indoor classroom environment

WHAT WE WILL DO TO SUPPORT YOU

• 401k with matching after 1 year, vested within 2 years
• Employee Assistance Program
• Life insurance
• Health, Vision and Dental Insurance
• Part-time roles available 20-29 hours including full benefits
• AFLAC coverage
• Pet insurance through MetLife
• For some positions, employees may be eligible for companysponsored continuing education

MWVCAA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, age, veterans, and people with disabilities or any other protected category. We welcome all people to join us in achieving our Mission. If you require any assistance in the application process, or reasonable accommodations to perform the essential duties of the position, please notify a member of our team at View phone number on click.appcast.io.