Infant Toddler Teacher

Job Description

Job Description

About This Role

If you're passionate about working with young children and providing a nurturing environment, consider joining our team at The Y! We're seeking a dedicated teacher to work with our Infants and Toddlers (ages 6wks-2) and offer a 40-hour work week with excellent benefits, including a YMCA membership. Our beautiful facilities provide a fun and positive work environment.

We're looking for someone who is dependable, reliable, and eager to create a unique and engaging learning experience for our students. If you're up for the challenge and want to be part of a team that truly cares about children, apply now!

This position serves as the lead worker in a classroom of Early Start children by planning, implementing, and supervising all classroom activities. This position works with typically developing children and children with disabilities. Because this position is one part of a large system of services provided to children and families, this position also serves as a social service referral person and shares responsibility for parent involvement in the program. The position of Teacher works in tandem with the rest of the parts of the system as an integrated team to support the goals of the program. The position may be reassigned to various classrooms/centers as deemed necessary for program operations. 

What You'll Do

• Coordinate and implement educational curriculum by developing classroom activities based on developmentally appropriate practices and early learning standards.
• Lead by example; encourage teaching team success through modeling and coaching.
• Plan individual and group age-appropriate activities to actively engage children and encourage social, cognitive and emotional growth.
• Maintain frequent communications with parents through informal discussions, progress reports, and parent-teacher conferences.
• Ensure all center policies and state regulations are met.
• Ensure a healthy classroom environment – including maintaining appropriate hygiene and cleanliness standards and safety and security of children.
• Supervise teacher assistants and classroom volunteers to ensure they are following planned activities, hygiene and safety standards.
• Maintain accurate records, forms and files.
• Maintain personal professional development plan to ensure continuous quality improvement.

Requirements

Current minimum qualification is one of the following:

1. An associate, baccalaureate or advanced degree in Early Childhood Education;
2. An associate degree in a field related to Early Childhood Education and  coursework* equivalent to a major relating to Early Childhood Education with at least 1080 clock hours of experience in an early childhood setting teaching infant toddler and preschool-age children;
3. A baccalaureate or advanced degree in any field and  coursework*  equivalent to a major relating to Early Childhood Education with at least 500 clock hours of experience in an early childhood setting teaching preschool-age children; or
4. A baccalaureate degree in any field and has been admitted into the Teach For America program, passed a rigorous early childhood content exam, such as the Praxis II, participated in a Teach For America summer training institute that includes teaching preschool children, and is receiving ongoing professional development and support from Teach For America’s professional staff.

• Coursework equivalent to a major related to Early Childhood Education includes but is not limited to the following:

1. Teaching Credentials: licensure or certification by the state for Pre-K teachers recognized by the local school district or state education agency as qualifying teachers to teach pre-school children in that school district or state if the individual has at least 500 clock hours of experience in an early childhood setting teaching pre-school aged children.

OR

1. * Coursework : No less than 30 credits for the associates degree or 60 credits for the bachelors degree in courses that focus on child development, early childhood education and curriculum, early childhood teaching and assessment, psychology, family development, health and physical development, mathematics, science, and children’s literature. Such courses may have been taken in various departments, such as Education, Home Economics, Music, Art, Library Sciences, Physical Education and Recreation, Psychology, Family Studies, and others. For the associates degree no less than 15 credits of the total 30 credits required must be specifically in early childhood education or child development; for the bachelors degree no less than 30 credits of the 60 credits required must be specifically in early childhood education or child development.

It is up to each employee to provide to their immediate supervisor, and/or the staff person responsible for Human Resources, information on the college credit courses taken (e.g., transcripts) and to demonstrate that the courses not specifically in the areas of early childhood education or child development address early childhood education or child development with a focus on children ages three to five (may require a copy of the course syllabus). 

If applicable federal, state or local Head Start or child care regulations, now or as amended in the future, contain additional requirements or qualifications for this position which are not specifically stated in this Job Description, the requirements and qualifications will apply, even if not specifically set forth in this Job Description.

Bilingual preferred (English/Spanish or English and other languages present in the local area). Within 90 days of employment, must obtain and continually maintain basic first aid and pediatric CPR certification (or sooner if required by local/state regulations). Acceptable tuberculosis screening results, a clear criminal records check (including child abuse registry check if required by state regulations) and an initial health exam are required post job offer and prior to employment.

Must have reliable transportation.

Nice To Haves

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Leave
• Retirement Plan
• Tuition Assistance
• Child Care Discount
• Professional Development