Associate Teachers - Exeter Location

Job Description

Job Description

About This Role

We are seeking highly skilled and passionate educators to join our team as Full-Time Associate Teachers at our Exeter center. As a co-teaching position, you will collaborate with another Lead or Associate Teacher to create a supportive, engaging, and developmentally appropriate environment for young children.

Job Responsibilities:

• Join our team of dedicated educators and help create a nurturing environment for preschool children.
• Develop and implement engaging activities that promote growth across all learning domains.
• Work collaboratively with co-teachers to maintain a consistent and supportive classroom environment.
• Foster positive relationships with children, families, and fellow staff.
• Contribute to a clean, organized, and stimulating classroom space.
• Ensure compliance with licensing regulations, center policies, and procedures.

Position Details:

• Location: Exeter, NH
• Hours: Monday – Friday, between 7:30 AM and 5:00 PM (exact shifts may vary)

What You'll Do

• Develop and implement engaging educational curriculum based on developmentally appropriate practices and early learning standards, and lead by example, encouraging teaching team success through modeling and coaching.
• Plan age-appropriate activities to actively engage children and encourage social, cognitive, and emotional growth, and maintain frequent communications with parents through informal discussions, progress reports, and parent-teacher conferences.
• Ensure a healthy classroom environment, including maintaining appropriate hygiene and cleanliness standards and safety and security of children, and supervise child care assistants and classroom volunteers to ensure they are following planned activities, hygiene and safety standards.
• Maintain accurate records, forms, and files, and continually update your personal professional development plan to ensure continuous quality improvement.
• Collaborate with colleagues to maintain a consistent and supportive classroom environment, and foster positive relationships with children, families, and fellow staff.

Requirements

An associate teacher in a center-based program shall be at least 18 years old, have a high school diploma or equivalent, including but not limited to General Equivalency Diploma (GED), a High School Equivalency Test (HiSet), or a Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC), and have one of the following options:

(1) Written documentation from or on file with the department that she or he was qualified and employed as an associate teacher on or before November 6, 2017;

(2) A minimum of 9 credits in related coursework, including at least one 3 credit course in child or human growth and development;

(3) Current certification as para II educator by the department of education; or

(4) A minimum of 1000 hours of supervised child care experience in a licensed child care program, and knowledge of child growth and development obtained through one of the following:

a. Completion of a high school level 2-year career and technical education course in teacher education;

b. A 3 credit college course in child or human growth and development;

c. Thirty hours of training in child growth and development, granted by an accredited college or university, an authorized provider of the International Association for Continuing Education and Training or obtained through documented life experience, including experience with the same age children the associate teacher supervises, such as a family child care provider, service as a foster parent, work as a school teacher, work as a camp counselor and experience as a group leader for children in sports or other activities, such as scouts or little league, or closely related experience.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience working with children in a group setting.
• First Aid and CPR certification.
• Knowledge of Procare software.

Benefits

Full Time Employees

• Affordable Medical, Dental, & Vision are available on the 1st of the month after your first 30 days of employment.
• Employer paid Short Term Disability & Life Insurance.
• Vacation and Sick Time earned on the 1st of the month after your first 30 days of employment.
• 403(b) Retirement Plan for all employees that work 20+ hours a week.
• Discounts on childcare tuition rates (based on availability)
• Enjoy 8 paid holidays a year
• Staff Appreciation Weeks - a fun filled week of celebration our staff!
• 3 Program Development Days
• Access to Educational Grants
• SELA discounts on auto, electricity, phone, fuel, etc.

All Employees

• Employees who work 15+ hours accrue vacation and sick time, starting 1st of the month after your first 30 days of employment.
• Enjoy 8 paid holidays a year if scheduled to work on the day the holiday falls!
• Staff Appreciation Weeks - a fun filled week of celebrating our staff!
• 3 Program Development Days
• Fun & Family like atmosphere
• Access to Educational Grants
• Half hour paid lunch (if working over 6 hours)
• SELA discounts on auto, electricity, phone, fuel etc.

About Us

Great Bay Kids is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing quality early childhood education and school age enrichment programs for children. Our early education facilities are located in Exeter and Portsmouth, NH with school age programs offered in Exeter and Portsmouth (Summer only).