Preschool Teachers

Job Description

Job Description

About This Role

We are seeking an exceptional teacher to join our childcare team at Robin's Place. Our center is dedicated to providing a nurturing environment that fosters social, physical, intellectual, and emotional growth in preschool-aged children. Our teachers are passionate about making a difference in the lives of their students and their families. If you are a dedicated and caring individual who is committed to delivering high-quality education, we encourage you to apply! Our staff are like family, and we pride ourselves on providing peace of mind to all the families who entrust us with their child's care. We are an inclusive provider of childcare services, catering to children of all abilities. Our center services the needs of local families with individualized and personalized attention. We welcome families from the DES community! Our mission is to provide comprehensive care for the whole family's needs, not just the child. If you're passionate about teaching and want to make a real difference in the lives of our children and their families, please don't hesitate to reach out. You'll never be alone!

What You'll Do

• Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental, social and emotional development, such as games, arts and crafts, music and storytelling.
• Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and needs, determine their priorities for their children, and suggest ways that they can promote learning and development.
• Identify children showing signs of emotional, developmental, or health-related problems and discuss them with supervisors, parents or guardians, and child development specialists.
• Assimilate arriving children to the school environment by greeting them, helping them remove outerwear, and selecting activities of interest to them.
• Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
• Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
• Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
• Teach/Reteach basic skills, such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills.
• Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.
• Attend staff meetings as required.
• Administer tests to help determine children's developmental levels, needs, and potential.
• Organize and label materials and display students' work in a manner appropriate for their ages and perceptual skills.
• Serve meals and snacks in accordance with nutritional guidelines.
• Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula.
• Supervise, evaluate, and plan assignments for teacher assistants and volunteers.
• Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate, and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play.
• Read books to entire classes or to small groups.
• Teach/Reteach rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining a safe healthy learning environment.
• Observe and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.

Requirements

• Maintain student records.
• Teach/Reteach proper eating habits and personal hygiene.
• Implement Daily/Weekly Lesson Plans
• Arrange childcare or educational settings to ensure physical safety of children.
• Modify teaching methods or materials to accommodate student needs.
• Provide for basic needs of children.
• Attend training sessions or professional meetings to develop or maintain professional knowledge.
• Read to students.
• Set up classroom materials or equipment.
• Prepare reports detailing student activities or performance.
• Teach/Reteach student behavior expectations and routines.
• Display student work.
• Collaborate with other teaching professionals.
• Teach life skills.
• Monitor student behavior, social development, or health.
• Establish & maintain a positive vibrant learning environment.

Nice To Haves

• Problem solver
• Reliable
• A growth mindset
• A strong work ethic
• A caring, positive attitude

Benefits

• Flexible hours
• Supportive culture
• Opportunity for advancement
• Opportunity for Higher Education Degree-Paid
• Employee childcare discount/scholarship

About Us

Robin's Place Childcare is a newly assessed Quality First 4-Star center. We are not a Private Equity childcare or franchise! We are a family owned and operated childcare provider, which means each family receives individualized and personalized attention from the very start. We go above and beyond to try and meet the unique needs of the families we serve. We offer an infant room, pre-primary room, primary room, pre-k and school-aged program. We welcome all families including those with special needs children and DES families.