GSRP Associate Preschool Teacher

Job Description

Job Description

Benefits:

• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Bonus based on performance
• Free food & snacks

Benefits/Perks

• Competitive Compensations
• Career Advancement Opportunities
• Great Work Environment

Job Summary
We are seeking an energetic and experienced GSRP Associate Teacher to join our team! You will be leading a class of students through the school year, assessing their current academic level, and designing instruction to meet students’ collective and individual needs.

You are passionate about learning and helping students reach their potential. With strong creative and problem-solving skills, you love connecting with individual students and creating an engaging classroom environment. 

Responsibilities

• Participate in HighScope trainings within one year of hire and maintain quality of program curriculum.
• Responsible for ensuring that daily activities and interactions reflect the mission and goals of the program.
• Assist individual children in need of special attention, including provide and model additional individualized support as needed.
• Assist with physical safety and emotional security of the children.
• Plan and implement a program of educational activities for children birth - 5, including curriculum goals as written in education component plan.
• Work together with the lead teacher as a team in planning and implementing the Observation Record.
• Daily programming for children birth -5 utilizing the HighScope curriculum and COR (Child Observation Record)
• Create a clean, safe environment that is conducive to learning, promoting social relationships.
• Observe the accomplishments of the children on a regular basis, using daily written anecdotal notes, and reports progress to parents/guardians
• Plan and document Child Outcome activities, support strategies, and interactions according to COR data and gains each quarter.
• Plan, implement, and update ongoing individual learning plans for each child in the classroom.
• Plan and conduct two conferences and two home visits per child per year.

Minimum Qualifications

• CDA
• Minimum 2 years experience working with preschooler
• Strong understanding of child development principles and best practices in education and classroom management
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledge of classroom health, safety, and sanitation guidelines and ability to closely adhere to the guidelines
• Problem-solving and mediation skills