Lead Preschool Teacher for 4 Year Olds

Job Description

Job Description

Sunnymont-Westside is a small center located in a quiet, residential neighborhood with

both indoor and outdoor spaces. Our goal is to provide an inclusive and nurturing

learning environment with the best practices in early childhood education. Together,

educators and families create a supportive community, in which parents are expected to

work a minimum of one day per week in their child’s classroom. The teacher works with

parents to implement activities within the classroom and support exploration through

play.

Our preschool’s philosophy on early childhood education comes from a play-based

learning environment. We see children as unique little people, who need to to learn at

their own individual paces in a child-centered environment. Children are smart and

social, and they need support in making choices and communicating effectively, so they

can one day do these skills independently. We strongly believe in the parent

participation model, where teachers and families work together to create a supportive

community for not only the children, but other parents as well. Children build

self-esteem, cognitive skills and physical skills through exploration and problem solving.

Diversity should be celebrated within the school community and we look to parents to

be active participants in this. Our preschool strives to create excitement in different

learning areas, so that children gain a love of learning from school.

Key Responsibilities:

●​ Attend and Supervise for the duration of the class time hours for our 4 year olds

class

●​ Plan and implement age-appropriate curriculum in accordance with the school’s

play-based philosophy

●​ Use positive discipline techniques in accordance with the school’s philosophy

●​ Create and implement a weekly schedule for parents working in the classroom

●​ Plan and host a parent orientation meeting for your class at the beginning of

each year before classes begin. Schedule individual orientation sessions with

any new parents that may join the class after the school year begins.

●​ Create a list of tasks for each activity area and have it available to parents as

they work in the classroom

●​ Develop and conduct parent education meetings approximately once per month

●​ Create and send out a classroom newsletter at the end of each week

●​ Support parents and children in their learning by conducting both formal and

informal meetings with families as needed

●​ Attend monthly board meetings

●​ Attend monthly staff meetings as requested by the Director

●​ Create a monthly curriculum calendar and oversee curriculum implementation

●​ Attend and help with school-wide events that take place 4-5 times per year

●​ Attend and help with 2 Open Houses, times/dates to be agreed upon in advance

●​ Have open communication with families, staff and the board

●​ Report any classroom issues, family issues or classroom injuries to the Director

●​ Supervise and assist with the cleaning of the classroom both inside and outside

●​ Know and follow all CA Community Care licensing requirements

●​ Support and promote a positive school community

●​ Be comfortable taking the 4 Day class on weekly nature hikes in the local area

Qualifications:

Candidates must hold a Child Development Teacher permit or a California State

Teaching Credential with a minimum of 12 semester units in Early Childhood Education.

Candidates must have a minimum of 2 years of preschool age teaching, as well as

experience using positive discipline within the classroom environment. Candidates must

be certified in CPR and First Aid, and complete the Health and Safety Training required

by Title 22 of the Community Care Licensing regulations. Candidates must also be able

to present vaccination records as required by Community Care Licensing, as well as

submit to fingerprinting requirements.

Candidates must be available during the class times for 4 year olds on Monday,

Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings from 8:30-12:30.

Pay:

This is a part time position. Sunnymont-Westside teachers will be paid hourly that

includes compensation for their duties, including preparation and clean up time for each

class, staff development, attending meetings and events, preparing and presenting

parent education topics to families, participating in Open Houses and providing

individual support for families. There are also opportunities to work additional paid hours

during the Summer and substituting for other teachers as needed.

Benefits include:

●​ Paid sick/personal leave for the equivalent of 3 typical work weeks of

sick/personal leave time per year. Any unused time will be paid out to the

employee at the end of the term.

●​ Participation in a Retirement Savings Plan. Employees making more than $5,000

per year are able to make pay reduction contributions to the

Sunnymont-Westside Simple IRA plan. Sunnymont-Westside will contribute to

your Simple IRA by matching your pay reduction contributions up to 3% of your

compensation for the year.

●​ CPR & First Aid and other required training during employment will be paid for by

Sunnymont-Westside.

●​ Sunnymont-Westside will pay for any necessary expenses associated with

criminal clearance requirements.

●​ Sunnymont-Westside provides a $100 stipend each year for approved

professional growth classes and/or conferences.