POSITION SUMMARY

The Pre-School Group Teacher at Hostos Children’s Center, Inc. implements instructional activities to prepare children for school readiness. The Pre-School Group Teacher chiefly creates the learning environment inside of their classroom and implements a developmentally appropriate curriculum in his/her classroom. The Pre-School Group Teacher delivers instruction, provides childcare support to aid in the holistic oversight and development of children. The Pre-School Group Teacher will design a learning environment in their pre-school classroom in concert with classroom teaching team.

RESPONSIBILITIES

· Collaborates with teaching team and assigned assistant teacher (s) to ensure the classroom environment meets ECERS standards.

· Team teaches and cross collaborates with other teachers and staff.

· Creates policies in their classroom/learning spaces which creates the learning environment, encompassing classroom management, and arranging for needed resources to produce desired learning outcomes.

· Produces developmentally appropriate lesson plans utilizing the Creative Curriculum.

· Completes ongoing assessment of children through TSG and ASQ assessment tools.

· Showcases children’s work and progress in displays and individualized portfolios.

· Actively maintains children’s records including attendance, health logs and incident reports, documentation of daily activities, skill development and anecdotal notes.

· Communicates with parents/guardians the progress of their child’s development.

· Actively supervises children during program activities which include, but is not limited to field trips, breakfast, lunch, nap, snack, indoor and outdoor events.

· Reports to supervisor any signs or symptoms of suspected child abuse and/or neglect, injuries, or illness.

· Completes daily heath/wellness checks of children at arrival and dismissal and completes required screenings form.

· Adheres to safety and evacuation plans to escort children to safety in the case of drills and emergency situations.

· Participates in Hostos Children’s Center parent outreach initiatives.

REQUIREMENTS

· Must be NYS certified in B-2 or N-6.

· Complies with all DOHMH requirements and other agency requirements necessary for the operation of the Center.

· Attends and participates in staff meetings and in-service trainings, conferences, courses, and other aspects of professional growth.

· Must be comfortable with learning new software, utilizing email, and other technology, as necessary.