Early Childhood Program Associate Teacher @ Stanford Branch [E]

Job Details

• Conducts preschool classes and activities that prepare youth for success by incorporating the mission and youth development strategy
• Contributes to identifying and implementing strategies for quality improvement
• Creates an environment that promotes the physical, social, emotional and cognitive well-being of children
• Creates an environment that promotes active participation and incorporates guidance and discipline principles

• Ensures Family Campus Preschool meets health and safety standards and ensures the safety of all members
  • Provides direct supervision of children with the required ratio, including field trips
  • Completes the Accident/Incident/Illness report and notifies the parents
  • Takes actions to prevent accidents and responds to injury and signs of illness
• Ensures emergency procedures are implemented and followed
• Implements the food service that meets the Child Care Food Program guidelines

• Ensures a productive work environment by working as a member of the team, contributing to team meetings and providing information to support decision making
• Continuously develops own knowledge, skills and manages time and resources
• Must complete 21 hours of professional growth hours annually

• Builds partnerships with children and families
• Communicates with families about child’s day, experiences, progress, and concerns
• Assists in Parent Teacher Conferences

• Assists in assessments of child development, evaluates and utilizes the results for classroom planning
• Assists in maintaining proper record keeping

• Complies with the Federal, State and Private funding: desired results, US Department of Agriculture Child Care Food Program, and Quality Starts OC 
• Completing Daily Infant/Toddler Report, including events, changes in schedule, feeding times, food amounts, child’s health and sleeping habits so that continuity of care is maintained
• Provides supervision of volunteers, interns, and Assistant Teacher
• Participates in Professional Learning Community and Planning meetings
• Performs all other duties as assigned
• Works to support all BGCGG early learning programs as needed

• Maintains close, daily contact with staff, members and supervisors to receive and provide information, discuss issues, explain or interpret guidelines and instructions and advise and counsel
• Maintains contact as needed with external community groups, members and their families, BGCGG partners and others to promote and ensure the Family Campus Preschool is successful

• Obtains Child Development Associate Teacher Permit
• Experience with Title 22
• Experience with Title V and Child Care Food Program preferred
• Bilingual capabilities preferred

• Ability to uphold the organization’s mission and values
• Knowledge of child development, early childhood education and developmentally appropriate activities
• Ability to instruct, guide and support each child’s physical, social, emotional and cognitive development
• Ability to implement effective classroom management strategies
• Must be able to effectively supervise children, volunteers, interns, Assistant Teacher, and Substitute Teacher
• Ability to effectively communicate including verbal, written, in small and large group settings with children and adults
• Must have strong interpersonal skills to build relationships and rapport
• Ability to contribute ideas and participate as a member of a high performing team
• Must be able to collaborate effectively; must have sound judgment regarding health and safety
• Ability to adapt and be flexible; Ability to apply critical thinking skills when problem solving
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and tasks including effective time management and attention to detail
• Must be confident and adept at conflict resolution strategies between children, families and staff
• Ability to make on-going observations and anecdotal notes regarding children’s development
• Ability to improve personal teaching strategies through short and long term goal setting
• Uses resources effectively to assist with classroom environment and lesson planning

• Position may require standing/sitting for extended periods of time, walking, jumping, twisting of neck – side to side, rotation, flexion of neck- looking down, dexterity of hands and fingers to operate office equipment, reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally, bending at the waist; seeing to review and analyze reports, documents or other reports; hearing and speaking to communicate and provide information to others; speaking to be heard before groups of people; weight bearing activities – position may require to lift, carry, pull or otherwise move objects between 10-40 pounds.