Early Childhood Educator

Queen Anne Cooperative Preschool is looking for a caring, creative and enthusiastic preschool teacher who is passionate about cooperative education to teach the Monday-Thursday afternoon preschool class at our school. As a cooperative school, our teachers provide an environment for children to grow emotionally, intellectually, socially, and physically while also providing the working caregivers with direction and serving as a model for working with young children.

About Queen Anne Cooperative Cooperative:

Queen Anne Cooperative Preschool is a member-run nonprofit cooperative preschool that fosters a supportive, inclusive community among our families through play-based learning with caregiver education.

Our teachers create and execute curriculum in our classes while parents and caregivers work as teacher’s assistants and support the school in an organizational capacity throughout the year. Our affiliation with North Seattle College allows enrolled parents and caregivers to receive ongoing education in parenting and early childhood development from qualified parent educators provided by North Seattle College.

QACP offers classes for Infants, Tots, Twos, Threes, and Pre-K (4-5 year old) learners. The school values play-based learning, social emotional scaffolding, lots of outside time (rain or shine), social justice, environmental education, celebration of cultures and diversity, community service, positive discipline and de-escalation, celebrations of individuals, and opportunities for children to learn to express themselves.

As a cooperative school, the Pre-K class is led by the teacher with the assistance of parents and caregivers who spend one day per week assisting in the classroom. The class is also assisted by a parent educator from North Seattle College who can advise teachers and help caregivers build parenting and classroom skills.

Schedule

Pre-K Class: Monday-Thursday 12:00 pm - 3:45 pm, plus setup, breakdown, and planning time. Caregivers are expected to assist with breakdown and cleanup on their work days. (Approx. 19 hours per week.)

Additionally, teachers attend school board meetings (one evening per month) on a rotating basis and six evening parent education meetings per year. Teachers also communicate with the class periodically outside of class hours using email and WhatsApp. (Approx. 9 hours total per month)

Responsibilities

• Design and facilitate a developmentally appropriate, culturally relevant and anti-bias curriculum for the class in keeping with the Queen Anne Cooperative values and philosophy
• Select and set up classroom supplies to facilitate learning
• Create and foster a warm and supportive environment for children
• Teach the preschool class
• Model for parents and encourage their participation as assistant teachers

Desired Qualifications

• Degree in Early Childhood Education or related fields, or equivalent amount of experience working with preschool age children
• Experience in a co-op setting
• Experience of working with preschool age children
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with both children and adults
• Enthusiasm for and commitment to the collaborative nature of a cooperative school
• Ability and comfort to move frequently between different physical classroom stations (kitchen, play areas, circle time, etc.) and positioning self to interact with children in these areas
• First Aid and CPR certifications, or ability to obtain prior to start date

Benefits

• $2,400-3,000 monthly salary, depending on experience
• Paid sick leave and holidays (following the Seattle Public Schools calendar)
• 10 work months per year with option for work during the summer.
• Opportunity for professional development via classes/seminars paid for by the Preschool
• Support from consulting Parent Educators from North Seattle College
• Supportive and engaged school community

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $2,400.00 - $3,000.00 per month

Expected hours: 20 – 24 per week

Benefits:

• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $2,400 - $3,000