Early Childhood Educator

Weingarten Children’s Center (WCC) has a full-time position immediately available for an Early Childhood Educator with a bachelor's degree. WCC has small classes (6 – 12 students) and favorable adult to child ratios (typically one adult to 3 or 4 students). WCC also offers a unique and supportive environment for those educators who are interested in working while earning their on-line Master’s in Deaf Education. The passionate, interdisciplinary team at WCC includes an audiologist, occupational therapist, teachers of the deaf, paraprofessionals, speech-language pathologists and a social worker. Responsibilities include: Assisting teachers with classroom material preparation and clean-up, creating and maintaining thematic environments, maintaining playground and other common space areas and light office work; ECE teachers support supervision of students during recess and/or lunch breaks, help with transportation transitions, students' bathroom needs, attendance and behavior incident record keeping and partner with staff and families to promote student progress and overall well-being. Required Skills: experience working with young children with language delays and mild-moderate disabilities, a solid understanding of child development, knowledge of strategies for positive behavior management, excellent planning and organizational skills, a strong sense of responsibility, effective written and verbal communication, collaborative and adaptable, energetic and enthusiastic! Interested applicants can contact Jennifer Aguilar, Director of Student Services, at jaguilar@weingartencc.org or Jessica Bailey, Program and Services Coordinator, at jbailey@weingartencc.org. Weingarten Children's Center is a non-public school and clinic that specializes in teaching deaf and hard of hearing students how to listen and speak. WCC has classes for infants and their caregivers, toddlers, preschoolers, pre-kindergarteners and kindergarteners. As an OPTION center of excellence, we strive for high-quality, intensive services to promote and support the return of students to their mainstream school setting. WCC also enrolls typically hearing peers. WCC is an energetic, fun and highly collaborative environment where students also learn critical thinking and social emotional skills through our unique curriculums. Our center offers continued support for alumni students after school, as well as, for families just beginning the hearing journey through our BabyTalk teleintervention and early intervention programs. Bachelor's Degree ECE Credential and Transcripts

Salary : $25 - $28