Schedule: Full-time, school weekdays, 45 weeks per year
Starting Pay Range: $27.27 to $30.60 per hour depending upon qualifications
Promote the social, emotional, physical and cognitive development of children. Provide and maintain a safe environment for children and ensure that children are appropriately supervised at all times.
- Must have, or obtain within three years of hire, a valid NYS teaching certificate to include Nursery through 4 year olds; e.g.: Birth through 2nd Grade or Nursery through 6th Grade.
- Bachelor or advanced degree in Early Childhood Education, or in a related field that is supplemented by 24 credit hours in early childhood education. (Certification pending)
- One year of early childhood lead teacher experience.
- Basic computer skills required.
- Ability to work with and interact with children and adults in a group setting.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Access to reliable transportation.
- 1. Ensure that all children assigned to class are supervised at all times. Perform regular counts of children assigned to ensure that all children are accounted for.2. Establish and maintain a safe, healthy, learning environment.
3. Advance physical and intellectual competence to promote higher level thinking skills.
4. Support social and emotional development through attachment, initiative and self-regulation and provide positive guidance.
5. Establish positive and productive relationships with families.
6. Ensure a well-run, purposeful program, responsive to participant needs.
7. Collaborate with other staff as appropriate and be responsible for planning, record keeping and observations and individualizations.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS and WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position with our without reasonable accommodation. Physical Demands: Able to reach with hands and arms; able to see, speak and hear; able to lift, push and pull. Ability to occasionally life and/or move up to 50 lbs. Work Environment: Typical classroom setting. Must be able to handle the stresses of competing, often simultaneous demands.
EOE/AA/M/F/D/V
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