Early Childhood Teacher

Early Childhood Teacher

For more than six decades, Goodwill Central Texas has been relentlessly focused on empowering thousands of people to work. We transform revenue from over 37 retail locations into a combination of education, career training, job placement, career coaching and support, and more. Every time you shop or support Goodwill, you are helping fund our greater mission to serve our community. Goodwill's vision extends far beyond our retail stores and your generous donations:
We envision a Central Texas where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

The Goodwill Excel Center for Adults opened in 2014 as an open-enrollment public charter high school for adults ages 18 to 50. The Excel Center Adult High School transforms lives in a supportive and holistic learning environment where all students are empowered to achieve.

The Goodwill Excel Center Adult High School is currently recruiting for an Early Childhood Teacher for our Norwood Campus located at 1015 Norwood Park Blvd Austin, TX 78753.

The primary role of the Early Childhood Teacher is to implement high-quality exceptional care and education to children in the Exploration Center. This position will be responsible for the overall well-being of children in the center and will be dedicated to the growth and development of each of our children. This position will be responsible for the design/layout of appropriate environments, plan for classroom instruction, and model interactions with children.

• Maintain compliance with all DHHS Minimum Standards for Licensing, Texas Rising Star, and aid Center in pursuing national accreditation.
• Organizes educational planning and delivery of instruction for quality early childhood education to stimulate exploration, discovery, and conceptual learning for children.
• Provide quality early care and education to young children by planning and implementing developmentally appropriate experiences and curricula across each of the developmental domains.
• Maintain open and cooperative communication with parents and families encouraging their involvement in the program through parent-teacher partnerships and coordination of center-home child-rearing practices.
• Develops and implements daily schedules, lesson plans, and classroom management techniques using program curriculum for whole group/small group of children and individualized child.
• Assess progress for children informally (collecting relevant work samples over an extended period, develop portfolios and records of developmental growth) and formally.
• Conducts ongoing program evaluation in cooperation with Director; uses current research in implementing classroom changes for updating methods of practices.
• Participates in program evaluation efforts and in developing action plans for program improvement.
• Describes and identifies basic patterns of development associated with age groups. Uses knowledge of child development to meet the needs of individual children during group activities.
• Utilize appropriate direct and indirect guidance strategies to guide behavior.
• Attend and participate in staff meetings and mandatory training requirements (Pediatric First Aid/CPR, Child Abuse Training, Pre-Service Training, and Annual Training) a minimum of 30 hours annually.
• Communicate in a positive, professional manner following the NAEYC Professional Code of Ethical Conduct.

• Maintain a clean and safe physical environment for children (cleaning, sanitizing, and organizing the areas).
• Assist in preparing food for children and serve meals and refreshments to children and regulate rest periods.
• Ensure that curriculum lesson plans, daily schedules provide ample opportunities for both child-initiated and adult-guided play based on children's interests.
• Communicate the center policy to staff and parents.

This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.

• Bachelor's Degree in any discipline with a minimum of 36 college credits in early childhood education, child development, elementary education, or early childhood special; and professional practices and development, including relevant experience.
• Accredited, in-person Pediatric CPR/First Aid certification (must obtain within 30 days of hire).
• Three years of experience as a classroom teacher of young children in a child development center or other educational facility working with children from birth to kindergarten age.
• Must be able to understand work instructions in English.
• Must have a working knowledge of computer programs and accessing internet applications such as Microsoft Products, Google Applications (Gmail), Excel, Microsoft Word, and Internet Explorer.
• Communication skills to be able to work on a team as well as interact with parents in a professional manner.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment, including taking care of multiple children at a time.
• Ability to respond to a child's needs promptly and…