Early Learning Educator

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Under the supervision of the School Principal, the RECE Teacher is responsible for providing a positive learning environment that enhances and supports each child's cultural, physical, social, emotional, creative and cognitive development. The RECE Teacher creates a nurturing, developmentally appropriate and safe classroom that helps children develop essential school readiness skills. The incumbent must abide by the College of Early Childhood Educators.

Responsibilities

TASKS

Classroom Management

• Develops daily and long range plans for children with clear objectives;
• Maintains daily schedules and routines;
• Develops an active learning classroom;
• Develops and implements a weekly classroom plan that incorporates a blend of child-directed activities, routines and transition times that encourage positive experiences and age appropriate development;
• Provides a balance of active / quiet, indoor / outdoor and individual / group activities;
• Organizes space, learning centers, equipment and teaching tools prior to activities;
• Uses a variety of teaching techniques including, modeling, observing, questioning demonstrating and reinforcing;
• Encourages and assists children to practice self-help skills and language;
• Identifies themes, resources and materials for special activities coordinated by season and AMBE required curriculum;
• Coordinates field trips;
• Ensures guidance of children's behaviour that encourages positive self-concept utilizing the Getting Along Together curriculum and Philosophy;
• Has reasonable behaviour expectations;
• Addresses challenging behaviours without labelling any child;
• Develops and carries out lesson plans that facilitate student success using approved AMBE curriculum.

Maintains communication with Parents, staff and Supervisor.

• Promotes positive relationship with parents;
• Discusses child's progress and program's daily events with parents and documents in daily agenda;
• Ensures that parents receive all information and notices as it pertains to the child;
• Encourages parent participation in the program (e.g. chaperone, volunteer, visit etc.)
• Offers suggestions and tips for parents to aid in achieving milestones;
• Communicates with School Principal on any and all concerns;
• Promotes language and literacy in partnership with parents and families.
• Maintains student portfolios according to AMBE requirements;
• Completes Progress and Report Cards in parent-friendly language focusing on student growth and next steps.

Facilitates daily supervision of the children in and outside the classroom.

• Adheres to the standards set forth by the College of Early Childhood Educators;
• Is highly responsive to the needs of the children;
• Provides supervision of children at all times;
• Completes attendance register and required daily logs;
• Ensures Early Years Guidelines and regulations are followed.

Promotes Health and Safety within the classroom.

• Observes each child daily to detect symptoms of illness;
• Addresses and reports all accidents, injuries and illnesses and documents all such incidents;
• Releases children only to authorized persons;
• Recognizes signs of abuse and reports incidents of child abuse immediately as required and shares information with the School Principal;
• Monitors environment for hazards;
• Sanitizes equipment and surfaces daily;
• Establishes daily eating routines for children;
• Participates in fire drills and evacuation exercises in a calm manner.
• Performs other job related duties as required by the immediate supervisor

Working relationship

Interpersonal relationship

• Works with the School Principal to ensure safety of children at all times;
• Works well in a co-teaching situation;
• Works collaboratively with other teachers and staff;
• Works and communicates with parents;
• Interacts respectively with students;

Leadership

• Displays leadership within the classroom and models leadership qualities for children;
• Communicates tactfully with parents, peers, students etc.
• Encouraged to take a leadership role within the school community;
• Provi…