Teacher, Early Childhood Education

About This Role

Big Oak is an example in Madison and beyond for high quality, community-based, and progressive early childhood education. We are Youngstar rated 5 out of 5 stars, state licensed and city accredited. We offer fantastic benefits including flex spending, dental, GHC health insurance, life insurance, 401(k), childcare, continuing education stipend and more. Teachers are a part of a union, and negotiate their contract to increase these benefits regularly.

Big Oak runs a 4k program in collaboration with MMSD. We have a blended 4k and Preschool program, around half of which are enrolled in MMSD 4k. The 4k Teacher is responsible for supervising teachers and volunteers to implement activities that model and promote the Big Oak’s mission, vision, and values, and that meet accreditation criteria for children ages four to five years old.

You will prepare, with co‑teachers, weekly experiences that enhance the development of language, social‑emotional skills, literacy, cognitive skills, emerging interests, physical capabilities, science and technology, social studies, the arts, mathematics, and English language acquisition.

• Administer 4K assessments and report scores to families and MMSD admin using Infinite Campus
• Meet expectations of a contracted off-site 4K program per MMSD
• Understand and adhere to state licensing and city accreditation requirements
• Develop and implement the classroom's curriculum
• Review policy manuals, licensing rules and accreditation standards with staff
• Supervise volunteers and student teachers placed in your program
• Oversee parent/teacher conferences twice a year and review all conferences prior to meetings
• Delegate tasks to staff as needed. Tasks may include responsibilities associated with field trips, classroom maintenance, daily routines, attachment needs of individual children, team prep time, discussions regarding individual children, practices & strategies, policy/procedural review, accident reports, other program related issues

License from the Department of Public Instruction permitting you to teach 4k, or ability to become licensed.

• Paid time off
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Healthcare spending or reimbursement accounts such as HSAs or FSAs
• Other types of insurance
• Retirement benefits or accounts
• Child Care benefits
• Commuting/travel assistance
• Parental leave
• Hourly wage commensurate with training and experience