Infant Toddler Teacher

If you're passionate about working with young children and providing a nurturing environment, consider joining our team at The Y! We're seeking a dedicated teacher to work with our Infants and Toddlers (ages 6wks-2) and offer a 40-hour work week with excellent benefits, including a YMCA membership. Our beautiful facilities provide a fun and positive work environment.

We're looking for someone who is dependable, reliable, and eager to create a unique and engaging learning experience for our students. If you're up for the challenge and want to be part of a team that truly cares about children,

This position serves as the lead worker in a classroom of Early Start children by planning, implementing, and supervising all classroom activities. This position works with typically developing children and children with disabilities.

Because this position is one part of a large system of services provided to children and families,this position also serves as a social service referral person and sharesresponsibility for parent involvement in the program. The position of Teacher works intandem with the rest of the parts of the system as an integrated team to support the goalsof the program. The position may be reassigned to various classrooms/centers asdeemed necessary for program operations.

• Coordinate and implement educational curriculum by developing classroom activities based on developmentally appropriate practices and early learning standards.
• Lead by example; encourage teaching team success through modeling and coaching.
• Plan individual and group age-appropriate activities to actively engage children and encourage social, cognitive and emotional growth.
• Maintain frequent communications with parents through informal discussions, progress reports, and parent-teacher conferences.
• Ensure all center policies and state regulations are met.
• Ensure a healthy classroom environment - including maintaining appropriate hygiene and cleanliness standards and safety and security of children.
• Supervise teacher assistants and classroom volunteers to ensure they are following planned activities, hygiene and safety standards.
• Maintain accurate records, forms and files.
• Maintain personal professional development plan to ensure continuous quality improvement.

Current minimum qualification is one of the following:

• An associate, baccalaureate or advanced degree in Early Childhood Education;
• An associate degree in a field related to Early Childhood Education and coursework
  * equivalent to a major relating to Early Childhood Education with at least 1080clock hours of experience in an early childhood setting teaching infant toddler and preschool-age children;
• A baccalaureate or advanced degree in any field and coursework
  * equivalent to amajor relating to Early Childhood Education with at least 500 clock hours of experience in an early childhood setting teaching preschool-age children; or
• A baccalaureate degree in any field and has been admitted into the Teach For America program, passed a rigorous early childhood content exam, such as the PraxisII, participated in a Teach For America summer training institute that includesteaching preschool children, and is receiving ongoing professional development and support from Teach For America’s professional staff.
• Coursework equivalent to a major related to Early Childhood Education includes butis not limited to the following:
• Teaching Credentials: licensure or certification by the state for Pre-Kteachers recognized by the local school district or state educationagency as qualifying teachers to teach pre-school children in that school district or state if the individual has at least 500 clock hours of experienceinan early childhood setting teaching pre-school aged…