K4 Teacher

Position Summary

The K4 Teacher is responsible for a classroom of children 4-5 years of age. The Teacher will work collaboratively with his/her partner Teacher to ensure the successful operation of a classroom and work with families and colleagues to achieve meaningful progress for each child toward United Community Center’s school readiness goals.

• Uses knowledge of the principles of child growth and development to work with children and communicate with families, internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide emotional support through establishing a positive climate, being aware of and responsive to children, and encouraging child expression and autonomy.
• Establish and maintain a safe, healthy learning environment.
• Use strategies for behavior management, such as clear behavior expectations, being proactive and redirecting misbehavior.
• Encourage the involvement of the families of the children in an Early Learning program and support the development of relationships between children and their families.
• Share pertinent information with Family Advocate to ensure coordinated services to meet the needs of individual children and families.
• Participate in case conferences as appropriate.
• Foster classroom productivity and maximize learning time, while engaging children with a variety of modalities and materials.
• Provide instructional support through concept development, fostering children’s analysis and reasoning, engaging in feedback loops, and modeling and supporting high‑quality language.
• Performs any and all other duties as assigned.
• Comply with all Health and Safety policies, including ensuring no child is left alone or unsupervised by staff, consultants, contractors, or volunteers while under my care.

• Demonstrates basic computer knowledge, basic knowledge of Excel, Word, and Google Forms.
• Demonstrates the ability to adapt to any situation inside and outside the office.
• Demonstrates organizational skills.
• Demonstrates the ability to multitask and prioritize work.
• Demonstrates the ability to work as a team as well as independently.
• Demonstrates respect toward the students, parents, and coworkers.
• Demonstrates the ability to listen to others and remain receptive to new ideas.
• Demonstrates the ability to address criticism in an appropriate manner and develop constructive outcomes.
• Demonstrates sustained effort and enthusiasm in the quality and quantity of work.
• Demonstrates the ability to establish and maintain positive, effective working relationships with staff, students, and the community.
• Demonstrates the ability to follow and communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Demonstrates initiative, flexibility, and the ability to work independently.
• Demonstrates excellent human relations and interpersonal skills.
• Multitasking – the teacher and the children may make many requests of the early childhood assistant at the same time, so juggling and prioritizing are necessary.
• Discretion – though privy to a variety of information about each child, early childhood assistants need to maintain confidentiality and respect privacy.

• A bachelor’s degree and current Wisconsin DPI teacher licensure are required. Must possess strong oral and written communication skills. The candidate should be able to work independently with little direct supervision, work as part of a team, accept responsibilities, and be self‑motivated. Must display effective multi‑tasking and time management skills.
• Physical exams and background checks are required for this position.

Keeping up with active children requires good stamina, and much of the day can be spent on one's feet. Being able to lift children is helpful, as is sufficient manual dexterity to deal with small items such as buttons on coats.

• Ability to sit most of the time with some bending and reaching.
• Ability to stand, walk, and bend most of the time.
• Ability to engage in the repetitive movement of wrists, hands, and fingers – typing and/or writing.
• Ability to work frequently at close visual range (i.e., preparing and analyzing data and figures, accounting, transcription, computer terminal).
• Ability to receive and respond to oral communication.
• Ability to exert up to 10 pounds of force to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.
• Work is generally performed in an office environment.
• Ability to work frequently go up and down stairs.
• Noise level in the work environment is moderate to occasionally loud.
• Standard office equipment generally used includes: telephone, personal computer (monitor, keyboard, and mouse), printer/photocopier machine, calculator, and fax machine. May be required to operate a motor vehicle during duties.
• May be required to travel within UCC Schools buildings to participate in trainings such as professional development.