ECE and Elementary After-School Teacher

Job Title: Full-Time Early Childhood & Elementary Teacher
Reports to: ECE Director & Elementary Program Manager
Classification: Full-Time, Exempt
Schedule: Multiple Schedules Available

At Grace Place, we believe a family's story doesn't have to be defined by their beginnings. Every day, we work to change families futures through education, community, and a deep commitment to the families we serve. But that work doesn't happen without people who are organized, driven, and genuinely invested in what we're building.

That’s where you come in. As an ECE & Elementary After-School Teacher, you will play a vital role in creating nurturing, engaging, and developmentally appropriate learning environments for both young children and elementary school-aged students. Working alongside the Director of Early Childhood, Education, Elementary Program Manager, you will help bring the Grace Place Mission to life.

This is not simply a classroom role. It’s for someone who thrives in a collaborative environment, finds purpose in supporting children and their families, and understands that meaningful educational experiences at every stage of childhood can lay the foundation for lifelong growth and success.

Together with the managers of the ECE and Elementary After-School programs, the ECE & Elementary After-School Teacher is responsible for planning, instruction, and assessment of high-quality, comprehensive, and developmentally appropriate programming for both the morning Early Childhood Education program (approximately 27 hours per week) and the afternoon Elementary School-Aged After-School Program (approximately 13 hours per week). The teacher supports the academic, social, emotional, and developmental needs of children across both programs while creating a safe, welcoming, and engaging environment for every child.

As an ECE & Elementary After-School Teacher, you will play a vital role in creating nurturing, engaging, and developmentally appropriate learning environments for both young children and elementary school-aged students.

This is not simply a classroom role. It’s for someone who thrives in a collaborative environment, finds purpose in supporting children and their families, and understands that meaningful educational experiences at every stage of childhood can lay the foundation for lifelong growth and success.

• Utilize Grace Place established curriculum, such as Creative Curriculum, to develop scope and sequence of instruction, daily lesson plans, and learning activities to promote early learning skills that can be carried over into the home.
• Create a developmentally appropriate classroom environment and select diverse instructional resources and differentiated methods to meet students’ individual needs.
• Implement PACT (Parent and Child Together) Time by building strong relationships with families, modeling, and coaching parents in effective strategies.
• Maintain a well-organized, DCF-compliant, safe and attractive classroom environment conducive to the optimal growth and development of young children.
• Create whole group lessons and center-based learning centers to promote math and reading support for students.
• Provide academic support for students during homework time.
• Plan and implement enrichment activities for students such as art, technology, and fitness.

• Observe and evaluate student performance and development; maintaining records of each child’s progress to be included in the Teaching Strategies Gold evaluations.
• Complete all required Grace Place evaluations and checkpoints accurately and on time.
• Incorporate student performance and progress into lesson planning to achieve mastery.
• Identify the…