Floating teacher

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Employee discounts
• Flexible schedule
• Free food & snacks
• Free uniforms
• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Training & development
• Vision insurance

Primary

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide a positive and nurturing environment for the children.
• Responsible for health and safety of the children – not excessive accidents.
• Consistently keep clean and maintain the classroom areas (including bathrooms).
• Maintains a permanent room arrangement with no running spaces, shelves used as dividers, and materials/supplies at child level.
• Equipment out and children taught to use it properly.
• Provides consistent and constant supervision of all children. Children are never left alone. Know how many children that you are responsible for at all times, ages, and who they are.
• An organized and structured daily schedule is implemented and followed daily.
• Supports the Lead Teacher in the day‑to‑day duties and responsibilities of the classroom.

• Enjoys children and expresses genuine interest in them.
• Speaks with calm, gentle voice.
• Listens carefully and respectfully.
• Teaches children to problem solve.
• Utilizes teachable moments.
• Must be able to focus on individual while being aware of what is happening everywhere.
• Uses positive statements, is a positive role‑model.
• Interacts consistently with children.
• Must be able to maintain orderly, calm environment.
• Supports cultural differences.
• Ability to move from one activity to another without chaos.
• Maintains positive parent interaction.
• Encourages positive behavior often getting down to child’s level.
• Teaches and allows children to make choices.
• Uses Redirection.
• Will frequently lift as in lifting, carrying, walking with, and holding infants and children.
• Required to stand up to 90% of the day.
• Must be able to stoop, bend, and sit on a child’s level.
• Able to physically and mentally interact and react to children on the playground and/or in the classroom and attend to their needs. This includes moderate and vigorous physical activity.