Teacher, CECE

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Center for Early Childhood Education

Provide comprehensive support to supervising teachers. Build and maintain positive working relationships with CECE team members, families, and children, supporting the classroom environment and curriculum within the philosophy of the program. Build partnerships with families and colleagues to develop a model early childhood program based on best practice and current knowledge. Understand and implement CECE policies and principles, and pursue professional development as required.

Fixed Term (Casual, Non-Benefit Eligible)

• Supervision and Teaching Children (55%)
  • Supervise children individually or in small groups in the classroom, common areas, playground, and on field trips.
  • Know individual children’s needs, ensure health and safety, and promote cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development.
  • Serve as a positive role model for children and families, anticipate and respond to children’s needs for guidance by implementing the CECE philosophy in all interactions.
  • Facilitate daily activities and transitions to ensure smooth classroom operations and maintain a positive, respectful environment for children and adults.
  • Support children’s investigations and explorations in a team-based environment. Assist with instruction and evaluation of children as assigned by the supervising teacher.
  • Work with individuals or small groups on activities and projects, read to children, promote healthy sleep and nutrition habits, share observations with the supervising teacher, and assess children’s work as designated.
• Maintenance of Classroom Environment and Common Building Spaces (20%)
  • Prepare and maintain a high standard of cleanliness and an orderly physical facility.
  • Clean surfaces, inventory and stock materials, prepare food, launder items, set up napping or playground areas, create displays, organize materials, set up activities or areas, maintain record-keeping, document children’s learning and experiences, etc.
• Collaboration and Communication (20%)
  • Attend classroom team meetings and participate in team discussions to support a high-quality education and care program for children from infancy to preschool. May include individual children’s needs and development, curriculum planning and evaluation, family involvement, resources, policies, and procedures.
  • Interact with families on an informal basis concerning their child’s daily school experience.
  • Attend CECE events as requested.
• Assume Teaching Responsibilities (5%)
  • Assume the duties of the supervising teacher during short-term absences.
  • Back up other staff needs as necessary.
  • Perform related duties as required.

• Background record check, including fingerprinting.
• Coursework and/or experience in early childhood program or related field preferred.
• Eligibility for appropriate Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care teacher certification within one year of employment; first aid and CPR within first two months of employment.

Commitment to supporting an environment of trusting relationships, enjoyment and learning for children and staff in a laboratory early childhood education and care program; operate with the highest degree of integrity and confidentiality; collaborate with team members to assess complex and sensitive child, family, staff, and programmatic issues, identify and implement solutions; interact with all levels of the CECE; communication, literacy and interpersonal skills;

experience with and demonstrated knowledge of early childhood education principles and practice; commitment to supporting family and staff diversity in the CECE; ability to regularly lift and carry up to 10 lbs., frequently lift and carry up to 25 lbs., occasionally lift and carry up to 50 lbs.; communicate with children at eye level; climb stairs; push a stroller with up to 6 toddlers;

supervise children on walking trips; ability to supervise and interact with children outdoors for extended periods in varied weather conditions; nurturing, patient, appreciative of children’s capacities,…