Infant​/Toddler Program - Associate Teacher

Pay $15.59 - $23.24 / hour

Location Oxnard/California

Employment type

Other

Req#: 35553

Job DetailsLevel:
Entry Job Location: 10160 La Escuelita Migrant - Oxnard, CA Position Type:
Full Time Education Level:
Associate Teacher Permit (desired) Salary Range: $15.59 - $23.24 Hourly Job Shift: M - F 8:30am - 5:30pmDescription

Center teaching staff support the planning and implementation of Catalyst Kids’s program for children ranging in age from toddlers, pre-school, kinder, and school age, depending on the site. Catalyst Kids Teachers must be able to facilitate a variety of age appropriate activities, support children’s’ social emotional development, and ensure all children are supervised at all times in a healthy and safe environment.

Associate Teachers are members of the teaching team who share responsibility for the care and education of an assigned group of children/classroom. There may be more than one person designated as an Associate Teacher for each group of children.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create and implement developmentally appropriate curriculum directly connected to the interests and development of children and youth supported by learning foundations and promotes positive child/youth development.
• Create, implement and maintain intentional, enriched and supportive learning environments connected to curriculum and quality experiences that are appropriate for all children.
• Provide excellent customer service by establishing and maintaining authentic connections and reciprocal, culturally responsive relationships with children, youth, families, schools, communities and center/classroom team.
• Keep children/youth healthy and safe by connecting proper supervision, positive interactions, healthy habits, and compliance.
• Work collaboratively with each other connecting work place values, education and experience to provide the highest quality programs and creative workplaces.


Curriculum/Program Implementation


• Anecdotal notes
• Portfolios
• Parent communication form
• Center documentation
• Weekly planning forms
• Analyzing and Interpreting data/assessment results
• Facilitate flow of the day/daily routines/daily schedule
• Appropriate interactions

Health & Safety

• Supervise children
• Counts/whiteboards/updates
• SIOS sheet audits for signatures
• Health & safety checklists
• Ouch reports
• Safety and emergency drills and procedures
• Sunscreen application
• Check attendance/parent calls
• CCFP daily meal sheets
• Snack/meal preparation
• Snack/meal service (family style)
• Clean/sanitize tables & kitchen
• Order food
• Minute menu
• Bathroom/nap supervision

Enriched, Intentional Environment

• Clean, restock, label, organize
• Summer/Fall environment change
• Materials/supplies lists

Customer Service

• Daily communication to school partners
• Behavior documentation
• School events (K roundup, etc.)

Teamwork/Collaboration/Professionalism

• Staff development - identify goals for permit, QRIS, performance
• Follow schedule/rest/meal breaks attendance
• Attend events at school
• Answer center phones
• Maintain positive work environment/support colleagues day to day

Success Factors:

• Positive interactions with children and youth.
• Maintain kind, respectful, and safe emotional and physical environments for children.
• Be on time and present on a regularly scheduled basis.
• Be active in outdoor and indoor programs.
• Be physically and mentally capable of interacting with children up to 13 years of age, meeting all their needs and ensuring their safety.
• Be aware of and implement safety guidelines; report any health & safety issues or incidents to management, and remain calm if providing first aid (as needed) during emergency situations.

Physical and Environmental conditions:

• Teaching staff are responsible for various program elements on a daily basis and will routinely be exposed to indoor and outdoor elements.
• Teaching staff may be required to:
  • Visually inspect the environment for hazards to children; identify hazards and implement preventative actions (i.e., set up cones to limit the play area) to maintain a safe environment for children.
  • Be comfortable with occasional loud noise in or outside the classroom during active/loud activities.
  • Be comfortable with frequent bending, lifting, twisting, reaching, pushing and…