Teacher, Early Childhood Education

Agency Overview

Felton Institute responds to the needs of our community by providing innovative, evidence-informed social services that transform lives. Our organization offers 50+ programs that address mental health, the unhoused, early care and education, those impacted by the justice system, transitional age youth, as well as aging adults. Our programs combine the latest scientific research with cultural sensitivity and a deep commitment to supporting and reflecting the communities we serve.

Felton offers a dynamic, challenging, and supportive work environment where we encourage the use of professional development, that staff can utilize throughout their career.

The FLC is a licensed child development program which has been operated by the Family Service Agency of San Francisco since 2016. The program offers infant and toddler care serving birth to 24 months and a developmental childcare and school-readiness program for preschoolers (2 years to 6 years old). This multicultural, developmental and educational childcare program provides a nurturing, developmentally challenging, and inclusive environment for very young children of low income, at-risk families.

We place an emphasis on the provision of culturally sensitive services to children and families. This is reflected in a multi-lingual culturally competent approach to the services as well as a variety of activities that reflect the diverse community of children and parents that are served. We are committed to inclusive, positive environments that build on children's positive self-esteem and self-image.

We offer a mainstreaming model for medically fragile and developmentally delayed infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Blending clinical and educational components for the children and their families, the program provides assessment, Individual Educational Plans, and a play-based curriculum which focus on child initiated and teacher directed activities. Additionally, we offer family support, parent education, speech therapy, occupational and physical therapy, Mental Health services for children and families, and an on-site Nurse monitors children's health.

All of the teaching staff holds early Childhood Education credentials.

As a Teacher, you will have the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of children by providing them with a safe and nurturing environment that encourages their social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development. You will also support to implement a developmentally appropriate curriculum which reflects observations and goals of individual children and facilitate regular parent/guardian communication and conferences to discuss orientation, transitions, and developmental goals.

Manage and supervise all operations of an assigned FLC infant/toddler/preschool room according to established procedures, including 3
-5 regular staff, substitutes for regular staff, 1 foster grandparent, and 15–24 children, during periods of the when the Lead Teacher is not in the room: including either early or late shift, lunch break, prep time and meeting times. During extended absences of the Lead Teacher including illness, vacation, or job vacancy, fulfills all the duties of that position.

• Maintaining a safe, nurturing, and creative and inclusive environment for all children
• Greeting parents or guardians cordially and professionally and exchanges accurate information concerning the child's needs and how his /her/ day has been daily.
• Providing a friendly and welcoming environment for children, parents, and staff
• Assist in the creation of a classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate to the physical, social, and emotional development of children birth to four, with emphasis on language development and emergent literacy skills.
• Supervising children at play, setting limits, and helping children problem solve
• Facilitating each child's emotional, social, intellectual, and physical growth
• Observing and documenting children's work and progress
• In conjunction with classroom staff, is responsible for completing DRDP-R assessments, other data relating to…