Teacher - Pre K to 1st Grade - School Age After Care; School Year 26-27​/DC)

Teacher
- Pre K to 1st Grade
- School Age After Care (School Year 26-27 / DC) (Multiple Openings)

Job Summary
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The Extended Day Teacher plays a dynamic role in providing quality child care services in our school-age programs for Pre-K to 1st grade students. The Extended Day Teacher is a positive model, and stimulates creative thought processes, provides hands‑on experiences, and promotes emotional development for children. Teamwork is a critical component of the position. Extended Day Teachers regularly meet with their team, other staff and Program Director to develop programs that follow the Wonders Extended Day Curriculum and promote the Wonders philosophy and ideals.

• Actively plan learning activities that are balanced in all areas and include: active/quiet, long/short, group/individual, cognitive/physical, large group/small group and child initiated/teacher directed. Attention is given to the children's ideas and curiosities in influencing the direction of daily activities.
• Implement policies, procedures, and practices in an organized and thorough manner.
• Actively participate, contribute, and cooperate in team planning sessions with Program Director and team.
• Meet with your team to lead planning and implementation of activities that are age‑appropriate, process‑oriented, and encourage divergent thinking, creativity, and problem‑solving, based on Wonders extended day curriculum, philosophy and mission.
• Maintain open communication with Program Director regarding children, families, and team members.
• Assist in orientating and training new team members for center responsibilities.
• Share teaching responsibilities with all team members and provide clear and objective feedback.
• Plan and participate in special events for children and families.
• Ensure that all spaces used by the program are physically and emotionally safe / interesting and engaging for children / clean and organized / reflect and support the lives and work of the children present / support children in their understanding of the diversity of our society.
• Develop behavior management strategies based on Wonders policy, with team and Program Director.
• Establish and nurture partnerships with families.
• Communicate with families on a regular basis to: inform them of program curriculum and activities / solicit information about their child's development and family events.
• Participate in accreditation and reaccreditation processes for your site.
• Attend a minimum of 18 hours of staff training yearly.
• Work extended hours on half and full‑service days including winter and spring breaks and on early release days.

• Dependable and detail oriented
• Thrives in a high‑pressure environment
• People oriented – enjoys interacting with people and working on group projects
• Adaptable – enjoys doing work that requires frequent shifts in direction
• Innovative – prefers working in unconventional ways or on tasks that require creativity

• Minimum 2 years' experience working with children in an educational, recreational, or camp setting.
• Minimum of high school diploma or equivalent is required. BA or AA in Education or related field is preferred.
• Coursework must include a minimum of 6 semester or 90 clock hours or the equivalent of approved school‑age coursework in child development and curriculum planning.
• If no college courses taken for credit, at least 9 clock hours of approved training in communicating with staff, parents and the public.
• Are you worried you don't meet all of our qualifications for this position? We still encourage you to apply!

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