Y&;s Care Lead Teacher

Status: Full-time

Hours: 40 hours per week (32 work, 8 company-sponsored time)

Company Sponsored Time: We offer a 4-day, 32-hour work week, and YWCA will provide this role 8 hours of Company Sponsored Time for you to use on Fridays to maintain work-life balance while maintaining pay at 40 hours a week

Pay Range: $28.00/hr + $1 bilingual differential

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At the heart of our therapeutic preschool is a team of dedicated educators who are passionate about guiding and supporting each child on their educational journey. Our team recognizes that trauma may manifest in challenging behaviors and our approach helps students develop social emotional competence and readiness for kindergarten. Based on the Reggio philosophy, which views teachers as co-learners alongside their students, we create a dynamic learning environment where every child can thrive and reach their full potential.

From sensory exploration to early literacy and numeracy skills, our classroom and learning opportunities are thoughtfully designed to encompass all areas with an emphasis on social emotional growth. Through play-based learning, we encourage children to ask questions, make discoveries, and express themselves creatively. Diversity is celebrated, every child is valued for who they are.

Our team works together to create a warm and inclusive environment where children feel safe, supported, and empowered to explore the world around them.

The Lead Teacher for the Y’s Care Pre-School Program is responsible for providing a high-quality therapeutic preschool experience for children enrolled in Y’s Care, under the supervision of the Y’s Care Director. Y’s Care serves children ages 2 ½ to 5 years, some of whom may be experiencing poverty, homelessness or other forms of trauma.

We’ve identified the day-to-day responsibilities linked to each position. In addition to the position specific responsibilities provided below, each YWCA Clark County employee must share responsibility for upholding and modeling the organization’s core value on a daily basis.

Mission:

• Assure that participants, staff, volunteers, and community partners are treated with respect and dignity regardless of race, ethnic background, gender, or socioeconomic background.
• Gain approval for, track, and engage in activities that meet the organization’s 1% for Social Change requirement.
• Think through the lens of racial equity and its intersections with poverty. Use the core principles of anti-racism and grounding those principles in all daily tasks.
• Incorporate the YWCA’s commitment to social justice by understanding how racism, sexism, classism, and other oppress ions intersect and are embedded in institutions. Seek opportunities for continued learning about racial, gender, and class equity.

Documentation and Collaboration:

• Work with team to develop preferred method/style of documentation including narrative and photographic representations of children’s learning.
• Observe children on a daily basis and regularly document their progress using preferred tools.
• Ensure there is documentation throughout the classroom that reflects the students’ learning and progress.
• Ensuring the teaching team uses children’s play-based interests to inform materials and provocations.
• Work with occupational therapist and other professionals for training and plan implementation.
• Work with director and team to plan and facilitate family events throughout the year.
• Write narratives for parent teacher conferences.
• Coordinate daily check in with teaching team to review student successes and challenges of the day and any possible changes needed.
• Work with staff to keep a running list of needed items for purchase (such as groceries, household/housekeeping and classroom supplies).

Teaching and Student Engagement:

• Maintain regular and punctual attendance to teach between the hours of 7:30 AM and 4:30 PM on scheduled days.
• Administer the ASQ-3 twice a year. Invite parents to complete the ASQ-SE twice per year.
• Work with team to implement effective teaching strategies and activities related to the individualized learning needs and developmental stage of students with…