Junior Kindergarten Teacher

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Tobin School Westwood is seeking a warm, nurturing early childhood teacher to join our Junior Kindergarten classroom teaching team, which has a capacity of 18 children a day. This is a 40-hour per week position with 8-hour shifts between 7:15 am and 5:45 pm. This educator will support the teaching team in child supervision, curriculum planning, assessment, parent communication, and ensuring adherence to all safety and sanitation protocols.

We offer two stand-alone classrooms, PreK and Junior Kindergarten, along with beautiful outside play spaces and an indoor gross motor room.

These classes focus on creating an engaging, enriching, developmentally appropriate curriculum with an introduction to school readiness skills. We utilize the Second Step social emotional curriculum, Wilson Fundations PreK edition for literacy and handwriting, and the Teaching Strategies Gold assessment tool. Teachers are encouraged to be creative in their curriculum planning as we help our students grow!

Requirements:

Successful applicants must have EEC Preschool/PreK Teacher certification, as well as early childhood teaching experience. An Associate's or Bachelor's degree is recommended or in progress (in early childhood or a related field is preferred).

Why Work at Tobin?

• We prioritize the needs of children!
• Students enroll for 5-day weeks only.
• Paid ½ hour break on workdays over 6 hours.
• School philosophy to staff one teacher over ratio.
• Pay clock in to clock out.
• Children transition as a class annually.
• Stand-alone classrooms do not combine in morning and afternoon.
• Paid time off benefits increase with longevity.
• Full-time employees are paid for school closure days in July (after 6 months of employment).
• 401K with employer match after one year.

Compensation:

Competitive hourly rate based on education and experience. Pay range: $21-$26.00 per hour.

We offer a comprehensive full-time benefits package including medical and dental insurance (optional Aflac and vision care), 12 paid holidays per year, 401K with employer match, short-term disability, a 60% childcare discount, paid professional development, and paid time off that increases with longevity.

Our school is a professional, friendly organization that employs a strong team teaching approach. We also foster a family-oriented atmosphere. If you love teaching young children and want to be part of our small, engaged team, we'd like to meet you.

• Entry level

• Full-time

• Education

• Early Childhood Education

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