Early Childhood Teaching Opportunity

Description:

The Port Washington Children's Center is  currently hiring for the position of Assistant Teacher to work 27.5 hours a week Monday-Friday in our Early Childhood Program. The Assistant Teacher position will assist in implementing a developmentally appropriate, child-centered, and emergent curriculum which encourages learning through exploration and discovery. The Assistant Teacher will work with a team of both Head and Assistant Teachers to observe, individualize and execute customized curricula and lesson plans that supports children’s individual needs.

Responsibilities:

The responsibilities of the PWCC Assistant Teacher include the following:

  . Assess and support children's cognitive, social-emotional, language and physical development

· Ensure the health, safety, and well-being of children by providing close and engaged supervision of children during all activities

· Adhere to all OCFS licensing regulations and required health and safety practices

· Participate in the ongoing observation, assessments, and lesson planning implementation in support of Head Teacher

· Meet with the Head Teacher, Assistant Director and Executive Director for supervision, goal setting, ongoing coaching, and evaluation

· Participate in staff development and various required meetings and training's

· Provide ongoing daily, welcoming, thoughtful, and collaborative communication with parents in conjunction with Head Teacher

· In Head Teacher’s absence, ensure quality of program practices and developmentally appropriate activities

· Help maintain a well-organized, clean, and safe environment, reporting any safety issues in the classroom to the Assistant Director

· Complete all required administrative tasks such as attendance-taking, CACFP reporting, etc.

· Exhibit flexibility and embrace team collaboration to support other classrooms when needed to retain the quality of the program

Qualifications: