Careers

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Communicates clearly and openly with parents
• Is detail oriented
• Knowledgeable about developmental milestones and able to document and communicate this knowledge to parents
• Sets up classroom in a developmentally appropriate manner
• Incorporates story and song into daily routines
• Offers age appropriate innovative and exploratory play
• Knows and understands the importance of exploring the outdoors with young children as an extension of the classroom
• Prepares weekly online newsletters to parents
• Maintains the class Brightwheel or Seesaw blog page
• Creates individual and group documentation pieces that are reflective of development and special moments
• Knows or is willing to learn licensing guidelines and proper procedures
• Maintains a collegial relationship with a co-teacher and a positive attitude within our program
• Attends weekly after school faculty meetings
• Participates in professional development provided by the administrative team
• Participates and engages in a faculty feedback and goal-setting program that focuses on individual professional growth 
• Meaningfully and honestly engages with a mentor teacher during and after school for the first two years of employment
• Remains flexible within the contracted hours to ensure that the transition between the classroom and the next environment has been completed
• Sets up and changes the classroom environment with materials for different daily interactions. 
• Sits on the floor with the children to offer open ended questions that facilitates deeper thinking regarding interests shown in play
• Engages in play with children to help extend learning opportunities sometimes requiring sitting, kneeling or standing for periods of time.
• Transitions children to various environments throughout the day depending on the daily schedules 
• Sits at the children's level on the floor to execute a morning meeting. 
• Assist children with putting away their bags, cups and nap mats as needed. May require reaching overhead or bending over at the waist. 
• Rotate with your co teacher for carpool, helping to transition various children from car to classroom including lifting children out of the car.
• Set up, execute and clean up snack 
• Set up, execute and clean up lunch 
• Respond to emergencies related to health or safety- potentially bring them to the nurses office as needed, escort down the stairs or out of the building. 
• Help settle children for nap as needed- potentially sitting next to them, patting backs or giving verbal reminders that it is rest time. 
• Help children with shoes, jackets as needed as well as change the clothes of any children who have had a potty accident. 
• Assist children with wiping in the bathroom as needed.