plans with colleagues centered on age appropriate developmental and educational goals. Uses teaching strategies that build on and extend what children already know. Helps children acquire the necessary skills for transitioning to preschool, such as potty training, self-help skills, and language skills. Facilitates child-child interactions with the goal of teaching and modeling problem solving skills. Demonstrates appropriate and safe teacher-child interaction. Teaches and practices the violence prevention curriculum, including empathy building, impulse control, and emotion management. Helps children gain self-control, self-confidence, and positive self-esteem by using relationship building techniques. Builds developmental skills with children across social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and language domains. Records observational and developmental data for each child in each domain of development. Communicates well with parents daily and in formally arranged conferences. Informs Director of any concerns regarding children or parents. Participates in weekly staff professional development meetings as scheduled. Keeps the bulletin boards appealing and appropriate. Maintains classroom materials in an organized, clean and accessible manner. Provides service excellence through courteous, informed, accessible, and professional engagement. Performs other duties as assigned. Reports to: Director, Little School QUALIFICATIONS Required: A high school diploma with previous experience working with young children. Must obtain a CDA or FCCPC within the first year of employment or be working toward an A.S. in Early Childhood. Preferred: A.S. in Early Childhood with at least six (6) months of experience working with young children. Additional Requirements: A criminal background check will be conducted. General Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Ability to work successfully in a multi-cultural environment. Adaptability to Change – able to be flexible and supportive, able to positively and proactively assimilate change in rapid growth environment. Communication – able to effectively communicate in a professional, diplomatic, empathetic, and tactful manner using preferred method and level as applicable to the job. Ethics – able to demonstrate integrity, professionalism, civility, and a high degree of ethics in all job-related actions. Organization & Time Management – able to plan, schedule, and organize tasks related to the job to achieve goals within or ahead of established time frames. Problem Solving – proven skills in identifying issues, determining their cause, developing creative solutions, and following through with implementing resolutions. Detail Oriented - Proven accuracy and attention to detail.
