Toddler Teacher bei YMCA OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
YMCA OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA · Sarasota, Vereinigte Staaten Von Amerika · Onsite
- Junior
- Optionales Büro in Sarasota
Description
The Classroom Teacher understands the essential needs of the young child and supports both children and parents by creating joy-filled and life-nourishing environments that enhance growth and development during the critical first five years of life. Understanding that a healthy early childhood provides a strong foundation for the future development of individuals and humanity as a whole, the teacher will bring healthy movement opportunities, purposeful activities, nourishing images, and clear speech into his/her daily work with the children. The teacher will guide the children toward self-control, cooperation, social awareness, and a sense of belonging in the group.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintain a warm and safe environment that is orderly, clean and appealing, meets the need of all of the children in the class and encourages growth and exploration.
- Interact, initiate and encourage the children in the activities during the day.
- Help the children control behavior using a positive appropriate approach: always using a consistent technique and adhering to the discipline policies outlined in the staff manual.
- Establish and maintain good communications with parents through parent/teacher conferences, daily reports, bulletin boards and on an informal daily basis.
- Observe, record and report significant individual behavior using approved observation and assessment tools and techniques.
- Maintain all records and files; including but not limited to: cleaning lists, attendance, anecdotal and developmental records, classroom and child portfolios, subfiles and curriculum.
- Respect Early Care equipment, use resources wisely, and inform the director of the need for new equipment, supplies or repairs.
- Adhere to all Early Care Center’s personnel and other policies found in the Early Care Center manual
- Maintain and uphold NAEYC’s Code of Ethical Behavior and Statement of Commitment.
- Nurture the children and also to help the children become independent.
- Promote integral learning during meal times: to help the children acquire good social skills.
- Share information concerning children with the co-teacher and center assistants concerning the activities.
- Develop a cooperative and supportive attitude within the room.
- Attend staff meetings, graduation ceremony, Baccalaureate Service, Open House and prep day
- Attend classes, workshops, and other training opportunities for personal and professional growth.
- Interact with parents and other staff/volunteers to encourage their involvement in the program.
- Create bulletin boards that are appealing, informative, current and includes the children’s work.
- Interact frequently and respectfully, on a daily basis, with each child, at their eye-level.
- Be responsive to individual children’s physical and emotional needs and maintain the needs of the group, i.e. changes to daily schedule.
- Create a monthly, theme based lesson plan that includes the Florida Standards for children Birth to three and the child’s individual needs found on each child’s Individual Education Plan.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Director/DPIC
Requirements:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Be at least 18 years of age.
- Possesses or is willing to obtain both the required DCF 45 hours and an FCCPC Staff Credential.
- Is able to lift 50 lbs. on an ’as needed’ basis, 35 lbs. repeatedly, on a daily basis and can push 200 lbs. on a wheeled cart.
- Can provide a satisfactory pre-employment physical exam and negative TB test