Job Details
Level
Experienced
Job Location
Roxbury – Roxbury, MA
Position Type
Full Time
Education Level
Teacher Certification
Salary Range
$50,000.00 – $54,640.00 Salary
Job Shift
Day
Job Category
Education
Description
Title/Position:
Teacher-Universal Pre Kindergarten
Location:
Roxbury, MA
Reports to:
Supervising Teacher and/or Education Leader
Supervises:
n/a
Status, FLSA Class:
Full time, Exempt
Date Written:
January 2022
Summary of Position
The Community Children’s Center provides full-time early care and education services for homeless children and support services for parents, in an atmosphere of safety, nurturance, and stability. A Teacher is responsible for the daily operation of a classroom and reviews important decisions with their team members. The Teacher supports and follows all Horizons for Homeless Children policies and procedures.
Responsibilities
Staffing and Supervision
- Serve as a role model for all staff in interactions with children and their families.
- Orient new team members to classroom routines and curriculum implementation.
- Maintain teaching portfolio (e.g. trainings, lesson plans, progress towards goals, performance, etc)
- Participate in reflective supervision practices, monthly observations, feedback and goal setting.
Curriculum
- Design and implement curriculum with a focus on trauma-informed practices and developing Individual Learning Plans.
- Implement positive behavior management techniques in guiding childrens development.
- Orient and support new parents with classroom routine, curriculum, and communication systems.
Communication
- Engage in respectful, and culturally responsive interactions with parents.
- Participate in daily positive communications with children, and their families.
- Design and implement additional classroom communication systems (e.g. bulletin boards, newsletters, etc.)
- Conduct childrens progress reports and parent conferences.
- Plan parent engagement opportunities to reinforce that the parent is the childs first teacher.
- Work closely with staff and community partners to provide coordinated care for the child and their family based on their individual needs (e.g. Early intervention, JF&CS, Family Partnership, Admissions, Family clinic, etc.)
- Participate in effective communications among the classroom teaching team, including participating in meetings and other job-embedded learning.
Classroom Management
- Maintain appropriate standards of health and safety in accordance with state regulations and Horizons for Homeless Children policies and procedures.
- Understand and implement emergency procedures.
- Develop and maintain an enriching environment for children to encourage appropriate play and learning.
- Organize classrooms schedule to allow for child-initiated and teacher-directed activities, as well as individual and small group learning.
- Coordinate the transitions of children to and from classrooms with teachers and parents.
- Complete daily reports to ensure that classroom equipment is in good repair.
- Monitor use of and coordinate the ordering of classroom supplies regularly as needed.
- Ensure that all classrooms records and reports are submitted in a timely and accurate manner.
Qualifications
Qualifications
Education & experience
- Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) Teacher qualified, required.
- Demonstrated success in working with children.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Able to communicate, verbal and written, fluently in English
- Experience working with homeless children and families, multi-ethnic urban families, with children-at-risk, or Horizons for Homeless Children strongly preferred.
- Proficiency in using MS Office applications and other relevant ECE software applications
- Commitment to Horizons mission and ability to embody our core values (Collaborative, Inclusive, Innovative, and Passionate).
- Excellence in communication and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to collaborate and solve problems using a team approach.
- Ability and willingness to handle all sensitive information confidentially.
- Ability to lift 40 pounds.