Early Childhood Certified Pre-K Teacher

About the role

This role offers you the opportunity to join our mission-driven team of professional educators within our highly reputable Godine ELC and become a vital part of JCC Greater Boston's respected and valued community of diverse services providers. This is a great opportunity for you to work with students of all backgrounds, with a focus on providing a positive, nurturing environment that fosters learning and growth.

Responsibilities

• Effectively implement developmentally appropriate early childhood curriculum
• Communicate and document children’s interactions and experiences aligned with best practice and policy
• Assess the developmental stages of children and maintain records, including writing children’s progress reports using COR Advantage; observe and produce play-based assessments and clear effective written evaluations using COR Advantage
• Use best practices incorporating Mass EEC, and the JCC SHEVA frameworks and curriculum guidelines; adhere to all EEC regulations as well as NAEYC guidelines
• Maintain an aesthetically pleasing, organized, vibrant classroom environment that promotes health, safety, and positive age appropriate developmental experiences for each child
• Effectively and consistently set limits using positive language and provide emotional safety for each child; maintain excellent classroom management
• Work with and incorporate suggestions from the regular support of our Child Development Specialist
• Document learning as an instructional/curriculum tool through portfolio, observational checklist, play-based assessment, digital photography/iPad, journals, or other methods as determined by your center director
• Review and update files of all children in your classroom, noting allergies or special traits pertinent to the maximization of the child’s potential
• Instruct and foster learning using a wide variety of activities, materials, and experiences that encourage children to explore and develop through play; effectively foster and provide a healthy, safe and secure, positive, nurturing, and fun learning environment
• Help each child develop a positive self-image and respect each child’s right to be an individual
• Foster each child’s physical, social, emotional and intellectual growth and development; fostering the effective development of the verbalization of feelings and emotions
• Aid parents and children in the transition and adjustment to school
• Provide excellent communication to effectively inform parents about developmental stages of young children and developmentally appropriate curriculum; provide supportive and informative communication daily with parents of each child and maintain classroom newsletters
• Maintain the highest level of professionalism and confidentiality regarding children and families and embody the principles of excellent customer service; as an employee of the JCCGB, the teacher is a representative of the mission and philosophy the JCC Early Learning Centers.

Qualifications

• EEC Teacher certification
• A.A. in Early Childhood Education or equivalent combination of education and experience
• B.A. in Early Childhood Education or related field (i.e. elementary education, social work, psychology) preferred
• One year of supervised relevant work experience
• Computer literate; working knowledge of MS Office Suite applications and Outlook email
• Knowledge of the needs of families with young children
• Excellent classroom management skills, oral and written language skills, and excellent/effective communication skills with parents, children, and colleagues
• Ability to work independently and with others, with an excellent ability to build/sustain collaborative working relationships; including an ability to build strong relationships with a variety of stakeholders
• Strong organizational skills, including teamwork, relationship-building skills, the ability to multitask, the ability to manage situations effectively and diplomatically
• Ability and commitment to build strong relationships with families, co-workers, ELC leadership, and JCCGB colleagues
• History of working well independently and with others

Skills and Abilities

• Displays a knowledge with the needs of families with young children, with a creative ability to translate ideas, feedback, and data into innovative and meaningful experiences that meet the needs of families.
• Displays a commitment to best practices relating to fostering the development of a child’s self-image as a competent and capable learner.
• Displays a commitment to being welcoming and warm toward children and must enjoy working with young children and their families; has a love of children and a strong desire to make a difference every day.
• Must be able to multi-task and juggle competing priorities while keeping child safety at the forefront at all times.
• Must be committed to continuing professional development.

Benefits

JCC Greater Boston is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any individual or group on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.