Early Childhood Teacher I

About the role

The Early Childhood Teacher I assists in classroom activities and instruction which provide a developmentally appropriate learning environment for young children including social-emotional development, responsive caregiving, assessing and documenting child progress, and assisting with mentoring and supervising others while using a positive team approach.

Responsibilities

Responsible for supporting play-based education and emergent curriculum design with high collaboration within the university and community. Provides a positive laboratory experience for college students.

• Assumes the responsibility of classroom oversight in the case of a teacher's absence.
• Learns to assist in planning and implementing daily curriculum according to developmentally appropriate practices and understand the principles of responsive caregiving.
• Develops a well-articulated philosophy regarding child learning, social-emotional development, and positive guidance.
• Learns/assists to develop and implement emergent and project-based curriculum daily with integrated interest/learning areas.
• Learns/assists to perform observations, record anecdotal notes, and to take photographs and videos of child development in classroom to be used in coordination with assessment tool for intentional planning and reporting.
• Assist in fully including children into classrooms with a variety of developmental needs creating a strong classroom community.
• Follows classroom routine based on curriculum and developmentally appropriate practices.
• Learns/assists to establish individual and group goals in coordination with families.
• Observes family conferences and assists with sharing progress reports twice per year each.
• Assist in mentoring university students by guiding, supporting, and describing appropriate behaviors and effective practices to students connecting theory to practice.
• Assists in the supervision of indoor and outdoor activities to ensure safety.
• Assist in directing student employees to assist with supervising indoor and outdoor activities to ensure safety.
• Follow policies regarding conducting research to assist faculty/students with data collection.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Pediatric CPR, Pediatric First Aid Certification, or the ability to be certified within 60 days of employment.

Qualifications

• Ability to develop knowledge of child growth and development, learning theories, effective learning environments, and appropriate teaching strategies.
• Ability to develop knowledge to assess the effectiveness of instructional strategies and learning environments.
• Ability to give, receive, and reflect on constructive feedback.
• Ability to work cooperatively with others in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to assist in mentoring and supervising early childhood preservice teachers and student employees.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Team building, collaboration, and leadership skills.
• Ability to present information clearly and concisely.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts, and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums.
• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays.
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month.
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
• Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time.
• Professional Development: All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more.
• Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee.
• Living Well, a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees.