Preschool Teacher- Part Time

Reports to: Site Directors
Available: Immediately
Locations: Fountain Valley, CA and Huntington Beach, CA
Pay range: $21.00–$28.00 per hour, based on experience, education, and permits
Age group: 3–4 years
Schedule: Part-time, Monday–Friday, 12:30 PM–6:00 PM

About the Organization

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Huntington Valley has been operating preschool programs in this community since 1982 and is a quality-rated preschool. We are a non-profit organization that strives to provide the highest quality care to the families of our community and work diligently to ensure the health and safety of all the children and families we serve.

Responsibilities

• Create a program that meets the emotional, physical, intellectual, and social needs of both the individual and the group.
• Implement a program that respects the background, cultures, and needs of all children and staff in order to promote diversity.
• Engage with the children and encourage their involvement in all activities.
• Cultivate a warm and safe environment that is orderly, clean, and appealing and permits the child to grow and explore.
• Plan and implement weekly lesson plans that reflect the Center’s developmental philosophy and mission, incorporating DRDP measures as milestones.
• Cooperate with Directors, co-teachers, and all other staff in a positive manner.
• Create and maintain good communications with parents daily and as needed, including by phone or letter.
• Observe, record, and report significant individual and group behavior.
• Keep staff, parent, and child information confidential, including evaluations, assessments, documents, letters, and portfolios.
• Exhibit and utilize appropriate and positive discipline consistently.
• Implement program goals and developments and update frequently.
• Continue your education by taking a minimum of 3 college units per year.
• Participate in a minimum of 21 hours of professional growth training per year.
• Create curriculum and environment that will help prepare children for later academic success (Kindergarten and beyond).
• Track supplies in the room and inform office staff when supplies run low.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum 12 Early Childhood Education (ECE) units.
• Infant/Toddler units (required).
• Live Scan fingerprints.
• Health screening, including MMR, TDAP, Influenza, and TB test.
• Current First Aid & CPR certification.

Qualities

• Hardworking, dedicated professional who is honest, loyal, decisive, and credible.
• Self-starter who values integrity, is passionate about children, and willing to sacrifice to accomplish team goals.

Language Ability

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, policy and expectation documents, staff agreements, evaluation requirements, curriculum/materials, and student assessment documents.
• Ability to effectively document classroom observations, analyze data to improve instructional practices, and correspond with staff at all levels.
• Ability to speak before groups of staff, governing board, administration, and parents.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Regularly required to talk and hear.
• Frequently required to sit and reach with hands and arms.
• Required to stand and walk.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distant vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.