Teacher

BASIC FUNCTION OF TEACHER:

Provide a safe learning environment for children where social/emotional and educational skills are taught. Support family efforts to have their children’s experiences lead to measurable outcomes leading to children’s School Readiness.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF TEACHER:

• Ensures children are safe and well supervised.
• Development of daily educational and developmental lessons to support individual children’s learning outcomes.
• Prepares educational activities in accordance with core curriculum.
• Assess, monitor, and maintain records of the developmental needs of each child using the curriculum assessments systems.
• Establish individual goals for each child.
• Supervise classroom staff and volunteers
• Confers with Managers on individual child needs as needed.
• Conduct teacher/parent conferences and other parent meetings as needed.
• Provide families with information regarding community services and programs.
• Carry out scheduled field trips.
• Supports parent involvement and engagement throughout ECD.
• Maintain a clean, safe and orderly physical environment.
• Maintain classroom supplies and equipment and reorder supplies as necessary.
• Fulfill Mandated Reporter responsibilities.
• Other related duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS OF TEACHER:

• Education: Associate's Degree in ECE. Preferred Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education or Child Study or a Bachelor’s Degree with the completion of a minimum of 12 FOUNDATIONAL Early Childhood credits as put in place by CT Office of Early Childhood.
• Experience: Experience working in an Early Childhood Program.
• Job Skills: Ability to work with children with challenging behaviors, communications skills, interpersonal skills, positive interactions with children, knowledge of developmental needs of children, ability to work in a team environment, knowledge of available community services, Bilingual preferred.
• Licenses / Certifications: First Aid, CPR Certification, and Medication Certification (must be obtained within the first year of employment).

BENEFITS INCLUDE:

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) with matching contributions
• Vacation Time
• Personal Time
• Sick Time
• Holiday Pay

New Opportunities' Mission:

Improve the quality of life for economically disadvantaged individuals by providing the necessary resources to increase their standard of living, foster self-improvement, and maximize self-empowerment.

About New Opportunities Inc.:

The community action agency that serves Waterbury, Meriden, Torrington and 27 surrounding Connecticut towns. We offer a variety of social service programs designed to eliminate poverty and assist people in need. HQ is in Waterbury and the city's fourth-largest employer, New Opportunities has additional offices in Meriden, Torrington, Danbury and Thomaston for the convenience of those they serve. Annually, more than 61,000 individuals benefit from programs offered at this agency, guided by the New Opportunities staff who helped them find the way to meet their needs.

About New Opportunities Inc. Programs:

• Energy Assistance and Weatherization
• AIDS / HIV Prevention
• Fatherhood Initiative
• Employment Education and Training
• Child Welfare and Family Development Services
• Early Childhood Education Programs
• Elderly Services
• Homeless Shelter and Transitional Housing
• Ex-Offender Programs and Re-entry Services