Toddler Teacher
Acquire4Hire · Wolcott, CT · Today
On-siteEducation$17/hrFull-time
Toddler Teacher
Job Status: Full Time (30 hours)
Hours: 8:30am – 2:30pm Monday-Friday (potential for extra hours if interested)
Start: We are looking to fill this position to start now
Pay: Hourly rate $17+ depending on Experience and/or Education
What You'll Do
- Planning and implementing lessons designed to facilitate students' social, emotional, and cognitive development.
- Encouraging self-expression through understanding, flexibility, and behavioral reinforcement.
- Tending to students' basic needs.
- Potty training
- Mediating conflict between students.
- Modelling appropriate behaviors.
- Ensuring that the classroom remains safe and conducive to learning at all times.
- Maintain a clean, safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment.
- Evaluate and improve the physical environment of the classroom to create opportunities that meet the changing needs of the developing children.
- Liaising with families to gain insight into students' home lives.
- Tracking and informing parents of students' progress.
- Attending parent and staff meetings.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Clear criminal record.
- Prior experience working with young children, preferably within a similar setting.
- First aid certified per CT requirements
- CPR certified per CT requirements
- Medication certified per CT requirements
- Physically fit and able to lift up to 30 pounds.
- Able to stand for extended periods of time.
- Able to get down on child's level for playing and engagement.
- Warm, approachable disposition.
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- A passion for early childhood development.
Nice To Haves
- Love working with children
- Enthusiastic
- Organized
- Creative
- Caring
Benefits
- 5 paid sick/vacation days
- 1 week off at the end of June (unpaid)
- 1 week off at the end of August (unpaid)
- 1 week off between Christmas and New Year’s (unpaid)
- Major holidays off (unpaid)
- Small Private Preschool
- Small class size 8 students with 2 teachers per class
- Enthusiastic and Energetic Team
- No medical benefits