Dynamic Bilingual Pre-K Teacher (English/Spanish)

Acquire4Hire; Arlington (VA); On-site; Full time

Job description

Summary

We are looking for a qualified Bilingual Teacher (English / Spanish) to work at our Arlington location with our Pre‑K and Kindergarten students. The classrooms have a Spanish teacher and a class assistant, together you will make a dynamic team!

Duties

Responsibilities:

• Employ a variety of educational techniques (storytelling, educational play, media, etc.) to teach children.
• Employ a variety of instructional techniques and teaching strategies to meet different aptitudes and interests of students, including whole group (co‑teaching) and small‑group learning.
• Observe and develop each child to help them improve their social competencies and build self‑esteem.
• Encourage children to interact with each other and resolve occasional conflicts.
• Guide children to develop their artistic and practical capabilities through a carefully constructed curriculum to ensure learning readiness for elementary school.
• Track children's progress and report to parents through daily written communication, twice yearly parent‑teacher conferences, and semesterly progress reports.
• Collaborate with other educators.
• Contribute productively to the school as a whole.
• Participate in in‑service and staff development activities and staff meetings as required or assigned.
• Attend and participate in established traditional school‑sponsored activities (i.e. back to school night, recitals, and other activities customarily attended by classroom teachers and/or faculty members), which may be outside of regular school hours.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Skills:

• Proven English and Spanish proficiency.
• Proven skills and knowledge about teaching English (English grammar, spelling, semantics, vocabulary, etc.).
• Understanding the principles of child development and preschool educational methods.
• Good communication and instructional skills.

Education

• BA in Early Childhood Education or similar degree in child development or teaching.
• CDA and further graduate work.
• Ability to have transcripts transferred or have transcripts and degree evaluated if from a university outside of the U.S.

Nice To Haves

• CPR/ First Aid required within 30 days.
• Medication Administration Training (MAT) certificate.
• Daily Health Observation certificate.

Benefits

• Health Insurance.
• Child Care Discount.
• Two weeks vacation - 1 week summer and 1 week winter.

Personal / sick time off - 6 days.

Federal holidays paid.

Health Insurance.