Preschool Teacher (3-5 years)

Acquire4Hire LLC; Burlington (VT); On-site; Full time

Job summary

The Burlington Children's Space is seeking a passionate Early Childhood Educator to join a co-teaching team. This full-time position offers a supportive environment, competitive salary, and comprehensive benefits such as health insurance and paid leave. The role involves hands-on teaching with a focus on developmental curriculum catering to diverse children's needs.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Paid Time Off

Professional Development Opportunities

Employer-Sponsored Retirement Fund

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education or Human Development required.
• Preferred: State License in Early Childhood Education.
• Experience in a therapeutic childcare center is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement curriculum based on children's interests.
• Conduct assessments using Teaching Strategies Gold.
• Engage families in curriculum-related activities.

Skills

Collaboration

Curriculum Planning

Child Development Knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education

Job description

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Base pay range

$19.00/hr - $24.00/hr

Summary

The Burlington Children's Space is seeking an Early Childhood Educator to work as part of a co-teaching team. Each preschool classroom has a total of 12 children and 3 teachers (two full time and one part time). We are looking for a FULL time teacher.

A Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education or Human Development is required.

This position includes health insurance, paid sick and vacation hours, and professional development opportunities. We work collaboratively with the Howard Center as part of a Therapeutic Child Care partnership, with Head Start and Early Head Start and participate in a new initiative connecting residents at the UVM Medical School with early childhood programs. We have a fabulous food program supported by local farms and our own garden plot.

The Burlington Children's Space, housed in the McClure Multi-Generational Center, is an economically and culturally diverse NAEYC accredited program offering early care and education for children from 6 weeks to 5 years old. Programming is based on influences from Reggio Emilia, Italy, the interests and curiosities of the children, and the unique culture and resources of our local community. The Burlington Children's Space is dedicated to serving all populations and tuition is based on a sliding scale.

Teachers at Burlington Children Space are a group of highly passionate and fun-loving individuals. We have the opportunity to go on trips to:

ECHO

The waterfront

Archibald Community Garden

Church Street

City parks

Shelburne Farms

The Intervale

Fletcher Free Library

These trips are funded by individual classroom funds from our annual Silent Auction. If you dream it, we can make it work!

In the classroom, teachers have the freedom to set up their classroom and create developmentally appropriate curriculum based on the children's interests and the teachers' passions. The sky is the limit! Currently the walls of our classrooms are covered with self portraits, huge painted canvases, tree cookie sculptures, pictures of children running through sprinklers, gardening and baking bread.

The Burlington Children's Space is an equal opportunity employer and affords equal opportunity and equal treatment to all persons in all employment matters without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, military status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, ancestry, disability, or any other protected category.

Join our team!

Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/pages/category/Day-Care/Burlington-Childrens-Space-53015078717/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/burlingtonchildrensspacevt/

Blog: https://bcsstudioarchive.wordpress.com

Website: http://burlingtonchildrensspace.org/

Duties

This is a 40 hour, full year position. Co-teachers are responsible for planning and implementing curriculum based on the interests and development of the children. Co-teachers complete assessments using Teaching Strategies Gold, working in partnership with Head Start. The classroom team meets weekly for planning and at least monthly to develop individualized care plans and implementation strategies with the Howard Center, EEE or VFN and Head Start staff. All classrooms participate in parent engagement activities using the Strengthening Families Framework; these include family dinners, open house, curriculum night, and engaging families in curriculum related to their interests.

Requirements

a Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education or Human Development is required. A State License in Early Childhood Education is preferred, but not necessary.

Nice To Haves

BCS is looking for an educator who has experience, and deep interest in working in a therapeutic child care center with program supports, such as reflective consultation, care plans (strategize and implementing approaches in the classroom in collaboration with service providers and BCS supervisors), planning for curriculum, office time (time to work independent of team- TSG, curriculum, IEP/ONE Plan meetings), and cluster (professional development meetings/colleagues meeting).

Benefits

Burlington Children's Space is proud of our comprehensive compensation package. It is designed specifically to support our top-level Early Childhood Education Teachers, and includes:

• Highly Competitive Salary with room to grow!
• Free MVP Health Insurance
• Free Dental Insurance
• HSA account (accumulates monthly)
• 2 weeks paid time off to start, increase to three years after 2 years
• 2 days Personal, and 12 days Sick Leave annually
• Paid Winter (December) and Summer Breaks (July)
• Employer-Sponsored Retirement Fund

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Education and Training

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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