Teacher BS/BA|Hourly

Catholic Charities; New Haven (CT); On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

Life and Long-term disability

403(b) Plan with employer match

Training and development opportunities

Generous paid time off

EAP - Counseling services

Job summary

Catholic Charities seeks a BS/BA-qualified teacher to implement curricular goals and ensure child safety and school readiness in a CT classroom. The teacher reports to the director and collaborates with staff to support families and children.

The position emphasizes supervisory duties, permitted lesson planning, and regular documentation of progress, while adhering to NAEYC, state, local, and agency policies. Employment is on a part-time hourly basis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or higher in ECE/Child Development with 360+ hours of supervised preschool experience and at least one student teaching semester.
• AA in ECE/Child Development with 540+ hours of supervised preschool experience and ongoing progress toward a BA.
• Must have the personal qualities to care for children and relate to staff and parents.
• Demonstrated management competencies: communication, multitasking, planning, motivation, and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and provide guidance to children and assistant teachers.
• Complete observations and assessments of children’s progress.
• Maintain regular parent communication, including letters and reports as needed.
• Prepare daily reports and plans for children with special needs.
• Prepare weekly/daily lesson plans and adjust as needed.
• Coordinate with head teacher and schedule parent conferences.

Skills

Oral & written comms

Multitasking

Planning skills

Team leadership

Supervisory experience

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education or Child Development

AA in Early Childhood Education or Child Development (with ongoing progress toward BA)

Job description

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Teacher BS/BA|Hourly

2 days ago Requisition ID: 1338

POSITION SUMMARY

The teacher is responsible for putting into practice the curricular goals and benchmarks in the classroom. The teacher is in charge of ensuring the safety of children entrusted to her/him and of ensuring the development and school readiness of each individual child and of the group. The teacher is supervised by the director or assistant director.

GENERAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide supervision, technical assistance, guidance and support to children and assistant teachers
• Complete observations and assessments on children's progress and development
• Maintain regular communication with parents including drafting of letters and reports and giving written information to parents as needed
• Prepare children's daily reports to parents and referral forms and plans for children with special needs as needed
• Prepare weekly/daily lesson plans
• Complete weekly and routine observations on classroom environment, implementation checklists, and adjustments to lesson plans
• Coordinate assistant teacher's tasks and activities modeling best practices
• Keep records of children's observations, performance and development
• Ensure compliance with NAEYC, state, local, and agency policies, regulations and procedures
• Ensure that records and documentation are up to date and secure to assure client's right to privacy
• Coordinate with head teacher, and where applicable, schedule meetings and conferences with parents regarding children's progress and individual development plans
• Participate in training, planning and evaluation activities and meetings with staff and parents as needed
• Provide assistance to head teacher to cover other classrooms' children and activities
• Ensure classroom ratios at all times
• Other duties as assigned

PQI Functions

• Ensure the consistent accurate collection of the data
• Identify patterns and trends of administrative services
• Use results of data to inform supervisor of trends that may impact services

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor of Arts /Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education or Child Development with at least three hundred sixty (360) hours of documented supervised experience working with unrelated pre-school aged children and at least one semester of student teaching with pre-school aged children OR
• Hold an AA in Early Childhood Education or Child Development and be enrolled in a higher education program with at least five hundred forty (540) hours of documented supervised experience working with unrelated pre-school aged children and at least one semester of student teaching with pre-school aged children and demonstrating continuous progress towards a Bachelor's Degree, which will be required for continued employment by 2029.
• Must possess the personal qualities necessary to care for and work with children, relate to other adults, including staff and parents.
• Possess the management competencies and criteria established by Catholic Charities for a supervisory role specifically:
• Proficiency of oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meets timelines.
• Excellent planning skills and ability to manage details.
• Skill and experience in motivating and managing personnel.
• Ability to work well with individuals at all levels, both internally or externally and works to create a team environment.
• Monitoring and supervising job performance of direct reports.
• Scheduling and managing employee schedules to effectively meet program requirements.

REQUIRED:

• A pre-employment health certification, including a documented, negative tuberculin test or normal chest x-ray is required as well as a criminal background check

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS:

• Catholic Charities offers access to a comprehensive array of benefits, including: For Good Health: Medical, Prescription, Dental and Vision insurance
• For a Secure Future: Life, AD&D and Long-term disability insurance
• For Retirement: 403(b) Plan, with employer matching contributions for eligible employees
• For Career Advancement: Training and development opportunities and for Licensed Clinicians ability to apply for the education Loan Forgiveness Program under The National Services Health Corp.
• For Work Life Balance: Generous paid time off; including vacation and sick time.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Free and confidential counseling

Catholic Charities Inc., Archdiocese of Hartford is in compliance with all applicable discrimination laws. All hiring, promoting, and transferring is done on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to membership in any protected class. EEO/ AA/ M-F/ VET/ DISABLED.