Teacher - Child Development Center

The William Paterson University of New Jersey; Wayne (NJ); Híbrido; USD 40.000 - 52.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The William Paterson University of New Jersey invites applications for the full-time, 10-month position of Teacher in the on-campus Child Development Center. The Teacher reports to the Child Development Center Director and Associate Director, works with a teaching team, and collaborates with the instructional coach.

The role includes leading a preschool or kindergarten classroom, developing a developmentally appropriate environment, and engaging families through conferences and events.

Responsabilidades

• Serves as the teacher of record in a preschool or kindergarten classroom.
• Creates a developmentally appropriate early childhood environment and implements best practices in early childhood education.
• Partners with families via conferences, workshops and events; engages in ongoing, open communication with families regarding the children's social-emotional and academic development.
• Submits weekly lesson plans to instructional coach and attends feedback sessions.
• Documents and maintains accurate performance-based assessment data (TSG portal).
• Works with instructional coach and other team members to evaluate one's classroom and teaching practice (ECERS-3).
• Administers NJDECE approved screening (ESI) in accordance with NJDECE timeline.

Descripción del empleo

Thank you for your interest in working at William Paterson University.

William Paterson University is a purpose-driven, proudly diverse community-designated as both a public Hispanic-Serving Institution and Minority-Serving Institution-committed to creating transformative academic, professional, and personal experiences as a powerhouse of progress. We foster a workplace that values growth, flexibility, and community, and we are recognized as a 2024 and 2025 Forbes' Best Employers by State, 2025 Great College to Work For, and honored with the NJBIZ Empowering Women Award .

Our 1,000 dedicated staff members enjoy competitive benefits, a four-day summer workweek, tuition support, and strong opportunities for internal promotion.

Situated on a scenic suburban campus just 20 miles from New York City, WP offers a diverse, inclusive environment where your contributions fuel student success, economic and social mobility, and community engagement.

Together, we empower our students through intentional, holistic support within flexible, innovative, and inclusive settings-preparing graduates to thrive professionally and personally, and to lead with a commitment to progress in New Jersey and beyond.

We invite you to join William Paterson University: a wonderful community to learn, work, grow, and thrive. William Paterson University has been named to Forbes' prestigious "Best Employers by State" list for 2024, recognizing the institution as one of the best-ranked employers in New Jersey based on nationwide surveys.

WP is one of four education institutions on the Garden State's list this year. Here is the link to the article forbes-best-in-state-employers-new-jersey-2024. William Paterson University is among more than 40 companies and organizations that will be honored with a 2024 NJBIZ Empowering Women Award for their commitment to supporting and elevating women employees.

William Paterson University employs approximately 1000 full time employees in the state who work in a variety of positions ranging from professors to administrative assistants and administrators, physical plant operations, campus police, athletics coaches, academic advisors, and more. William Paterson University supports a remote friendly hybrid work schedule for this role. William Paterson also boasts a four-day summer work week from mid-May to mid-August (Fridays off), during which all employees participate in our award-winning Summer Learning series.

Spanning more than 400 wooded acres in suburban Wayne, New Jersey - just 20 miles from New York City - our campus is one of the most diverse in the nation and it ranks in the top 4 percent of colleges for social mobility. William Paterson is a strong proponent of employees growing their careers there.

More than fifty percent of the University's roles are filled by promotions from within. We're not only committed to social mobility for our students, but also for our employees.

Your work as a member of our team is important to our students and to the progress of our University. What you do here matters, and we value every contribution.

William Paterson University invites applications for the full-time, 10-month position of Teacher in the on-campus Child Development Center.

The Teacher position reports to the University's Child Development Center Director and Associate Director. The incumbent will be assigned to a preschool or kindergarten classroom and will collaborate with the teaching team and consult with the Instructional Coach. This position will be assisted by instructional assistants in each classroom and will have opportunities to participate in early childhood workshops and conferences.

The Child Development Center will serve as a resource for the University's Early Childhood Professional Development Schools Network, as a learning lab for early childhood teacher candidates in the College of Education, and for other colleges within the University supporting student assignments and/or students/faculty research.

College of Education overview: https://www.wpunj.edu/coe/

Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Serves as the teacher of record in a preschool or kindergarten classroom.
• Creates a developmentally appropriate early childhood environment and implements best practices in early childhood education that meets the needs of diverse learners.
• Partners with families via conferences, workshops and events; engages in ongoing, open communication with families regarding the children's social-emotional and academic development.
• Submits weekly lesson plans to instructional coach and attends feedback (fidelity) sessions.
• Documents and maintains accurate performance-based assessment data (TSG portal).
• Works with instructional coach and other team members to evaluate one's classroom and teaching practice (ECERS-3), The Fidelity Tools Teacher Checklist and the Inclusive Classroom Profile (ICP).
• Administers NJDECE approved screening (ESI) in accordance with NJDECE timeline.
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