Teacher Childcare

Catholic Charities Boston; Boston (MA); Vor Ort; USD 36.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

403(b) Savings Plan

Generous Time Off

Zusammenfassung

Catholic Charities Boston is seeking a dedicated teacher to support infants and toddlers with developmentally appropriate activities. You will document progress, plan curriculum, and maintain a safe, nurturing classroom aligned with EEC standards.

The role emphasizes collaboration with families, adherence to health and safety policies, and ongoing professional development to meet core competencies and program goals.

Qualifikationen

• EEC teacher certification or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to plan and implement developmentally appropriate curriculum.
• Strong communication with families and staff.

Aufgaben

• Maintain professional boundaries and model the center's mission.
• Contribute to children's learning, growth, and development.
• Document and communicate observed behaviors to the Director.
• Plan for curriculum materials and assessments for conferences.
• Ensure health, safety, and classroom routines are followed.

Kenntnisse

Motivated

Positive attitude

Team player

Excellent communication

Ausbildung

EEC teacher certification

BA in early childhood education or related field

AA in early childhood

CDA in early childhood

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Outlook

Zoom

Jobbeschreibung

The Teacher participates in the planning and implementation of a safe, nurturing, developmentally appropriate program experience for the children in their care, and assessing children's progress in all areas of development.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain professional boundaries at all times. Model the CCAB mission statement.
• Contribute to children's learning, growth, and overall development.
• Understand and maintain a positive mindset towards child's learning and social-emotional development.
• Responsive to the needs of infants and toddlers and invests in the well-being, health and safety of young children.
• Actively supervise children to ensure safety both indoors and out correcting hazards where possible and alerting supervisor to any other concerns.
• Document and communicate to the Director of Child Care Services observed situations and behaviors of concern.
• Conduct on-going observation and assessment of children's progress using technology provided. Maintain children's portfolio for teacher/parent conferences.
• Follow health, safety, and housekeeping procedures while maintaining a comforting and inviting classroom environment.
• Provide child guidance and behavior management according to the center's policies and procedures.
• Participate in age appropriate curriculum planning, implementation, reflection, and evaluation.
• Participate in preparation of curriculum materials.
• Document daily attendance, food program participation. Prepare accident and injury reports in accordance with EEC and DESE regulations, report timely to the Director.
• Build respectful and professional relationships with parents, children, and colleagues.
• Assure programming meets the needs of the individual child and is responsive to the cultural and socio-economical background of children and families.
• Follow through with all directives and assigned tasks and projects in a professional and positive manner, respecting supervision and constructive criticism.
• Meet EEC requirements for professional development hours completed each year, enter them in the PQ Registry under the appropriate Core Competency.
• Plan for own professional development (IPDP), staying current in the field by attendance at workshops and conferences, reading relevant literature, and/or taking courses leading to a certificate or a degree.
• Demonstrate willingness to work with colleagues as a team player and contributing member.
• Maintain a high standard of ethical conduct and professional responsibility, including confidentiality to children, families, colleagues, the community and Catholic Charities.
• Ability to accomplish the job including evacuating the building, with or without corrective devices and accommodations, including the ability to read and write, to hear the conversational voice, to speak and be understood, and the ability to carry, assist and aide children in the age group assigned.
• Work is performed in a classroom and outdoor environment with children. Will require kneeling, standing, walking and sitting inside and outside of the building for outside play, walks and other activities.
• Attendance at internal and external meetings and trainings which may include early and later hours than scheduled to ensure classroom coverage.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• EEC teacher certification with a combination of education and experience as follows: BA in early childhood and 6 months' work experience, BA in related field and 2 early childhood courses, AA in early childhood and 1 year experience, CDA in early childhood and 2 years' experience, high school diploma and 3 courses in early childhood with 3 years' experience.
• Motivated, energetic, punctual and responsible. Exhibit a positive attitude to be an excellent role model for children and coworkers.
• Ability to teach and interact with parents, employees and co-workers.
• Pass background record check (CORI/SORI/DCF) and fingerprinting.
• Positive attitude towards working with children.
• Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook, and Zoom
• Ability to work early and late varied hours for classroom coverage.

Our benefits are competitive and include a 403(b) savings plan and generous time off (benefits may vary based on position and scheduled hours).

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The base pay range reflects what Catholic Charities reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this role at the time of posting and may be modified from time to time. Actual compensation in this range may be determined based on other factors, including but not limited to work experience, education and specialty training.

Visit us at: www.ccab.org.