Toddler Teacher

Acquire4Hire; Waterbury (CT); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid holidays

Vacation days

Paid time off

Sick time

Vision insurance

Tuition assistance

Paid professional development

Birthday off

Job summary

Acquire4Hire is seeking a Lead Teacher in Waterbury, Connecticut, to ensure a high quality of education and care for children. Responsibilities include supervising classroom activities, maintaining communication with families, and implementing an appropriate curriculum. Ideal candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education or have significant coursework in the field. This role offers various benefits including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid professional development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education or related field preferred.
• Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Education considered.
• Minimum of CDA with 12 credits in Early Childhood Education required.

Responsibilities

• Supervise classroom and outdoor activities ensuring child welfare.
• Plan and implement developmentally appropriate curriculum.
• Maintain observations and assessments of children.

Skills

Classroom management

Communication skills

Curriculum planning

Positive discipline techniques

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education

Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Education

Minimum of CDA with 12 credits in Early Childhood Education

Job description

Summary

The Lead Teacher is responsible for the overall operations of the classroom and provide a high quality of education and care for children.

Duties

• Supervise all classroom and outdoor activities, use positive discipline techniques to ensure the welfare, health and safety of the children
• Greet and address each child by name, treat all children, parents, and staff with dignity and respect
• Maintain open lines of communication with families
• Plan and implement developmentally appropriate curriculum/learning experiences in line with the CT-ELDS and NAEYC Standards
• Maintain observations and assessments
• Plan parent-teacher conferences
• Engage in mealtime activities with the children, record daily attendance and daily lunch counts in accordance with CACFP and center policy
• Use appropriate food handling, sanitation and OSHA procedures at all time
• Maintain a clean environment, classroom and playground which includes storage of materials in a neat, orderly, and safe manner.
• Attend and actively participate in staff meetings
• Attend workshops, conferences, and all in-service trainings to meet OEC requirements (20 hours per year full-time employee)
• Perform other duties as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education or related field, or Bachelor's Degree in a non-related field including 36 credits in Early Childhood Education strongly preferred
• Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Education
• Minimum of a CDA with 12 credits in Early Childhood Education

Nice to Haves

• First Aid and CPR certification
• Medication and Epi-pen certification

Benefits

• Union Position
• Birthday off
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid Holidays
• Vacation days
• Paid time off
• Sick time
• Vision insurance
• Tuition assistance
• Paid Professional Development