Infant or Toddler Teacher

PEACE, Inc. · Syracuse, New York

FULL TIME

Job Description

SCHEDULE:

Full-time, weekdays 7:30a - 3:30p, 52 weeks per year

QUALIFICATIONS

Either an Infant/Toddler Child Development Associate credential or a college degree in a field related to Early Childhood Education, or equivalent formal education.

Experience working with children under age 3 in a group setting.

Basic computer skills.

Good interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team environment.

Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

SUMMARY

:

Promote the social, emotional, physical and cognitive development of children between 18 months and 3 years of age. Provide and maintain a safe environment for assigned children, and ensure that they are appropriately supervised and cared for at all times.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Ensure that all children assigned to class are supervised at all times. Perform regular counts of children assigned to ensure that all children are accounted for.

Ensure a well-run, purposeful program, responsive to participant needs.

Manage the classroom, using available resources to ensure operation. This includes skills in organization, planning, record keeping, communication and cooperation with other staff members.

Establish and maintain a safe, healthy, learning environment.

Promote good health and nutrition, and provide an environment that contributes to the prevention of illness.

Use space, materials and routines as resources for developing an interesting, secure, and enjoyable environment that encourages play, exploration, and learning.

Advance physical and intellectual competence, providing a variety of equipment, activities and opportunities to promote the physical development of children, and to encourage curiosity, exploration, and problem-solving appropriate to their developmental levels and learning styles.

Actively communicate with children, and provide opportunities and support to understand, acquire, and use verbal and nonverbal means of communicating thoughts and feelings.

Support social and emotional development through attachment, initiative and self-regulation and provide positive guidance.

Establish positive and productive relationships with families.

EOE/AA/M/F/D/V

Company	PEACE, Inc.
Location	Syracuse, New York
Type	FULL TIME
Niche	Full-time

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