Daycare Teacher

Jewish Community Center Of Staten Island•Staten Island, NY

10d•$38,000 - $40,000

About The Position

As Staten Island’s premier Early Childhood Education Center, our mission is to foster a safe, nurturing, and fun school environment that provides a strong educational foundation for students. WHAT YOU WILL DO To provide a safe, nurturing and stimulating environment in which the children can grow physically, socially, emotionally and intellectually using the educational philosophies and goals of the program as guidelines. OUR REQUIREMENTS Create and maintain a safe, clean and physically appropriate environment Provide and ensure appropriate and sensitive interaction with the children at all times Provide and ensure appropriate supervision of the children at all times Provide and ensure appropriate language and positive methods of disciplinary intervention as defined by our staff policy Ensure that the Department of Health, Bureau of Day Care regulations are followed in all areas of care regarding health, nutrition, diapering and supervision Plan, develop and implement daily activities that stimulate growth in all areas of development (motor, language, social, emotional, cognitive, behavioral) Assist in planning school wide events Establish and maintain professional communication with parents while keeping them informed of their child’s daily activities, progress and development Maintain and respect confidentiality of child, parent, staff and other center issues Assist in planning school wide events Attends weekly staff meetings, in-service training and on and offsite professional development workshops, as determined by the school calendar Keep Director or Assistant Director informed of incidents relating to accidents, concerns about child’s progress, or extra ordinary circumstances Appropriately represent the Center in all forums Report to the Director or in his/her absence the Assistant Director

Requirements

Fingerprint Clearance
NYS Clearance
Medical Clearance

Nice To Haves

Associates Degree or BA in Early Childhood or approved related fields
One year of child care experience in an early childhood day care setting preferred

Responsibilities

Provide a safe, nurturing and stimulating environment in which the children can grow physically, socially, emotionally and intellectually using the educational philosophies and goals of the program as guidelines.
Create and maintain a safe, clean and physically appropriate environment
Provide and ensure appropriate and sensitive interaction with the children at all times
Provide and ensure appropriate supervision of the children at all times
Provide and ensure appropriate language and positive methods of disciplinary intervention as defined by our staff policy
Ensure that the Department of Health, Bureau of Day Care regulations are followed in all areas of care regarding health, nutrition, diapering and supervision
Plan, develop and implement daily activities that stimulate growth in all areas of development (motor, language, social, emotional, cognitive, behavioral)
Assist in planning school wide events
Establish and maintain professional communication with parents while keeping them informed of their child’s daily activities, progress and development
Maintain and respect confidentiality of child, parent, staff and other center issues
Assist in planning school wide events
Attends weekly staff meetings, in-service training and on and offsite professional development workshops, as determined by the school calendar
Keep Director or Assistant Director informed of incidents relating to accidents, concerns about child’s progress, or extra ordinary circumstances
Appropriately represent the Center in all forums
Report to the Director or in his/her absence the Assistant Director