Infant / Toddler Educator (Part-Time)

Inquilinos Boricuas En Accion • Boston, MA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

IBA empowers individuals and families to improve their lives and achieve socio-economic mobility through high-quality affordable housing, education, financial and resident empowerment and arts programs. This position is for you if you want to be part of a mission-driven organization serving the evolving needs of Boston's Puerto Rican and Latino-identified community, have experience working with infants and toddlers, are Spanish/English bilingual, customer service oriented, and like working collaboratively to achieve excellence. The role requires the ability to prepare reports for parent meetings.

Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in Education, Early Childhood Development or related field preferred.
• 3 years of experience working in early childhood education.
• Certifications in hand or ability to obtain Teacher Certification from MA Dept of EEC.
• Bilingual Spanish / English preferred; excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of different curriculum approaches, Teaching Strategies Gold, preferred.
• Able to pass EEC Background Record Check.
• Certified in First Aid and CPR for children.
• Highly positive and enthusiastic style, capable of motivating children.
• Open to professional development.
• Computer literate.
• Motivated to learn and work in collaboration with others to achieve excellence.
• Ability to work under tight timelines; be flexible and customer service oriented.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual Spanish / English preferred
• Knowledge of different curriculum approaches, Teaching Strategies Gold, preferred

Responsibilities

• Greet children and parent / guardians in a professional and enthusiastic manner each day.
• Guide babies and toddlers through educational / development bilingual curriculum.
• Display a patient and calm personality coupled with a loving approach with every child.
• Contribute positively to the behavior and social interaction of the children.
• Conduct meetings with parents and build secure relationships with the children.
• Promote and foster each child's positive self-esteem and individual development to achieve their fullest potential of physical, social, emotional, and cognitive growth.
• Maintain a happy, sanitary, and relaxed atmosphere by following daily procedures and routines.
• Prepare and execute nap time routine creating a relaxing environment for the infants and toddlers.
• Maintain written documentation of each child's daily activities to include but not limited to diapering, feeding and sleeping habits, and forward reports to parent / guardians.
• Teach children appropriate curriculum including the alphabet, numbers, colors, shapes, handwashing, and potty training.
• Develop and maintain a positive and confidential relationship with the parents of every child; provide thorough communication about the program and each child's progress.
• Plan, implement program bilingual curriculum, assessment and instructional models that conform to proven best practices.
• Assess the needs and development of individual children to ensure health, safety, education and social development of each child in the group; assess through observation, recordkeeping, progress reports and plans.
• Provide daily experiences and activities that stimulate physical, social, emotional and cognitive growth and develop language and literacy skills using developmentally appropriate practices and curriculum based on each child's developmental progress and needs.
• Promote positive self-esteem and attitude for learning.
• Follow daily routines that help children keep themselves and others healthy and safe i.e. hand washing, toileting, brushing teeth and other classroom management techniques.
• Schedules and conducts formal, individual parent-teacher conferences at least 3 times a year.
• Maintain progress reports.
• Work with the Program Director to obtain the needed services for families and children.
• Comply with and consistently follow the National Assoc for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and the Dept of Education Guidelines and Standards for Education and practice.
• Use the Early Childhood Education Rating Scales (ECERS) for monitoring quality and evaluating programming.
• Maintain and oversee all compliance regulatory data for operational and accreditation.
• Ensure all children in the program leave safely and child care area remains in order.
• Participate in IBA's annual events.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance (80/20 premium cost share)
• Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) provided by the company ($10,000 or $20,000 based on single and family coverage)
• 403b plan with annual employer contribution
• Generous paid time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level