Infant Toddler Teacher-Downtown (5WKS PTO - $17.11 per hour)

United Way Miami Inc•Miami, FL

just now•$1,711 - $17•Onsite

About The Position

United Way Miami is hiring an Infant Toddler Teacher to join their team. The role involves providing a safe and nurturing environment for children, fostering their social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development. The teacher will collaborate with the Director, EHS-CCP Site, to design and implement a developmentally appropriate curriculum in accordance with UWM guidelines, EHS-CCP grant, and Head Start Performance Standards. The position is focused on making a difference in the community by tackling complex issues and fighting for equitable access to quality education, financial security, and the health of everyone in the community.

Requirements

High School Diploma required.
Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) 45-hour child care training requirement must be completed during the first year of employment; 15 in-service hours per year.
CDA with a focus on Infant/Toddler required.
Candidates who do not currently possess a CDA may be considered for employment as a Substitute Teacher on a temporary basis while working toward obtaining their CDA within 90 days.
One year of experience working with young children in an early childhood education setting preferred.
Knowledge of modern web browsers, Beginning Word, Beginning Outlook.
Flexibility.
Understanding concepts around Visible Thinking, Multiple Intelligences, Dual Language, Inclusion, Early Literacy strategies, and Reflective Supervision.

Nice To Haves

One year of experience working with young children in an early childhood education setting.

Responsibilities

Provide experiences that build on children’s prior experiences by drawing on children’s curiosity and encouraging children to come up with their own questions, theories, and hypotheses.
Encourage and model appropriate behavior and expectations.
Be attentive, flexible, and supportive of children and their families, practicing positive discipline techniques.
Capitalize on opportunities to help children build vocabulary by asking follow-up questions to get a deeper understanding.
In collaboration with the Director EHS-CCP Site and the Infant Toddler Specialist, design and implement a reflective curriculum, materials, activities, and environments that support children’s learning.
Responsible for the observation, documentation, and all aspects of data gathering for each child’s health, behavior, growth, and development.
Use observations to plan and respond to the individual needs of the children and the group.
Demonstrate cultural sensitivity and respect towards persons of different cultural, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds.
Design a thoughtful classroom environment to optimize small and large group interactions, social learning, and constructive play.
Analyze and interpret the learning process and share with colleagues and children.
Follow a reflective planning cycle: Observe and reflect, Document and reflect, Reflect, discuss, and plan, Implement and reflect, Partner with families in reflective planning.
Acknowledge and respond to all parents and visitors in a friendly, courteous, and professional demeanor.
Communicate daily with parents, including conferences, events, and meetings.
Share resources with parents.
Schedule, develop plans, and conduct home visits in collaboration with the Family Engagement Staff.
Keep information confidential and only share with pertinent staff.
Engage parents in ongoing communication about their child’s development screenings and assessments.
Use data and share it with families to individualize instruction and create action plans.
Provide parents with activities designed to enhance their child’s development based on their child’s assessment results.
Review overall summary scores, subscales, and individual items from screenings and assessments.
Collaborate with teachers in developing classroom goals and experience plans.
Ensure daily responsibilities are complete and jobs are shared.
Implement reflective supervision with the teaching team.
Act as a Mentor Teacher, helping new teachers understand and gain knowledge in using effective strategies.
Supervise children, following all safety and health rules and knowing the number of children in the group at all times.
Keep the environment safe, organized, and accessible to children.
Complete appropriate documentation to report incidents and accidents.
Keep abreast of the latest trends and research in the early childhood field.
Demonstrate knowledge and flexibility in child care practices, continuing ongoing professional growth.
Attend all required meetings/trainings and be punctual.
Protect the confidentiality of children; no information about a child or family is meant to be shared with other staff members.
Establish and maintain a relationship of cooperation, respect, and confidentiality.
Participate in classroom and Center events.
Be open to communicate and collaborate at all times.
Take action when caring for a child with a significant injury, acknowledging and listening to a parent’s concern, filing a neglect and abuse complaint, or recording an unusual incident, and inform the Site Director.