Infant Toddler Teacher-Downtown Miami Area (Part Time-$16.13 p/hr)

United Way Miami Inc•Miami, FL

6d•$16•Onsite

About The Position

United Way Miami is looking for an Infant Toddler Teacher who will provide a safe and nurturing environment for children aged 0 to 36 months, fostering their social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development. The role focuses on providing comprehensive, high-quality early care and education to low-income families in the Miami Gardens area. The ideal candidate will understand concepts related to Visible Thinking, Multiple Intelligences, Dual Language, Inclusion, Early Literacy strategies, and Reflective Supervision. UWM is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.

Requirements

High School Diploma
45 DCF hours/ 15 in-service hours per year
CDA with a focus on Infant/Toddler or to complete it during the first year of employment
18 credits in Early Childcare Education
Currently enrolled in a degree program for Early Childcare Education
18 credits include CDA credential equivalency of 9 credits
One year of experience working with young children in an early childhood education setting preferred
Knowledge of modern web browsers, Beginning Word, and Beginning Outlook
Flexibility
Understand concepts around Visible Thinking, Multiple Intelligence, Dual Language, Inclusion, Early Literacy strategies, and Reflective Supervision

Nice To Haves

Bilingual preferred

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 a series of follow-up questions to get a deeper understanding from the children.
In collaboration with the Director EHS-CCP Site and the Infant Toddler Specialist, design and implement a reflective curriculum, materials, activities, and environments daily that support child development.
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 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 with families to individualize instruction and create action plans if needed.
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 the other teacher 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.
Establish and maintain a relationship of cooperation and respect, and maintain confidentiality.
Participate in classroom and Center events.
Be open to communicating and collaborating at all times.
May take action, but must inform Site Director 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.