Infant/Young Toddler Teacher

EVELYN RUBENSTEIN JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF HOUSTON TEXAS•Houston, TX

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Bertha Alyce Early Childhood Academy of the Evelyn Rubenstein JCC seeks an Infant/Young Toddler Teacher for its year-round (June–May) progressive program. The teacher is responsible for the care and education of children as part of a teaching team. The Academy describes its welcoming culture as founded on the ethics and values of Judaism and its team as dedicated to building an exemplary school that is a leader in the Houston community. The teacher helps create a safe, healthy, and orderly classroom; plans and implements activities that support children’s physical, intellectual, social, and emotional development; and provides positive guidance. The role includes ongoing communication with families, assessment of children’s needs and progress, coordination with classroom aides, assistants, and volunteers, and participation in professional development and required staff training.

Requirements

Ability to lift up to 40 pounds.
Ability to stand for long intervals.
Ability to engage with children at their level, including sitting on the floor.
Complete First Aid and CPR certification upon hire, or recertification when the existing certification expires.
Meet annual state licensing training-hour requirements.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree or Child Development Associate (CDA) credential; alternatively, completion of an associate degree while employed is required.

Responsibilities

Establish and maintain a safe, healthy, and orderly learning environment, including appropriate classroom arrangements, healthy eating practices, and safety information.
Provide balanced child-initiated and teacher-initiated activities, quiet and active learning, and indoor and outdoor play that supports physical development.
Provide an integrated curriculum and plan experiences that meet individual children’s needs and support intellectual development.
Plan hands-on activities that foster positive self-esteem, social skills, peer interaction, cultural awareness, creativity, and expression.
Use positive guidance techniques, establish routines with smooth transitions, and communicate with children at their developmental level.
Communicate with families daily about children’s days and care events verbally and through the online communication platform.
Share assessment information with parents, offer support concerning children’s developmental stages, and provide weekly progress notes, a weekly newsletter, and semi-annual parent conferences.
Offer families ways to participate in the program.
Assess program supplies and materials before activities and maintain written weekly plans.
Coordinate and help supervise aides, assistants, and volunteers in the classroom.
Assess children’s needs and developmental progress on an ongoing basis.
Promote the center’s philosophy and educational objectives and maintain professionalism in interactions with colleagues and supervisors.
Maintain consistent attendance and track personal time off.
Participate in ongoing staff development and support colleagues’ professional growth by sharing materials and information and providing helpful feedback and encouragement.
Attend staff meetings, workshops, and in-service training; meet annual state licensing training-hour requirements.
Complete First Aid and CPR certification or recertification upon hire, as applicable.