Lead Preschool Teacher

Wu Yee Children's Services•San Francisco, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Wu Yee Children’s Services believes nothing is more essential than excellent child care and education for all our children, right from the start. Wu Yee is seeking a Lead early childhood teacher who share our commitment to providing infants, toddlers, and preschoolers full access to early learning opportunities that pave the way to bright futures. We operate 12 child development centers in the San Francisco communities where Head Start is most needed. If you thrive in culturally inclusive classrooms, want training and professional development, and support a multi-disciplinary family model, come join our squad of dedicated educators as we continue to expand our services!

Requirements

A valid Child Development Teacher Permit
AA Degree in ECE/CD or AA Degree in Social Science w/24 ECE/CD units
2 years of teaching experience with young children
Occasional lifting up to 50 pounds
Healthcare/vulnerable client employer, verified COVID vaccination required.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual English/Spanish

Responsibilities

Plan and implement age and developmentally appropiate curriculum for children, including daily open-ended activities to expand their competencies across developemntal domains; submit written lesson plans to the Center Manager.
Maintain appropiate teacher-child ratios, ensuring visual supervision of children at all times.
Designs and adopts curriculums to expand developmental competencies based on child assessment data and school readiness goals.
Visual supervision of children at all times, maintaining required teacher: child ratio.
Maintains a safe and inclusive environment by monitoring daily activities, identifying needs for special family support and services.
Understand and follow Wu Yee policies and procedures to ensure all activities are conducted in accordance with licensing requirements, Head Start performance standards and California Department of Education regulations.
Completes timely and accurate documentation of family/child records and portfolios.
Ensure documentation of all significant contacts with families and maintain up-to-date file recirds including attendance, emergency contact, education data, and file log for your classroom.
Accurately and promptly complete formal observations, ongoing screening, and assessment of children in your primary care according to the service area timeline.
Conducts and oversees formal classroom observations and assessments; creates action plans for program improvements.
Collaborates with the Center Manager on professional development plans for teaching staff.
Ensures IFSP/IEP goals are supported through integration in lesson plans and classroom routines.
Conducts parent-teacher conferences, home visits, case conferences, multi-disciplinary meetings and directs resource referrals.
Ensure meal counts are recorded accurately at the time of service and before submission to the Center Manager.
Participate in the annual program Self-Assessment, as needed.
Provide input on school rediness goals, family engagement, and dual-language instructions to inform curriculum development program-wide.
Models and teaches children to appropriate social skills, health, and hygiene practices, including tooth brushing, toilet training, hand washing, etc.
Follow established teaching staff health and safety procedures; including sanitazing classroom materials.
Engage in ongoing professional development activities , as required by the program.
Other duties as assigned.