Internal - Mentor Journey Worker
Wu Yee Children's Services•San Francisco, CA
15h
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. Every day we partner with parents, as well as countless individuals and organizations across San Francisco, to provide a network that strengthens and connects a diverse, resilient community around our children. The Mentor or Journey Worker supports the incumbent teacher apprentices with guidance and mentorship. This role models effective teaching practices, supports professional growth, and contributes to a collaborative learning environment.
Requirements
- Minimum of one) year of employment with Wu Yee Children’s Services
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Early Childhood Education or a related field or 30 ECE units or more
- Currently serving as a Lead Teacher or in a higher position.
- Current Wu Yee employee
- Minimum of 5 years of lead teacher or supervisor experience
- Have an incumbent teacher enrolled in the IRISE program in their center
Responsibilities
- Observe the Apprentice: Observe the incumbent teachers in the classroom and document their teaching practices
- Model and mentor: Join the incumbent teacher in the classroom for at least 30 minutes every week to demonstrate and support them in teaching practices.
- Provide Reflective Support: Meet with program participants for 30 minutes every other week to reflect on classroom observations.
- Guide Activity Development: Support apprentice in designing and implementing activities with children.
- Foster a Supportive Environment: Create and maintain reflective and supportive classroom and center
- Collaborate with Peers: Participate in a bi- monthly community of practice to share strategies and collaborate with other mentor/journey workers.
- Engage in Professional Development: Participating in ongoing training and professional development activities as needed.
- Efeective Practice: Demonstrate exemplary teaching practices for Apprenticeship Program in the classroom.
- Provide Reflective Support: Meet with program participants for 30 minutes every other week to reflect on classroom observations.
- Guide Activity Development: Support participants in designing and implementing activities with children.
- Foster a Supportive Environment: Create and maintain a classroom atmosphere conducive to professional growth and exemplary practice.
- Collaborate with Peers: Participate in a monthly mentor teacher seminar/community of pracitce to share strategies and collaborate with other mentor teachers. Chose 1 month a year to co - faciliate
Benefits
- Health Insurance & Benefits provided
- Wu Yee Children’s Services conforms to all the laws, statutes, and regulations concerning Equal Employment Opportunities and Affirmative Action. We promote diversity and urge women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply to all of our job openings. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records to apply for any open position in which they feel qualified. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, genetic information and testing, family and medical leave, sexual orientation and gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
- Wu Yee Children’s Services is an equal opportunity employer.
