Preschool Teacher (Early Learning Center)

Meeting Street•Providence, RI

23h

About The Position

Meeting Street is seeking a Preschool Teacher for its Early Learning Center, working 40 hours per week. The role supports children of all abilities in reaching their fullest potential by providing a safe, welcoming classroom that reflects each student’s family, culture, and community. The teacher facilitates children’s emotional, social, and developmental growth and designs developmentally appropriate learning experiences that promote diversity and active learning. The teacher monitors each child’s development through observation and data collection, using the results to inform curriculum. The role also includes guiding and evaluating classroom assistants, volunteers, interns, and students; supporting accreditation and licensing requirements; and maintaining children’s supervision in accordance with licensing ratios and regular headcounts. Meeting Street expects employees to uphold respect, compassion, integrity, inclusivity, and excellence, and to recognize and properly respond to racism and other forms of injustice.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Early Childhood Education, or in a related field with experience and 24 early childhood course credits.
Valid CPR and First Aid training or certification.
Ability to work in an inclusive childcare setting.
Ability to sit, stand, and walk continuously during the workday; bend, stoop, and squat continuously; and kneel and reach above shoulder level occasionally.
Ability to lift, transfer, push, and/or pull up to 50 pounds independently or up to 100 pounds with assistance from another staff member or adaptive equipment frequently.

Nice To Haves

Two or more years of experience caring for children under age 5 is preferred.
RIELDS Foundations 9 Domains & Guiding Principles and both RIELDS Preschool Classrooms: Instructional Cycle & Curriculum and Planning certifications, or willingness to obtain them within the first year of employment.
ECERS training, or willingness to complete the courses within the first nine months of employment.

Responsibilities

Provide a safe, welcoming classroom that reflects students’ families, cultures, and communities.
Facilitate interactions among children to support emotional, social, and developmental growth.
Create and implement a diverse, active-learning curriculum with developmentally appropriate experiences and necessary accommodations or modifications, guided by RI Early Learning Development Standards.
Assign, monitor, address, and evaluate the duties and responsibilities of teacher assistants, volunteers, interns, and students, and support their development as early childhood professionals.
Monitor children’s developmental progress through observation and data collection, using Teaching Strategies Gold or other data-collection software as needed, and use the data to inform curriculum.
Participate in and support efforts to maintain NAEYC accreditation, Brightstars quality rating, and compliance with RI Department of Human Services and RI Department of Education licensing regulations.
Maintain supervision of children indoors and outdoors, follow licensing ratios, and conduct headcounts every 15 minutes.
Diaper, toilet, and assist children with feeding and dressing.
Recognize and properly respond to racism and other forms of injustice.