Supervising Teacher Infant and Toddler

HORIZONS FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN INC • Boston, MA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Community Children's Center provides full-time early care and education services for homeless children and support services for parents, in an atmosphere of safety, nurturance, and stability. A Supervising Teacher is responsible for the daily operation and supervision of a classroom and reviews important decisions with their Education Leader. The Supervising Teacher supports and follows all Horizons for Homeless Children policies and procedures. Horizons is offering a $1,500 Hiring Bonus for EEC Lead Teacher Certified candidates.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Early Childhood Education or related field required.
• Minimum of 3 credit-bearing hours of specialized college-level course work in administration, leadership or management.
• Minimum of 3 years' teaching experience.
• Department of EEC Lead Teacher certification required.
• Proficiency in using MS Office applications and other relevant ECE software applications.
• Commitment to Horizons mission and ability to embody our core values (Collaborative, Inclusive, Innovative, and Passionate).
• Excellence in communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to collaborate and solve problems using a team approach.
• Ability and willingness to handle all sensitive information confidentially.
• Ability to lift 40 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• Teaching experience in an NAEYC Accredited program a plus.
• Demonstrated success in supervision, strongly preferred.
• Able to communicate, verbal and written, fluently in English and Spanish, Haitian Creole, or Cape Verdean Creole strongly preferred.
• Supervisory skills with a strengths-based and mutual respect approach and ability to manage workloads, provide appropriate support, and address professional development needs.
• Experience working with homeless children and families, multi-ethnic urban families, with children-at-risk, or Horizons for Homeless Children strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a role model for all staff in interactions with children and their families.
• Orient new team members to classroom routines and curriculum implementation.
• Supervise performance of classroom Teachers and conduct performance reviews and regular assessments.
• Using reflective supervision practices, conduct monthly observations, feedback and goal setting of teaching staff.
• Participate in decisions regarding probationary action and termination of employment.
• Supervise and lead team members in designing and implementing curriculum with a focus on trauma-informed practices and developing Individual Learning Plans.
• Supervise and model the implementation of positive behavior management techniques in guiding childrens development.
• Orient and support new parents with classroom routine, curriculum, and communication systems.
• Model engaging, respectful, and culturally responsive interactions with parents.
• Supervise and lead team in daily positive communications between Teachers, children, and their families.
• Supervise team in designing and implementing additional classroom communication systems (e.g. bulletin boards, newsletters, etc.).
• Oversee and conduct childrens progress reports and parent conferences.
• Supervise and plan parent engagement opportunities to reinforce that the parent is the childs first teacher.
• Work closely with staff and community partners to provide coordinated care for the child and their family based on their individual needs (e.g. Early intervention, JF&CS, Family Partnership, Admissions, Family clinic, etc.).
• Guide and model effective communications among classroom teaching team, including planning meetings and other job-embedded learning.
• Attend regular meetings.
• Maintain appropriate standards of health and safety in accordance with state regulations and Horizons for Homeless Children policies and procedures.
• Understand and implement emergency procedures.
• Develop and maintain an enriching environment for children to encourage appropriate play and learning.
• Organize classrooms schedule to allow for child-initiated and teacher-directed activities, as well as individual and small group learning.
• Coordinate the transitions of children to and from classrooms with teachers and parents.
• Complete daily and monthly reports to ensure that classroom equipment is in good repair.
• Monitor use of and coordinate the ordering of classroom supplies regularly as needed.
• Schedule classrooms teaching teams for any long- and short-term staffing shortages.
• Ensure that all classrooms records and reports are submitted in a timely and accurate manner.

Benefits

• $1,500 Hiring Bonus for EEC Lead Teacher Certified candidates.
• Health coverage options designed to be as comprehensive and affordable for you as possible, with Horizons covering between 70-75% of premiums (a value that ranges from an additional $8,000 – 20,000 per year based on your enrollment choices).
• Choice between an HMO and PPO plan for medical coverage.
• Most employees pay $99.89 for individual, $199.79 for 2-person, or $314.21 for family coverage per biweekly paycheck and never pay more than $300 for individual or $600 for 2-person/family toward deductibles.
• Paid leave coverage is offered through Massachusetts’ Paid Family and Medical Leave.
• Horizons covers both medical and family contributions at 60% (100% for employees who earn less than $50,000 annually) with up to 26 weeks of paid leave available based on eligibility and approval.
• Horizons’ additionally offers 1 week for paid parental leave for welcoming a child into your family through birth, foster, or adoption, that often covers the waiting period for PFML to begin.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees