Teacher Early Head Start- Full Time; 5465-201-N

Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens•Queens, NY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, with over 125 years of experience, offers numerous social services through its 160-plus programs. Their Early Childhood Development Centers provide free Early Head Start and Head Start services to low-income families, serving children from six weeks to three years old. Utilizing the Montessori approach, the center aims to prepare children for school by offering a variety of developmentally appropriate activities that foster cognitive, social, emotional, language-literacy, and physical development.

Requirements

CDA required with Study Plan (60 CREDITS including 24 credits in Education).
Associate Degree/Bachelor Degree/Master Degree.
N.Y.S. Initial/Professional Certification - Birth-2, with BA or Masters in related field preferred.
Minimum of 1 year of teaching experience in a pre-school classroom or infant toddler classroom.
Ability to nurture and care children from 2 months of age through 24 months of age.
Must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.
Able to travel to multiple locations within the five boroughs as needed.

Nice To Haves

If not already Montessori trained, must commit to enroll in the Agency’s Montessori training program within the first year of hire.
Bilingual Spanish/English; Russian/English; Chinese/English; Korean/English; English/Creole speaking preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead the teaching team in planning and executing age and developmentally appropriate activities reflecting the Montessori curriculum.
Implement activities that will promote social, emotional, cognitive, physical and creative development of children.
Elicit input from the Team to complete written observations, progress reports, and other documents relevant to the tracking of children’s progress.
Adhere to policies and procedures established by CCNS, ACS, DOH, DOE, and CACFP.
Comply with procedural norms and standards of attendance, punctuality, and confidentiality relevant to HIPAA.
Ensure a learning environment based on the Montessori approach that helps the children develop physically, emotionally, socially, cognitively, and creatively.
Ensure information obtained via observations, conferences, tracking, etc. is used to design developmentally appropriate and individualized lesson plans.
Ensure daily routines such as napping, eating, toileting, timely diaper changing, and washing are carried out in a healthy manner with respect given to an individual child’s needs.
Ensure information regarding children and the program is shared with parents.
Perform other duties as assigned.