Teacher Head Start - Full Time; 5431-203-N

Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens•New York, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens provides Head Start services to low-income families for children aged 3 to 5 years in center-based program settings across Brooklyn and Queens. The program utilizes the Montessori approach to ensure children are school-ready through developmentally appropriate activities that foster cognitive, social, emotional, language-literacy, and physical development. The Head Start Program emphasizes active parent engagement, recognizing its crucial role in a child's development, and tailors learning experiences to children's evolving needs and abilities.

Requirements

Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education or related field to Early Childhood Education (Elementary Education, Nursery to 6th Grade Elementary Education, Special Education, Child Development, Students with Disabilities Birth to 2nd Grade) Plus a Study Plan for meeting Bachelors Degree requirement within 7 years.
Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education or related field (Elementary Education, Nursery to 6th Grade Elementary Education, Special Education, Child Development, Students with Disabilities Birth to 2nd Grade; Child Psychology, Child Development, General Education accompanied by 12 credits specific to Early Childhood Education)
Master’s Degree in in Early Childhood Education or related field to Early Childhood Education (Elementary Education, Nursery to 6th Grade Elementary Education, Special Education, Child Development, Students with Disabilities Birth to 2nd Grade; Child Psychology, Child Development, General Education accompanied by 12 credits specific to Early Childhood Education
Minimum of 1 year experience in a pre-school classroom required.
Must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.
Ability to travel to multiple locations within the five boroughs as needed.

Nice To Haves

N.Y.S. Initial/Professional Certification - Nursey to 6th grade, Birth to 2nd Grade, pre-k to 6th Grade, student with disabilities - birth to 2nd grade, and Special education in Nursery or Kindergarten to 12th grade preferred.
2 years of teaching experience in a pre-school classroom environment preferred.
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

Supervise the teaching team in planning and executing age and developmentally appropriate activities reflecting the Montessori curriculum.
Supervise the implementation of activities that promote social, emotional, cognitive, physical, and creative development of children.
Elicit input from Assistant Teacher and Teachers-Aide to complete written observations, progress reports, outcomes reporting, CROWD, and other documents relevant to tracking children’s progress.
Help Assistant Program Manager to facilitate parent involvement in all aspects of the program and promote positive growth and professional development.
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.
Supervise the teaching team’s work to ensure a learning environment based on the Montessori approach that helps children develop physically, emotionally, socially, cognitively, and creatively.
Assume responsibility for the operation of the classroom, holding Assistant Teacher and Teachers-Aide accountable to their duties and responsibilities.
Share information regarding children and the program with parents via daily contact and informal/formal interfacings, home visits, newsletters, etc.
Encourage parents in their role as their children’s primary teachers by acting as a resource person (i.e.: disseminating information, actively listening to parents, offering suggestions, etc.).
Utilize information obtained via observations, conferences, tracking, etc. to design developmentally appropriate and individualized lesson plans.