PRESCHOOL AFTERNOON TEACHER (PART-TIME, 2-6:00 PM)
Company: Children's Day School
Location: Half Moon Bay
Posted on: October 8, 2024
Job Description:
Preschool Afternoon Teacher (Part-Time, 2-6:00 pm)Childrens Day
School (CDS) is a co-educational preschool through eighth grade
serving over 460 students in the Mission Dolores neighborhood of
San Francisco. Spanning two campuses, and home to a diverse
community of students, faculty, and families, CDS is a vibrant
learning community. Our teachers practice constructivist teaching;
born of learning by doing, it is how we achieve excellent
academics. We believe by encouraging children to fully engage in
complex topics, and in myriad ways, we are giving them tools to
become lifelong learners and passionate citizens of the world. To
learn more about CDS, visit our website at.Reporting to the
Afternoon Coordinator and Early Childhood Program Director, the
Teacher is responsible for assisting the afternoon teachers in
providing an excellent, developmentally appropriate preschool
program for 3 - 5-year-olds. Additional opportunity to work
full-time during the summer program. Responsibilities
- Team: Collaborate, problem-solve, and communicate with teaching
team members and the Coordinator.
- Curriculum: Assist in planning and implementing an exciting,
challenging, child-centered, and developmentally appropriate
preschool curriculum.
- Children: Encourage children to take the initiative to solve
problems and pursue their own educational interests. Help children
think, investigate, and ask questions as part of the educational
process. Strive to meet each childs individual needs.
- Families: Support a physically and emotionally safe environment
that nurtures and facilitates the development of both children and
families. Collaborate with families toward their childs success.The
ideal candidate will:
- Demonstrate the ability to take initiative, work passionately
and joyfully, and collaborate effectively with colleagues,
students, and parents.
- Apply an understanding of the developmental stages of children
when observing and working with individual children.
- Model behavior and language that supports our mission and our
program.
- Display excellent rapport with children and families and
channel difficult communications through the Coordinator.
- Display a passion for learning and a commitment to
personal-professional growth.
- Keep classroom, storage areas, bathrooms, and outside areas
neat and orderly.
- Work effectively with children, families, and staff of diverse
backgrounds and family structures.
- Be proficient in technology: email, word processing, photos,
etc. Requirements:The successful candidate will:
- Have or be working on a degree in early childhood education or
a related field.
- Have at least 12 ECE units are required.
- Have experience working with 3 - 5-year-olds.
- Be able to lift 40 lbs (the weight of the average
preschooler)Schedule: Monday - Friday 2 pm - 6 pm. Available to
work during the school year and during breaks and camps if
needed.Compensation: The hourly rate will be ($23.50-$29.10) and
based on education and experience. Pro-rated benefits are
available. Clearances Required:Required Screenings: TB
AssessmentClearances: Live Scan background check: E-VerifyCDS is an
equal opportunity employer. Our community is diverse in many ways,
inclusive of race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender spectrum,
age, ability, and more. We welcome and value the same in our
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