Full time Toddler Teacher position starting Spring 2024
Interested applicants will have a nurturing, gentle, patient, and creative disposition. If you enjoy working in a team teaching environment, have strong communication skills, are able to multitask and remain responsive to children, this may be the place for you.
Responsibilities include:
Setting a warm and consistent tone in the school for children and families. Providing an engaging, responsive and caring learning environment for toddlers; creating strong relationships based in respect and curiosity with children, their families and colleagues; engaging in observation and documentation of children's growth and learning.
Collaborative work with co-teachers in classroom design, curriculum development and materials exploration. Knowledge of and ability to implement developmentally appropriate and best practices. Ability to work at a child's level for extended periods of time. Must be able to lift up to 30 lbs.
Qualifications sought:
We are looking for applicants with 12+ ECE units (including 3 units of infant and toddler development course work) and at least one year teaching experience with toddlers.
Applicants will be committed to ongoing professional growth and will have knowledge of or interest in learning about the Reggio Emilia approach, anti-bias curriculum, social justice stance, the RIE philosophy and Magda Gerber approach. Applicants should be aligned with a play-based, child centered philosophy of working with young children.
Compensation:
wages are DOE, Educational background and number of ECE units with a range of $23-$30 per hour to start
Benefits include:
health insurance employer pay of 90% of Silver HMO Kaiser plan - employees choose which plan works best for them from cafeteria of options;
full dental insurance;
10 personal days annually;
5 vacation days after the first year of employment;
and paid holidays (5 weeks total per year when school is closed);
support for professional development including 8 in-service trainings annually;
$200 annual educational stipend;
paid weekly preparation and meeting time;
and inclusion in a vibrant, empowered teaching staff
Aquatic Park School: We are committed to honoring a diversity of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences of the children, families and teaching staff in our community. We welcome applicants who are interested in becoming active members of our teaching team and supporting growth and learning for all people at Aquatic Park School.