Early Childhood Teacher

Early Childhood Educator

The Wellesley Community Children’s Center’s (WCCC) Early Childhood Program seeks an early childhood educator to join our teaching community. Known for teacher longevity and high program quality, the school is located on the picturesque campus of Wellesley College. Founded in 1971, WCCC is a non-profit program run by a board of directors comprised of parents, teachers and members of the community. Our families are members of the Wellesley, Babson, and Olin College and surrounding Wellesley communities. At the Early Childhood program, we care for and teach 100 infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

Our current opening is for a 'Floating Teacher' which is a teacher who covers in all eight of our classrooms when a primary teacher is on vacation. Floating teachers need to be able to work with infants, toddlers and preschoolers and be available for both morning and afternoon shifts, with a typical daily schedule of either 7:30-1:30/8-2 or 12-6. Some teachers stay in this role for a number of years as they like the variety and others move from this position into a primary teacher position in one classroom when someone leaves the program.

WCCC is well known for its caring, committed and talented professional staff and boasts a remarkably high teacher retention rate. With our emergent curriculum model, we create innovative, dynamic, safe and nurturing classroom communities.

**Watch a video made by teachers about our program at https://www.wcccwellesley.org/contact-us/jobs/

We are looking for a teacher who:

-Adores children and finds something to cherish in each age group

-Is passionate about teaching young children

-Has strong communication and collaboration skills

-Possesses patience, empathy and a supportive attitude toward children and their families

- Is flexible and able to adapt to program and schedule changes

-Can create and implement emergent curriculum

-Works well as a part of a team

Job Responsibilities include:

-Classroom supervision and management

-Observation and assessment of young children

-Curriculum planning

-Design and upkeep of the classroom environment

-Strong writing skills—notes to parents and newsletter contributor

-Supervision and training of assistant teachers

-Creating and implementing a Personal Professional Development Plan

-Following cleaning and sanitizing procedures

Other Qualifications:

- Bachelors or Master’s degree preferred

-Meet EEC teacher or lead teacher requirements

-Have experience working with young children

-Must successfully pass a MA Background Records Check (CORI, SORI, DCF, and Fingerprinting)

-Must complete EEC's Strong Start 2.0 Training prior to first day of work

-Must be physically able to perform the role of a teacher of young, active children

Teacher Benefits:

New hires will receive a $1,500 hiring bonus!

§ WCCC values work-life balance. It is understood that teachers spend a great deal of time beyond the salaried classroom hours working on programming, consulting with families and charting children’s progress. In support of those efforts, our teachers typically work thirty hours in the classroom and receive five hours of paid planning time each week. Most teachers work shifts with children like 7:30-1:30, 8:00-2:00 or 12:00-6:00.

§ Typically, days off include the week between Christmas and New Year’s and all legal holidays.

§ Teachers receive twenty days of paid leave time to cover needed vacation or sick days. One additional vacation day is granted for each subsequent year of employment up to 26 days per school year.

§ First year benefits include health (WCCC pays 85% of individual plan), dental and disability insurance. WCCC provides life insurance at no cost to the employee.

§ Second year benefits include voluntary enrollment into a TIAA retirement plan where WCCC will match 5% of teacher contributions.

§ WCCC has an Employee Assistance Program to support staff and their families with counseling as well as personal and financial needs.

§ As members of the Wellesley College community, WCCC teachers have access to college facilities and programs.

§ Children of teachers who are between kindergarten and fifth grade will receive

§ In addition to on-site trainings, first aid & CPR, WCCC provides professional development opportunities for teachers to meet EEC required professional development hours and will pay fees for staff to attend conferences and workshops.

§ We are an equal opportunity employer who values diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and the needs of WCCC.

Please email your resume and a cover letter to dhowland@wellesley.edu

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and the needs of WCCC.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $24.00 - $37.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement

Work Location: In person