Preschool Teacher

Start Date: Early December

Looking for a teacher to work from 9.30 - 5.30pm Monday to Friday.

University Avenue Discovery Center (UADC) is a long-standing early education program that is dedicated to serving the needs of families in the surrounding community. We are known for high quality, community-based, and progressive early childhood education. Our center is Youngstar rated 5 out of 5 stars, state licensed. We have an outstanding, long-term reputation for providing child care that fosters the unique interests and abilities of each child, helping them strengthen their social skills, develop their emerging cognitive skills, and fostering independence and a positive sense of self.

We are seeking warm, detail oriented, professional teachers to join our talented team of educators.

Why you should work at UADC:

• Fun atmosphere
• Meaningful work
• Work with young children
• Work in a team with co-teachers
• Outside often
• You get to be creative
• Not a desk job
• Family friendly and flexible scheduling
• Predictable hours
• We invest in you! We train and professionally develop our team!
• We have a career path and scholarships to advance your education and career
• Our teachers are appreciated and valued!
• Positive work environment & collaboration

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Program and Curriculum

• Maintain, in conjunction with the other lead teacher and teaching assistants, a developmentally appropriate, safe, creative, nurturing, and challenging environment, both indoors and outdoors, for preschool age students.
• Implement and maintain the curriculum and instructional objectives
• Possess strong verbal and written skills in communication with the teaching team, families, and the UADC administrative team.
• Demonstrate an understanding of families and diversity, equity and inclusion and how they impact the development and learning of the child, and use this knowledge to inform teaching practices.
• Have a clear understanding of effective practices surrounding the use of positive social-emotional problem solving strategies.
• Collaborate with team teachers and share in and delegate both specific and general work tasks to teaching assistants.
• Prepare the environment and implement activities that model and promote: UADC's philosophy, values, and mission statement

Family Outreach

• Plan and participate in family outreach activities to include but not limited to: workshops, family nights, newsletters, and parent/teacher conferences.
• Conduct Parent/Teacher conferences twice yearly for your attachment group (usually 6-7 children per attachment group).

Job Qualifications

• Credential, Associates or Bachelors Degree required in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Child Development, Early Childhood Special Education, or a related field.
• At least one year of experience preferred teaching in a preschool classroom or a group childcare environment.
• Complete a Criminal Background Disclosure and fingerprinting with no criminal violations or offenses substantially related to the care of children.
• Medical examination and Tb test by a licensed physician indicating no illness that might be detrimental to the welfare of children.
• Covid vaccinated

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $17.00 - $20.00 per hour

Work Location: In person