Seeking professional teachers to lead toddler classrooms.
Position perks
120 hours paid holidays and closed days in addition to PTO/Sick time
Holidays paid
weekly pay period
Paid trainings
Monthly attendance and job performance bonus
90 day new hire bonus
Position Requirements:
- CDA/CDA enrolled/Associates/BA
- 30 hours of Training within 6 months
- Developing a curriculum with director and other lead Teachers/ other teaching assistants
- Be part of a team to create the best environment for the children served.
- Prepping lessons and activities
- Preparing repost cards and social skill sheets
- Daily attendance
- Room assigned job duties
- Work with Team members
- Attend events not at scheduled shift times hosted by Speckled Frog.
- Cleaning and disinfecting throughout your shift completing ALL list daily
- Completing OCFS required training.
- Completing OCFS required documentation.
- Attending ALL staff meetings
- Lifting
- Cleaning
- Reporting repairs
- Fixing items noticed damaged when possible
- Keeping, cleaning, preparing a classroom
- Abiding by all OCFS regulations and having knowledge of them or where to find information
- Abiding by the employee handbook
- Completing required paperwork on time/and documentation as required
- Emailing parents as needed and one time per weekly update
- Open house events as scheduled per year
- Parent teacher conferences as needed
- Attending Center events
- Current Medical form on file at all times
- Arrive 10 minutes before the start of shift to the classroom.
- Meeting all deadlines
- Following OCFS paperwork
Training Requirements
- CDA enrolled MUST complete 120 hours of training within the 12 months of enrollment.
- Complete assigned trainings
- Attend conferences/training events
- Attend orientation
- Attend all staff meetings
- Attend lead prep meetings
- Attend lead meetings
- Any/all requirements to successfully complete the job.
- Training documentation is due quarterly as outlined in the handbook.
- Employees under one year of employment (in their first contracted year) are required to repay half of any/ all training paid, expenses paid for training, and the full 25.00 for the SCR clearance.
Employment Qualifications
(a) Staff members must be qualified by training and experience to carry out their respective functions in the administration, operation and maintenance of the child day care center.
(1) Staff and volunteers must be mature, of good character and possess suitable personal qualifications.
(2) Staff and volunteers must be in good physical and mental health and have the energy and emotional stability necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of their positions.
(b) Child day care centers must review and evaluate the backgrounds of all applicants for staff and volunteer positions. All applicants whose backgrounds must be checked are required to provide the following:
(1) a statement or summary of the applicant's employment history including, but not limited to, any relevant child-caring experience.
(2) the names, addresses and daytime telephone numbers of at least two acceptable references, other than relatives, at least one of whom can verify employment history, work record and qualifications, and at least one of whom can attest to the applicant's character, habits and personal qualifications to be a childcare center staff member.
(3) a sworn statement by the applicant indicating whether, to the best of the applicant's knowledge, such applicant has ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony in New York State or any other jurisdiction and fingerprint images as required to comply with the requirements.
(4) Creating lesson plans, organizing a classroom, providing structure, parent conferences, and administrative duties as needed per class.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $18.50 - $21.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
Experience:
- Teaching: 1 year (Preferred)
- Special education: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Teaching Certification (Preferred)
- Special Education Certification (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
