JOB DESCRIPTION
The Starfish Academy is currently hiring talented, positive teachers to join our team! If you love teaching, growing professionally, and working as a team to provide the highest quality Early Childhood Education, please apply! This position full time in Sarasota.
- GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: Prepares and implements developmentally appropriate activities designed to meet the individual needs of children to foster independence and self-esteem.
- EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
- Minimum of CDA or CDA Equivalent.
- Pre-K Teacher position may require minimal Bachelors Degree and Florida Teaching Certificate.
- Minimum one year classroom experience
- Enroll within 90 days and complete 40 hour child care training courses or master exemption tests within one year of employment.
- Complete minimum of 10 clock hours of continuing education annually relative to early childhood education/child care/child development.
- PRINCIPLE DUTIES
- Complete comprehensive assessment of child within 60 days of enrollment to determine developmental level and intervention goals.
- Develop an individual treatment plan in collaboration with other members of the interdisciplinary team to accomplish educational goals as determined by the teacher, therapists and parents.
- Implement the individualized educational plan of care utilizing developmentally appropriate intervention and educational strategies based on current research, data and educational models.
- Prepare weekly lesson plans that provide educational activities designed to support the developmental goals of children in classroom.
- Conditionally monitor with ongoing assessment the educational outcomes and revise plan of care according to child’s performance and progress and feedback from parents and therapists.
- Consult with parents in child assessment and intervention planning and evaluation on an ongoing basis.
- Complete parent-teacher conferences at a minimum of every six months.
- Maintain paperwork pertinent to children’s educational program:
- Child Development Assessment (initial and minimum of every six month re-assessments)
- ECE Plan of Care
- Updated Plan of Care as needed
- Daily Progress Notes—Parent Communication
- Quarterly Progress Reports
- Participate and prepare for IEP or IFSP at least annually
- Closing Summary within two weeks of discharge
- Parent-Teacher Conference Record
- Weekly Lesson Plans
- Daily Attendance
- Substitute Teacher Plans
- Parent Training Log, Medication Administration Log, Incident Reports and Illness Report as indicated
- Implement classroom procedures that meet or exceed required service elements of:
- Department of Children and Families Child Care Licensing Requirements
- State and local statutes for Child Care
- National Accreditation standards of NAEYC
- Sarasota County School Board Contract for Exceptional Student Education Pre-K Programs
- Early Steps Developmental Day Treatment Services
- Provide ongoing supervision, training and guidance of Teaching Assistants and Volunteers in classroom.
- Discuss daily plans, activities and expectations with Teaching Assistants.
- Maintain a clean, safe, healthy and developmentally-appropriate learning environment in classroom and other play areas for children.
- Maintain positive staff-child interactions and provide optimal supervision to protect children’s health and safety while encouraging children to explore independently and develop self-sufficiency skills.
- Responsibility and dependability are essential qualities for this position; regular attendance and punctuality are required.
- Other duties as assigned.
- PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS/PERSONAL QUALITIES
- Willingness to carry out the mission of The Florida Center for Early Childhood and its programs, and apply the Core Values and Guiding Principles of the organization in all client services, supervision and community interactions.
- Demonstrate problem solving skills, decision making skills and sound judgment.
- Demonstrate time management skills, attention to details, and demonstrated independent mobility within the community.
- Ability to interpret, adapt and apply guidelines and procedures.
- Ability to work independently and utilize initiative, ability to be organized and meet deadlines.
- Computer experience in a Windows environment, Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, Word) and ability to learn and utilize other software programs.
- Possess excellent oral and written communication skills appropriate for children, parents and professionals.
- Work to continue personal competency through in-service and staff development training, education, outside literature, seminars, etc.
- Complies with agency/state/legal mandates for reporting suspected abuse/maltreatment/neglect or person at risk of homicide/suicide to appropriate authorities and completes all necessary paperwork.
- Attends staff meetings. Standard 90% attendance.
- Ability to complete assigned paperwork in compliance with standards, including time sheets, mileage logs, leave requests, client evaluations and progress notes, and management information system.
- Ability to provide quality services to clients and families as evidenced by assessment of services and the quality improvement system.
- Ability to work in partnership with other team members.
- Ability to adhere to drug free workplace policy.
- Professional appearance and behavior.
- Ability to work in partnership with other service providers.
- Maturity and experience in successfully working with children and their families.
- Ability to maintain established case load productivity requirements.
- Ability to maintain established clinical standards for direct client services.
- Ability to maintain client confidentiality according to established policies, federal and state statutes as evidenced by obtaining needed releases of information and maintaining updated releases of information.
- Understanding that work will take place in the school, and may take place in the family home and/or community.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule in order to meet the families’ needs consistent with the practice model and program design.
- Ability to research and analyze.
- Understanding and support for the values of family-centered services.
- Commitment to children’s safety and family stability.
- Accepts differences in norms, values and heritage.
- Positive attitude.
- Ability to forge a mutually respectful partnership with persons served and their families in which they are helped to gain the skills and confidence to address any issues and problems they face.
- Conviction about the capacity of people to grow and change.
- Commitment to empowering families to solve their own problems and to the value of a nurturing family as the ideal environment for a child.
- Ability to set appropriate limits and boundaries with clients and families as a practitioner in order to assure the safety and protection of the family members and maintain the helping role of the practitioner.
- TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS
- Classroom, playground, therapy rooms, office environment, automobile, community settings or client home.
- TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Requires individual to perform a broad range of activities.
- Requires full range of motion, including manual and finger dexterity as well as hand and eye coordination.
- Requires corrected vision, speech, and hearing to normal range, or special accommodations made of sufficient nature for completion of assigned tasks.
- Ability to lift 30 pounds, and ability to and actively interact with young children in educational and therapeutic activities on floor or play environment.
- Occasionally requires working under stressful conditions or working irregular hours.
- Requires seated work at desk, including use of a computer.
- Fax resume to (941) 378-4919 or apply at 4620 17th St, Sarasota EOE/DFWP
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $18.50 - $20.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Education:
Experience:
- Teaching: 1 year (Required)
- Childcare: 1 year (Required)
License/Certification:
- VPK or FAST Certificate, or willing to get one (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- North Port, FL 34287: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
