POSITION: HEAD START TEACHER - UPK

LOCATION: MERRICK HEAD START, 175 Hudson St., Syracuse

RESPONSIBLE TO: SITE SUPERVISOR

STARTING PAY RANGE: $27.27 - $30.60 per hour

SCHEDULE: Full-time, school weekdays, 45 weeks per year

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Must have, or obtain within three years of hire, a valid NYS teaching certificate to include Nursery through 4 year olds; e.g.: Birth through 2nd Grade or Nursery through 6th Grade.

- Bachelor or advanced degree in Early Childhood Education, or in a related field that is supplemented by 24 credit hours in early childhood education. (Certification pending)

- One year of early childhood lead teacher experience.

- Basic computer skills required.

- Ability to work with and interact with children and adults in a group setting.

- Good interpersonal and communication skills.

- Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

- Access to reliable transportation.

SUMMARY: Promote the social, emotional, physical and cognitive development of children. Provide and maintain a safe environment for children and ensure that children are appropriately supervised at all times.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Ensure that all children assigned to class are supervised at all times. Perform regular counts of children assigned to ensure that all children are accounted for.

2. Establish and maintain a safe, healthy, learning environment.

3. Advance physical and intellectual competence to promote higher level thinking skills.

4. Support social and emotional development through attachment, initiative and self-regulation and provide positive guidance.

5. Establish positive and productive relationships with families.

6. Ensure a well-run, purposeful program, responsive to participant needs.

7. Collaborate with other staff as appropriate and be responsible for planning, record keeping and observations and individualizations.