P-3 Certified Preschool Teacher - Inspired Education
Trenton, NJ 08611
About the Job
The Learning Depot (Trenton NJ)
P-3 Certified Teacher:
P-3 Certified Teacher:
- P-3 Certification (Required)
- Bachelor's Degree (Required)
- CPR Certification (Required)
- Child Development Associate Certification
- Substitute Teacher Certification
- Working knowledge and understanding of Creative Curriculum and TS Gold.
- Reports to: Director
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Work with the pre-school director in the planning, implementation, and operation of the center.
- Implement a learning plan for preschool children.
- Implement individualized lessons for students who need extra help or are cognitively ahead of their peers.
- Manage a class to maintain a positive, nurturing, and respectful learning environment.
- Provide day-to-day supervision of all students and keep a record of the information on the attendance sheets and CACFP monthly meal count.
- Maintain an accurate roll book and input the information on Ts Gold to reflect students’ progress, attendance, and effort.
- Uphold and enforce all rules, regulations, and policies in accordance with the state childcare centers.
- Maintain an attractive, clean, and organized classroom.
- Maintain designated bulletin board inside and outside the classroom.
- Communicate successfully with the teacher assistant.
- Maintain open communication with parents.
- Participate in parent night activities.
- Share all classroom responsibilities with assistant teachers (cleaning toys, assisting children with self-help skills).
- Model best teaching practices.
- Support all areas of development of students, for example, social and emotional cognitive, etc.
- Use observation of children and anecdotal notes to document children’s progress and implement individualized and general lesson plans.
- Individualize instruction and prepare lesson plans according to the student’s interest and academic growth.
- Submit weekly lesson plans every Thursday prior to the lesson.
- Create partnerships with families to establish positive interaction patterns in the program and home.
- Partner with parents to enhance the social and emotional development of students.
- Utilize technology in the classroom for a maximum of fifteen minutes per week for each child.
- Supervise and eat nutritionally prepared meals with the children as a curriculum activity to model good nutrition and proper social skills for preschool children.
- Supervise all classroom field trips and outdoor activities (facilitating gross motor activities with students).
- Encourage parent participation in parent-teacher conferences and other activities.
- Write monthly classroom newsletter and updates to submit to parents and Director on the first of each month.
- Request supplies as needed and participate in classroom/program inventory as requested.
- Provide a print-rich environment in which children develop literacy skills, numeracy skills, and social skills using increasingly complex language and problem-solving abilities.
- Provide positive guidance and discipline supporting children as they acquire readiness skills for kindergarten and beyond.
- Integrate individual Education plans (IEP) for children with learning differences and submit with weekly lesson plans.
- Attend monthly staff meetings as requested.
- Attend weekly teacher meetings as requested.
- Assist with and attend at least 5 after school activities/events (i.e., back to school night, staff meetings, parent meetings).
- Keep children safe and comfortable.
- Attend meetings at Learning Depot and other institutions as needed or assigned.
- Attend training/professional development provided by Trenton Board of Education, Learning Depot, Childcare connection, NJCCIS.
- Register for NJCCIS (professional Impact) and maintain updated membership.
- Submit training hours and certifications to NJCCIS as well as place all in the training binder provided by Learning Depot.
- Maintain a minimum of a score of 5 on your ECERS-3.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of a. Food program forms b. Monthly attendance c. Student observation d. Parent conferences, etc.
- (Trenton BOE contracted educators) a. Work closely with Trenton BOE (PIRS and PIC) b. Conduct ESI-R assessment. c. Assess children on an ongoing basis. Gather and organize anecdotal notes into the key domains and documents for Creative Curriculum Gold through online curriculum.
- Maintain your classroom when Custodian is absent (clean, sweep, mop, etc.).
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Health insurance
Schedule:
- 8:30am-3:30pm (Monday through Friday
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $54,000.00 - $65,000 (September through June)
Rate of pay is based on the tiered system.
Benefits:
- Dental Insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Trenton, NJ 08611: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
License/Certification:
- CPR Certification (Required)
- P-3 Teaching Certification (Required)
Work Location: In person.
Source : Inspired Education
