PreK for All Lead Teacher 2024-2025 School Year Sacred Heart, Staten Island, NY - Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New York

PreK for All Lead Teacher 2024-2025 School Year - Sacred Heart School - Staten Island, NY

Sacred Heart School in Staten Island NY, part of the Archdiocese of NY, is hiring a Lead Teacher for 3KFA for the 2024-2025 school year.

QUALIFICATIONS

• BA in Early Childhood Education or related field (required)
• Experience working with young children in a classroom setting
• Strong written and verbal communication skills (bilingual in Spanish preferred)
• One of the following New York State teaching certificates:
  • Early Childhood (Birth - Grade 2);
  • Nursery, Kindergarten and Grades 1-6 (N-6);
  • Prekindergarten - Grade 6 (P-6); or
  • Students with Disabilities (Birth - Grade 2) OR
• Candidates on an approved Study Plan who are actively pursuing certification in Early Childhood are encouraged to apply.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

As part of the Catholic school community serving in one of our PreK for All programs, the lead teacher candidate will be expected to take on a range of responsibilities, including but not limited to:

• Provide students with an age-appropriate nurturing, safe, and engaging learning environment to support their social, intellectual, physical, and emotional development
• Provide classroom instruction and facilitate engaging learning experiences based on Creative Curriculum Units of Study
• Develop unit, weekly and individualized lesson plans in line with program goals and policies
• Differentiate instruction to build upon individual strengths and interests of each child.
• Regularly assess the progress of each child and document observations and evidence; use the data to plan for instruction
• Implement positive behavior management support in keeping with Archdiocesan and NYC DOE guidelines.
• Work closely with school administration, Archdiocesan and NYC DOE coaches and teaching partners to provide high quality early childhood instruction.
• Provide services to all children and families with respect, compassion and confidentiality while exhibiting knowledge of and sensitivity to the educational, cultural and socio-economic needs of the children and families served in the program
• Guide and collaborate with the teacher assistants and aides
• Participate in Professional Development sessions as provided by the NYC DOE and the Archdiocesan Office of Early Childhood.
• Communicate regularly with families to support the extension of learning at home as per the program protocols
• Respond to parent concerns and requests with professionalism and as a partner in the education of each child
• Actively support the goals of the school and program through collaborative teamwork with colleagues
• Continually seek and participate in opportunities to develop as an early childhood professional
• Additional duties as required or assigned

Other:

• School Year program based on a 180 day schedule, September through June
• Salary determined by the current Collective Bargaining Agreement.
• Benefits are comprehensive
• Additional Article 43 documentation required at time of hiring
• Participation in trainings as required