About This Role
This role involves providing warmth and positive attention to preschool children, fostering their self-esteem, and maintaining a safe and orderly classroom environment. The teacher will work as part of a collegial team, adhering to policies and regulations while supporting child development and building strong parent relationships.
Responsibilities
- Adhere to all NBCC policies and procedures as mandated by Executive, Program, and/or Educational Resource Director
- In cooperation with the teaching team, maintain general housekeeping tasks to provide an orderly, professional environment and atmosphere
- Obtain and maintain certification of Pediatric First Aid and Pediatric CPR as required by California State Licensing
- Engage in regular self-assessment/goal setting and participate in timely evaluation of job performance with the Head Teacher and/or Site Supervisor
- In cooperation with the Head Teacher, staff and/or Site Supervisor, obtain appropriate substitutes when ill, for vacation, and any other time off site for any reason
- Attend all scheduled NBCC Staff Development Days
- Demonstrate ability to work as a collegial team member with respect, trust, and professionalism with co-workers
- Demonstrate professional demeanor at all times
- Support teaching team in implementing specific child behavior plans, intervention, and resource referrals
- Adhere to all CCL Personal Rights requirements, ensuring children are not subjected to corporal or unusual punishment, yelling, spanking, humiliation, mental abuse, or punitive interference with daily living functions such as speaking, sleeping or toileting
- Give warmth and positive attention to each and every child in the classroom
- Recognize and consider each child in relationship to cultural and/or ethnic background, as well as respond to each unique individual child with dignity and respect
- Foster positive self-esteem through respectful interactions with children and staff
- Practice positive re-enforcement and re-direction methods
- In cooperation with all the teaching staff, maintain required supervision of children at all times (inside and outside) in accordance with California State Licensing regulations ratio standards
- Assist teaching staff in maintaining a safe, orderly arrangement and inviting appearance in all classrooms (including outside play areas)
- In cooperation with staff, conduct the daily set-up of classrooms and outside play areas in an inviting fashion as to promote positive exploration and developmental progress
- In cooperation with the teaching team, maintain classroom documents: daily meal counts, classroom rosters, and such reports
- Report to the Head Teacher or Site Supervisor, in writing, all injuries incurred by children or staff
