The Pre-K Counts Teacher is expected to provide safe and developmentally appropriate preschool programs in accordance with all relevant legislation, policies, and procedures within the State of Pennsylvania as a Certified Teacher, Instructional Level I; maintain program quality in accordance with ECERS/ITERS, NAEYC guidelines and YMCA program policies; ensure the safety, well-being and age appropriate instruction of all children in your care.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Plan curriculum for classroom and ensure child centered age appropriate lessons are offered. Adhere to learn through play NAEYC philosophy for your age group. Ensure that staff in your room attend team teaching meeting, and take on an active role in planning, implementing and actively participating in all activities.
- Supervise classroom staff to ensure that they are upholding all YMCA/Keystone stars/NAEYC guidelines for proper verbal interaction, proper learn through play techniques and age appropriate redirection as a form of discipline.
- Accurately maintain daily records of attendance, mobile emergency contact binders, trip binders and allergy reports
- Ensure effective and timely communication of child progress with parents. Ensure that the parents receive their parent communication sheets daily/weekly. Ensure that staff in your classroom maintain sensitivity and patience with the children and parents and provide care to meet the individual needs of the child/families. Ensure that confidentiality is maintained at all times, and that staff are using correct verbal interactions with parents.
- Ensure staff adhere to the YMCA/ECERS/ITRS/SACCERS/NAEYC standards for maintaining cleanliness, centers set up, toy bins and correct return of toys to areas. Ensure that staff are engaging children in the maintaining of said centers and items.
- Inform Director of any concerns regarding facility, space, staffing, child/staff ratios or child developmental issues that may require early intervention.
- Effectively plan and manage resources. Ensure effective staffing. Ensure timely and effective use of materials, snack, and other classroom resources. Ensure that staff in your room are also maintaining effective method of usage.
Educational Background:
Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education (either Associates or Bachelor’s Degree) as required by NAEYC/YMCA and DPW.
Skills/Experience:
- Be certified as an Instructional Level I Teach by the State of Pennsylvania/YMCA/Pre-K Counts and maintain the certification
- Ongoing Training: depending on Keystone stars designation; fulfill required number of hours for ongoing trainings as deemed necessary. Each star designation has different number of required hours. (This is in ECE, aside from those listed below in Health and Safety).
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Mar 9 2019
Active Until:
Apr 9 2019
Hiring Organization:
YMCA of the USA
industry:
Nonprofit