Day care teacher Jobs in Lynn, MA

AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Develop and lead a child centered, richly diverse after-school classroom for a mixed grade elementary class.
• Plan and implement an after-school curriculum which is well rounded, developmentally responsive, learning oriented and hands-on. This curriculum should reflect the school day experiences of the children and incorporate at least three 6-week Project-Based Learning units over the course of a school year focusing on themes such as physical recreation, performing arts, visual arts, science, ecology, etc.
• Supervise at least one part-time assistant. Additional supervisory responsibility could include supervision of support teachers, inclusion staff, high school interns and volunteers.
• Participate in at least 5 hours of in-class work in the King Open School’s school-day classrooms per week. Responsibilities include one-on-one support of children, assisting King Open faculty in curriculum delivery, differentiated instruction, small group facilitation and participatory observation.
• When appropriate, participate in school day support meetings such as IEP meetings or family conferences.
• Create opportunities for collaborations / partnerships with other Department of Human Service Programs’ youth serving divisions in order to better serve Cambridge children and families.
• Maintain a “child growth portfolio” per school year for every child in the King Open Extended Day classroom as well as regular weekly scheduling and lesson planning. Additionally, maintain ongoing documentation of child progress, daily activities, outreach, and staff meetings.
• Engage families in consistent partnership in the education of children.
• Manage a classroom budget including ordering of supplies and snacks, planning and leading field trips and engaging outside consultants and vendors.
• Participate in related professional development from “outside” service providers.
• Participate in ongoing “in-house” staff development provided by King Open Extended Day and DHSP for professional development and to enhance program practices and overall quality.
• Maintain professional integrity and conduct by following and promoting program policies, procedures and routines, collaborating and maintaining links to King Open Extended Day staff, school-day staff, outside service providers, supervisor(s) and families.
• May perform related duties as required.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

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WORK ENVIRONMENT :

The noise level in work environment is moderately to very loud. The work environment includes classroom and outdoor playgrounds and occasional field trips.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS :

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk, walk, and hear. The employee is occasionally required to run, during play or responding to an emergency. Employees are frequently required to engage with children on the floor and at their eye level. Employees are frequently required to use their hands and arms to handle and manipulate objects as well as reach. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move a child. Vision abilities are required for supervision of children. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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