CREC Preschool at Progress Drive – Associate Instructor – JOB ID# 13558

CREC Preschool at Progress Drive – Associate Instructor – JOB ID# 13558

Recruitment began on September 30, 2025

and the job listing Expires on October 11, 2025

Location – CREC Preschool at Progress Drive, 123 Progress Drive, Wethersfield

Since 1966, the Capitol Region Education Council (CREC) has been dedicated to providing innovative, high-quality, and cost-effective educational programs and services to meet the diverse needs of children and adults in Greater Hartford. Serving 33 member districts and reaching additional communities statewide, CREC supports approximately 12,000 students annually through more than 120 educational programs. Our offerings include professional learning and coaching for educators, specialized programming for students with diverse needs, and PreK-12 education across 16 interdistrict magnet schools. Additionally, CREC provides school construction, operations, and cooperative business services, while also delivering programs that help adults build real, job-ready skills.

POSITION SUMMARY :

Under the supervision of school administration or designee, the Associate Instructor supports classroom instruction, provides academic intervention, and other general instructional support duties throughout the school.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES :

Duties / Responsibilities

• Support daily functions of the school including but not limited to arrival, dismissal, lunch coverage, and covering classrooms as needed.
• Provide small group instruction under the direction of the classroom teacher.
• Provide intervention programming to small groups of students under the direction of the intervention coordinator.
• Collect, track, and enter student data into the district portal.
• Support administration of state, district, and school assessments.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers and other school staff.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY :

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

COMPETENCIES :

Teaching / Subject Assignment Specific :

comprehension, and writing instruction.

QUALIFICATIONS :

Bachelor’s Degree (BA) from four-year college or university.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

Motor Vehicle Operator’s License or ability to provide transportation to meetings, trainings, and professional learning opportunities as required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Working in a classroom demands prolonged standing / movement, frequent bending and crouching, lifting and carrying materials, fine motor skills for manipulating small objects, clear speaking voice, good vision and hearing, the ability to focus on multiple tasks simultaneously, and sometimes the need to move quickly to respond to student needs. Successful teachers require the ability to work in a high-energy environment with varying noise levels (from quiet to loud) based on student activity. Teachers are expected to work both indoors and outdoors (as needed) and may be expected to participate in off-site field experiences.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

Based on terms and conditions during your employment, specific to your job classification and collective bargaining agreement.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION STATEMENT :

CREC strives to understand and confront the symptoms and causes of racism and prejudice—ranging from biases to aggressions to discriminatory policies, practices, and traditions—that harm people from systematically marginalized groups or that benefit privileged groups. CREC staff and students acknowledge and respect people of all identifiers, such as race, socioeconomic status, gender identity and expression, education, age, ability, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, language, nationality, religion, and veteran status.

DISCLAIMER STATEMENT :

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or physical requirements. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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