The Early Childhood Education Teacher is the lead teacher in a partial-day Early Childhood Education program for children in the Casa de Esperanza foster care Neighborhood program. This entails teaching a literacy based curriculum to promote school readiness and assessing children’s growth in the curriculum. The role may entail supervising a teacher’s aide and volunteers.
CLASSIFICATION: Part-Time/Non-Exempt
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree required; teacher certification in Early Childhood Education preferred. Candidates with comparable work experience without certification will be considered. Texas Reading Academy Certification preferred
EXPERIENCE: Minimum three years experience teaching or implementing educational interventions required
REMOTE ELIGIBLE: This position is not eligible for remote work

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Completed Application and References
• Cleared Background Check
• Clear PreEmployment Drug Screen
• TB Screening

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

• Empathy for the needs of children in care; awareness of how learning needs may be impacted by adverse childhood experiences
• Knowledge or early childhood development theory and practice with a specific emphasis on language, literacy development, and phonemics
• Ability to implement and assess success of an Early Childhood Education curriculum and adapt lesson plans and activities to specific learning needs
• Skill in effective communication with children and caregivers
• Ability to manage children in a classroom setting
• Familiarity with TEKS guidelines for PreK to ensure that the educational activities provided support school readiness

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

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.
The position entails exerting up to 10 lbs. of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. The position entails occasionally lifting/moving up to 40 pounds including lifting children. The position involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking, standing, or climbing stairs for periods of time. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee must use oral communication with children; use auditory skills to assess and respond to children. The employee must be able to maintain his or her emotional regulation in response to a child outbursts or emotional distress.
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.

• Lead teacher in a partday Early Childhood Education program for children in foster care in the Casa Neighborhood
• Develop and iImplement ageappropriate lesson plans
• Create a safe and stimulating classroom environment
• Engage children in individual and small group learning activities
• Supervise teacher’s aide (if number of children in program support it) and volunteers
• Monitor and assess children to identify learning needs, strengths, and weaknesses
• Complete Early Childhood Education curricular assessments; document, and communicate findings
• Other duties as assigned