Pre-School Teacher - Avenue

at  YMCA of Greater Houston

POSITION SUMMARY:

Provides a school ready learning environment for all children. Provides direction for the program and staff as well as a quality experience to children and parents that focuses on youth development, including the YMCA core values: honesty, respect, responsibility, faith and caring.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor’s degree in early childhood/education preferred. 6 months previous experience working with children in a developmental setting.
• At least 21 years of age.
• Offsite programs meet director qualifications as stated in the Minimum Standards (#744.1047) under TDPRS.
• CPR, First Aid, AED certifications are required within 30 days of hire date. Child Abuse Prevention training required prior working with children.
• Ability to plan, organize, and implement age-appropriate/developmentally appropriate program activities
• Previous experience with diverse populations.
• Current record of tuberculosis examination and/or current local health department regulations, examinations, and/or immunization as require by the local or State Department of Health.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, interpret, retain, and teach documents such as safety rules, operating maintenance instructions, and procedure/educational manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of children, parents, staff, members of the YMCA, and/or others, as well as in one-on-one situations.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

• Provides a positive learning environment and experience for children, parents and staff.
• Implements early learning curriculum within the established guidelines to ensure all children are school ready.
• Designs and implements daily lesson/activity plans according to established curriculum.
• Supervises the children, classroom, and all activities.
• Makes ongoing, systematic observations and evaluations of each child.
• Conducts parent conferences, maintains communication with parents, and engages parents as volunteers.
• Maintains program site and equipment.
• Maintains required program records.
• Attends and participates in family nights, program activities, staff meetings, and staff training.
• Guides staff in the classroom in a positive manner under the direction of the Director.
• Represent and support all center operations both internally and externally.
• Role model to both children and staff.
• Responsible for classroom cleanliness, setup and presentation. Playground curb appeal toys cleaned up and stored, trash, etc.
• Responsible for the safety and risk management of both children and staff.
• Work in collaboration with classroom teachers, TUTS, Collaborative for Children, TSR and others to advance our mission where applicable.
• Adheres to policies related to boundaries with each child.
• Ensures unused rooms and closets remain locked; routinely monitors high-risk locations (bathrooms), etc.
• Reports suspicious and inappropriate behaviors and policy violations.
• Follows mandated abuse and incident reporting requirements.
• Meets timelines and deadlines related to supporting systems and employee compliance. Example includes but are not limited to Kronos Workforce Ready for review and approval of time sheets.