Toddler​/Preschool Teacher

What We Offer

• Now offering a $1,500 sign-on bonus for new employees who join our ECE team as year round employees, paid out across the first 3 months of your employment. Summer and part-time employees are not eligible for the sign-on bonus.
• Salary range- $22.00-$26.00 per hour, depending on credentials
• Generous paid time off benefits including 3 weeks of vacation, 12 holidays, 5 personal days and accrued sick time
• 4 Professional Development Days
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance Plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
• Group Life/Accidental Death & Dismemberment/Short Term Disability - 100% Employer Paid
• Employee Assistance Program

At United South End Settlements (USES), we offer programs that support the whole family in achieving economic mobility. We help parents and caregivers develop their own capacity to reach their goals, increase their income and assets, and connect with new networks of people through One-on-One Coaching combined with opportunities for personal development through Family Mobility programming. For children and youth, we provide quality education and enrichment opportunities that foster personal development and social-emotional skills such as perseverance, communication, teamwork, and problem-solving – Early Childhood Education, club
48 out of school time programming, and Camp Hale on Squam Lake in New Hampshire. We believe that as families increase their income and assets, become more resilient and connect to a diverse network, they and their children are more likely to develop the necessary skills to disrupt the cycle of poverty.

As United South End Settlements celebrates its 125th year and beyond, we are now reaffirming our founding vision of an inclusive community where neighbors from all walks of life work together so that all can thrive, while implementing a bold, new model designed to promote economic mobility and social capital to break the generational cycle of poverty.

As a ECE Program Support teacher, you’ll play a vital role in directly supporting our infant/toddler/preschool classrooms. You will have the opportunity to use your own professional skills and develop new ones, supported by a committed and team-oriented set of colleagues. As a member of the Early Childhood Education (ECE) team, you will receive ongoing support and guidance. This role reports to the Early Childhood Education Program Coordinator.

The key responsibilities of this position include:

• Collaborate with Program Coordinator, ECE Assistant Director and support staff to develop and implement curriculum with a focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics (STEAM)
• Provide a consistent, structured, daily program incorporating daily activities for children based on planned curriculum
• Manage and maintain an organized, safe, welcoming, and clean classroom environment
• Be a positive role model, demonstrating professionalism and a commitment to USES values
• Engage with and build rapport with children’s families and conduct parent conferences
• Become well versed in other support services offered throughout USES for families
• Observe, assess, record, and report on children's progress and behaviors
  
  Support and follow nutritional guidelines
• Identify opportunities to enhance teaching skills and participate in training as recommended by the leadership
• Attend professional development days, staff meetings and weekly team meetings
• Complete other duties as assigned

There are innumerable ways to learn, grow and excel professionally. We know people gain skills through a variety of professional, personal, educational, and volunteer experiences. We respect this when we review applications and take a broad look at the experience of each applicant. We want to get to know you and the unique strengths you will bring to the work. This said, we are most likely to be interested in your candidacy if you can demonstrate the majority of the qualifications and experiences listed below.

• A deep commitment to USES’s mission and core values
• Must be at least 18 years of age and have a high school diploma or equivalent
• Experience in Early Education- EEC certification,…