ECE After-School Teacher

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FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt

Compensation: $25-$30/hour

Schedule:

2:15pm - 6:15pm Monday - Friday (plus 2-3 Saturdays per year)

Position Summary

The ECE After-School Teacher works in a team relationship to provide an education for the whole child based on the Yew Chung Education Philosophy and Objectives. Through a developmentally appropriate practice and an inquiry-based approach, and in a bilingual and multicultural learning environment, the After-School Teacher will work with the Assistant Teacher to co-lead the afternoon to develop the curriculum that supports lifelong learning dispositions through play and in-depth explorations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Creating a welcoming, safe, and nurturing learning environment

• Use a positive discipline and guidance approach to behavior management, encouraging children to develop confidence in personal and social skills.
• Design engaging, interactive, developmentally appropriate, and safe classroom environment.
• Alert to and understand health and safety matters, ensuring compliance with all state licensing requirements.
• Develop, maintain, and help children to understand the daily schedule and routines.
• Provide first aid and complete all required reporting and documentation on accidents and injuries.
• Maintain a clean and sanitary classroom as well as help all staff in maintaining a clean and safe facility (bathrooms, staff lounge, gym, outdoors, etc).

Planning and delivering a developmentally appropriate inquiry-based curriculum

• According to the Yew Chung ECE Approach and based on children’s interests, plan, implement, document, and evaluate developmentally appropriate daily learning opportunities and experiences both indoors and outdoors.
• Co-lead class in the afternoon with the Assistant Teacher.
• Observe the strengths and concerns of individual children to inform the planning of appropriate opportunities for whole child development and learning.
• Prepare and organize appropriate, stimulating, and relevant materials and resources for learning to support children’s interests and to encourage deeper understanding.
• Identify and respond to children’s interests through observing and interacting with students and helping them to formulate and extend their questions and inquiry.
• Assist students in developing independent and self-help skills, providing appropriate modeling and guidance, and following the Yew Chung ECE Approach.

Supervision and Support of Enrichment Classes

• Support outside vendors with Enrichment Classes in class management and providing individual attention to students as needed.
• Actively participate in enrichment activities to model and guide the children.

Documentation of Student Learning

• Use technology such as iPads, cameras, and computers to record and document student learning.
• Support the Teaching Team in providing content for bi-weekly Newsletters
• Support the Teaching Team to ensure the classroom environment displays pedagogical documentation of the current learning, including children’s work, photos, charts, and so on.

Maintain ongoing, Open Communication with Parents

• Work with Assistant Teacher to keep Co-Teachers aware of any student concerns and/or communication to or from parents/caregivers.
• Support Co-Teachers in gathering assessment data for student reports (Mid-Year and End-of-Year Reports).
• Maintain the confidentiality of staff, parent, child, client, community, and school information included in files, conversations, meetings, correspondence, or any other source.

Participate in On-going Professional Development and School Events

• Keep abreast of current practices and theories in early childhood education through ongoing professional development.
• Participate in all professional development and in-service opportunities provided by YCIS.
• Participate in and prepare for school events as required; for example, the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival and Chinese New Year Gala.
• Available for occasional weekend and evening events, including Mini Camp.

Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge Requirements:

• English or Mandarin native speaker with a strong set of communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to communicate effectively in…