P-Certified Preschool Teacher

Overview

The Learning Depot (Trenton, NJ) – P-3 Certified Teacher

• P-3 Certification (Required)
• Bachelor's Degree (Required)
• CPR Certification (Required)
• Child Development Associate Certification
• Substitute Teacher Certification
• Working knowledge and understanding of Creative Curriculum and TS Gold
• Reports to:
  Director

• Work with the pre-school director in the planning, implementation, and operation of the center.
• Implement a learning plan for preschool children.
• Implement individualized lessons for students who need extra help or are cognitively ahead of their peers.
• Manage a class to maintain a positive, nurturing, and respectful learning environment.
• Provide day-to-day supervision of all students and keep a record of attendance and CACFP monthly meal count.
• Maintain an accurate roll book and input information on TS Gold to reflect students’ progress, attendance, and effort.
• Uphold and enforce all rules, regulations, and policies in accordance with state childcare centers.
• Maintain an attractive, clean, and organized classroom.
• Maintain designated bulletin boards inside and outside the classroom.
• Communicate successfully with the teacher assistant.
• Maintain open communication with parents.
• Participate in parent night activities.
• Share all classroom responsibilities with assistant teachers (cleaning toys, assisting children with self-help skills).
• Model best teaching practices.
• Support all areas of development of students (social, emotional, cognitive, etc.).
• Use observation of children and anecdotal notes to document progress and implement individualized and general lesson plans.
• Individualize instruction and prepare lesson plans according to students’ interests and academic growth.
• Submit weekly lesson plans every Thursday prior to the lesson.
• Create partnerships with families to establish positive interaction patterns in the program and home.
• Partner with parents to enhance the social and emotional development of students.
• Utilize technology in the classroom for a maximum of fifteen minutes per week per child.
• Supervise and participate in nutritionally prepared meals with the children as a curriculum activity to model good nutrition and social skills.
• Supervise all classroom field trips and outdoor activities (facilitating gross motor activities with students).
• Encourage parent participation in parent-teacher conferences and other activities.
• Write a monthly classroom newsletter and updates to submit to parents and the Director on the first of each month.
• Request supplies as needed and participate in classroom/program inventory as requested.
• Provide a print-rich environment to develop literacy, numeracy, and social skills using increasingly complex language and problem-solving abilities.
• Provide positive guidance and discipline to support children as they acquire readiness skills for kindergarten and beyond.
• Integrate individual Education Plans (IEPs) for children with learning differences and submit with weekly lesson plans.
• Attend monthly staff meetings as requested and weekly teacher meetings as requested.
• Assist with and attend at least 5 after-school activities/events (e.g., back to school night, staff meetings, parent meetings).
• Keep children safe and comfortable.
• Attend meetings at Learning Depot and other institutions as needed or assigned.
• Attend training/professional development provided by Trenton Board of Education, Learning Depot, Childcare Connections, NJCCIS.
• Register for NJCCIS (Professional Impact) and maintain updated membership.
• Submit training hours and certifications to NJCCIS and place all in the training binder provided by Learning Depot.
• Maintain a minimum ECERS-3 score of 5.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of food program forms, monthly attendance, student observation, and parent conferences, etc.
• (Trenton BOE contracted educators) Work closely with Trenton BOE (PIRS and PIC), conduct ESI-R assessments, and assess children on an ongoing basis. Gather and organize anecdotal notes into the key domains and documents for Creative Curriculum Gold through online curriculum.
• Maintain the classroom when the custodian is absent (clean, sweep, mop, etc.).

• Job Type: Full-time
• Benefits: Health insurance
• Schedule: 8:30am-3:30pm (Monday through Friday)
• Pay: $54,000.00 - $65,000 (September through June). Rate of pay is based on the tiered system.
• Additional Benefits: Dental Insurance, Employee discount, Health insurance, Life insurance, Paid time off, Professional development assistance, Vision insurance
• Schedule: Monday to Friday;
  No weekends
• Ability to commute/relocate: Trenton, NJ 08611:
  Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
• License/Certification: CPR Certification (Required), P-3 Teaching Certification (Required)
• Work Location:
  
  In person