Infant & Toddler Teacher EHS

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description : Infant & Toddler Teacher

JOB TITLE

Infant and Toddler Teacher

PROGRAM

Early Head Start

REPORTS TO

Center Coordinator

SALARY

$20.35 / per hour

LOCATION

Bronx, NY

JOB TYPE

Non-Exempt

WORK SCHEDULE

Full-Time Position, Five days per week, 40 hours per week, 12 months a year

General Description

The Infant and Toddler Teacher promotes and develops the infant and toddler in the social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and linguistic growth and development of infants and toddlers. They ensure learning environments are nurturing spaces that support the development of all children by providing responsive care giving in a well- organized and managed environment. provide an educational and development focused environment and are responsible for age-appropriate classroom management. They build strong relationships with families by supporting parent-child relationships that are key to children's healthy development, school readiness, and well-being.

About You

The ideal candidate is a self-motivated and dedicated person who is excited and passionate about helping infants, toddlers, and families grow in development and in education. You are a personable, energetic, and empathetic leader who can manage multiple staff, managers, and multiple projects in a prioritized manner to meet the goals and objectives of our internal Urban Strategies goals and within compliance of all current Head Start Performance Standards.

Minimum Qualifications

• Child Development Associate (CDA) credentialed in Infant and Toddler (current) or Associate Degree and / or other qualifying education in Child Development, Early childhood Education, or similar.
• Basic computer skills.
• Must have a valid Driver’s License, Personal Vehicle and Liability Insurance required. In states in which public transportation is utilized a valid state ID is required.

Preferred Qualifications

What You’ll Be Doing

CURRICULUM / ASSESSMENT / TEACHING AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

PARENT, FAMILY, & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

OTHER TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

PHYSICAL DEMANDS :

Ability to see at normal distance, hear normal conversations and sounds and use hands and fingers to fill out required forms. Ability to lift infants and toddlers weighing up to forty (40) pounds, twenty (20) pounds overhead and forty (40) pounds from waist to shoulder; occasional lifting of fifty (50) pounds is required and must be able to push / pull up to fifty pounds horizontally. Ability to sit on the floor, bend at the waist, kneel and / or stoop 75% of the time.

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 as long as the staff disability does not create an undue risk of injury to any enrolled children in the classroom.

About Urban Strategies

Urban Strategies exists to equip, resource and connect faith- and community-based organizations so that all children and families can reach their full potential. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., our team serves in the U.S. mainland, Puerto Rico, and Central America.

COMPANY CULTURE

Our work is driven by our three core values :

BENEFITS

PERKS

OTHER

Urban Strategies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or other legally protected classifications under applicable federal, state and local legal protections.

To apply :

Please visit www.urbanstrategies.us / careers

Contact us with any questions at Recruiting at symbol urbanstrategies.us

Equal Opportunity Employer