at Community Council of Idaho in Burley, Idaho, United States
Job Description
PRESCHOOL TEACHER
Status: Exempt / SALARY
Summary: The Preschool Teacher plans and delivers age-appropriate educational activities that support children's language, social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development while preparing them for kindergarten. This position monitors children's progress, conducts developmental screenings and health checks, collaborates with families, supervises Preschool Aides, and maintains required records and reports. The role promotes a safe, supportive learning environment, implements best practices in early childhood education, and ensures compliance with program standards, policies, and procedures
Essential Duties and Responsibilities (This is not an exhaustive list of all duties/responsibilities. Other duties may be assigned)
- Conduct a classroom instructional curriculum and activities, for assigned children, that encourages the growth of language, social, emotional, physical, intellectual, and communication skills
- Supervise and monitor the work activities of assigned Preschool Aide(s)
- Conduct and monitor developmental screening of children, assist in collaborating and implementing Individual Educational Plans (IEPs)
- Monitor the progress of individual children
- Perform daily Health checks of children
- Participate in home visits with parents of assigned children and conduct parent-staff conferences
- Prepare, maintain, and present records, documents, reports, reviews, and databases
- Assist in interviewing, hiring, and evaluation of Teacher Aides
- Represent the MSHS program to community and local and regional educational agencies
- Knowledge of current and new educational practices, techniques, and objectives
- Develop and maintain dual language in the classroom
- Prepare children for transition into kindergarten
- Implement CLASS dimension and domains into the classroom
- Participate in early release trainings, mentoring, and professional development
- Ability to maintain a safe and supportive learning environment in a classroom environment
- Ability to provide children with experiences and opportunities that allow them to develop curiosity, initiative, problem-solving skills, and creativity
- Ability to develop and implement clear, reasonable, consistent, and age-appropriate rules and expectations for children, engage the children in the rule-setting process
- Ability to multi-task, manage time, meet deadlines, and remain calm and professional under pressure
- Maintain standards of confidentiality of CC Idaho clients and records
- Perform all work duties and activities in accordance with CC Idaho policies, procedures, safety practices, and Head Start Performance Standards
Required Physical Demands
- Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl; to reach with hands and arms; to climb or balance; and smell
- The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 30 pounds
Work Environment
Work in an office or classroom setting; may be exposed to electrical shock and fumes or airborne particles; the work may be stressful; the noise level is moderate to elevated
BENEFITS:
Yes! We offer benefits for our Seasonal Staff. What’s in it for you……….
- Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits
- Low deductibles
- Low employee premiums
- Group Life Insurance
- Available after 1 yr. of employment
- Employer match up to 4.5%
- Roth & Traditional 401K
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- AFLAC
- Legal Shield
- Benefit Continuation (COBRA)
LEAVE:
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- First year of service - 16 hours up front and up to 5 PTO days each year
- After 3 years of service - 16 hours up front and up to 8 PTO days each year
- After 10 years of service - 24 hours up front and up to 12 PTO days each year
- After 20 years of service - 24 hours up front and up to 16 PTO days each year
- After 30 years of service - 32 hours up front and up to 20 PTO days each year
- Paid Holidays
- Educational Leave
