Preschool / School Age Program - Associate Teacher
Company: CATALYST FAMILY INC
Location: Oxnard
Posted on: January 20, 2023
Job Description:
Job Details
Job Location
10134/30134-Rio Real - Oxnard, CA
Position Type
Full Time
Education Level
Associate Teacher Permit (desired)
Salary Range
$15.59 - $23.24 Hourly
Job Shift
M - F 9am - 6pm
Description
Center teaching staff support the planning and implementation of
Catalyst Kids' program for children ranging in age from toddlers,
pre-school, kinder, and school age, depending on the site. Catalyst
Kids Teachers must be able to facilitate a variety of age
appropriate activities, support children's' social emotional
development, and ensure all children are supervised at all times in
a healthy and safe environment. Associate Teachers are members of
the teaching team who share responsibility for the care and
education of an assigned group of children/classroom. There may be
more than one person designated as an Associate Teacher for each
group of children.
Key Responsibilities:
- Create and implement developmentally appropriate curriculum
directly connected to the interests and development of children and
youth supported by learning foundations and promotes positive
child/youth development.
- Create, implement and maintain intentional, enriched and
supportive learning environments connected to curriculum and
quality experiences that are appropriate for all children.
- Provide excellent customer service by establishing and
maintaining authentic connections and reciprocal, culturally
responsive relationships with children, youth, families, schools,
communities and center/classroom team.
- Keep children/youth healthy and safe by connecting proper
supervision, positive interactions, healthy habits, and
compliance.
- Work collaboratively with each other connecting work place
values, education and experience to provide the highest quality
programs and creative workplaces.
- All teaching staff are expected to demonstrate behaviors that
are essential for successful programs and environment including the
following:
- Positive interactions with children and youth.
- Maintain kind, respectful, and safe emotional and physical
environments for children.
- Be on time and present on a regularly scheduled basis.
- Be active in outdoor and indoor programs.
- Be physically and mentally capable of interacting with children
up to 13 years of age, meeting all their needs and ensuring their
safety.
- Be aware of and implement safety guidelines; report any health
& safety issues or incidents to management, and remain calm if
providing first aid (as needed) during emergency situations.
Additional Responsibilities:
Actual job duties/tasks of staff may vary depending on staff
schedules, part-time status, and staffing levels of the site and
are not dependent on the job title.
Curriculum/Program Implementation
- Anecdotal notes
- Portfolios
- Parent communication form
- Center documentation
- Weekly planning forms
- Analyzing and Interpreting data/assessment results
- Facilitate flow of the day/daily routines/daily schedule
- Appropriate interactions
Health & Safety
- Supervise children
- Counts/whiteboards/updates
- SIOS sheet audits for signatures
- Health & safety checklists
- Ouch reports
- Safety and emergency drills and procedures
- Sunscreen application
- Check attendance/parent calls
- CCFP daily meal sheets
- Snack/meal preparation
- Snack/meal service (family style)
- Clean/sanitize tables & kitchen
- Order food
- Minute menu
- Bathroom/nap supervision
Enriched, Intentional Environment
- Clean, restock, label, organize
- Summer/Fall environment change
- Materials/supplies lists
Customer Service
- Daily communication to school partners
- Behavior documentation
- School events (K roundup, etc.)
Teamwork/Collaboration/Professionalism
- Staff development - identify goals for permit, QRIS,
performance
- Follow schedule/rest/meal breaks attendance
- Attend events at school
- Answer center phones
- Maintain positive work environment/support colleagues day to
day
Physical and Environmental conditions:
- Teaching staff are responsible for various program elements on
a daily basis and will routinely be exposed to indoor and outdoor
elements.
- Teaching staff may be required to:
- Visually inspect the environment for hazards to children;
identify hazards and implement preventative actions (i.e., set up
cones to limit the play area) to maintain a safe environment for
children.
- Be comfortable with occasional loud noise in or outside the
classroom during active/loud activities.
- Be comfortable with frequent bending, lifting, twisting,
reaching, pushing and pulling.
- Push, lift, carry, and hold various objects up to 15 lbs. - by
individual or team effort - such as equipment carts, emergency back
packs, food coolers, classroom furnishings, and other similar
program materials.
- Work inside the classroom or outside the room in all weather
conditions which are safe for children.
- Traverse various terrains (grass, blacktop, dirt) and heights
(ladders, playgrounds) depending on the school outdoor
environment.
- Adapt to the physical level of children (example, sitting on
the floor, kneeling, squatting) for activities and
problem-solving/interactions.
- Supervise field trips to destinations such as aquatics parks,
beaches, and trampoline park.
Qualifications & Details
Education:
- Education and permit requirements may vary by center needs
and/or require age group specific units depending on the program,
such as Infant, Toddler, School-Age, Title 5 or Title 22
status.
- Associate Teacher education/permit requirements:
- 12-24 postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units in
ECE, CD, or related field such as Recreation, Human Services
completed, with passing grades (C or better for Credentialing
Process), OR
- Associate Teacher or above Child Development Permit issued by
the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
Experience:
- 6-12 months of experience in a group care environment where
care/teaching was provided for a consistent age group
preferred.
Additional Qualifications:
- Effective problem solving, conflict resolution, classroom
management, and communication with children and families.
- Effective organization, time management, curriculum and
assessment documentation (lesson plans, portfolios, anecdotal
notes).
- Ability to work alongside colleagues and maintain a
professional team environment.
- Current adult and infant/child CPR/First Aid certification
preferred.
- Bilingual/Multilingual language preference based on individual
center needs.
Pre-Hire Requirements:
- If selected for this position you will need to complete the
following:
- Health clearances for Pertussis, Influenza, Measles and
Tuberculosis (TB)
- Fingerprinting/Live Scan for criminal background check
- Successful Reference Check
We Offer:
- Career Development and Training
- Discounted Childcare
- Paid Vacation/Holiday/Sick Time
- Medical/Dental/Vision Benefits
- 401K
- Life Insurance
- Commuter Benefits
- Company Discounts
We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a
drug-free workplace.
Keywords: CATALYST FAMILY INC, Oxnard , Preschool / School Age Program - Associate Teacher, Education / Teaching , Oxnard, California
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