At the Y, we’re an association of like-minded people (staff, volunteers, and members), on the forefront of a movement to ensure that everyone - especially children - experience an equal opportunity to reach their full potential. In the course of a year, we provide more than 3,000 children, ages 6 weeks through Pre-K with high-quality literacy and STEAM-infused learning; give 58,000 youth and teens access to sports, aquatics, day and resident camps, teen leadership development programs, and employment opportunities; provide over 200,000 members with programs, services, and facilities to enjoy connection and maintain wellness regardless of age; and engage over 25,000 volunteers and donors from across Atlanta to share in the gift of supporting their communities.
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- Responsible for directly supervising and developing the classroom associates and managing the day-to-day operations in the classroom.
- Plan and implement learning experiences that advance the intellectual and physical development of children.
- Improve the readiness of children for school by developing their literacy, phonemic, and print awareness.
- Enhance understanding and use of language, understanding and use of increasingly complex and varied vocabulary, and an appreciation of books.
- Begin the foundation of early math and early science, problem-solving abilities, and approaches to learning.
- Establish and maintain a safe, healthy learning environment.
- Support the social and emotional development of children.
- Consistently implements developmentally appropriate practices that are individualized, inclusive of children with disabilities, and age appropriate and integrated across all areas of a child’s development.
- Meet all job-related federal, state, local and program regulations and timelines for compliance, implementation, and documentation.
- Actively participate in teaching activities by consistently moving around the learning environment both indoors and outdoors.
- Constant supervision of children during all activities (indoors & outdoors) as well as during all times when children are under their direct care.
- Re-direct inappropriate behaviors in a positive manner that is supportive and non-punitive.
- Respond quickly to a child in distress or a crying child by immediately calming them in a nurturing and appropriate manner.
- Utilize developmentally appropriate feeding, toileting, cleaning, and health care practices for children with special health care needs.
- Model appropriate language behaviors for children including grammatically correct verbal and written language usage.
- Plan, prepare, and implement age-appropriate activities that are integrated across the curriculum; thematic; real, concrete, and relevant; stimulating and challenging; and based on the child’s individual needs and interests.
- Prepare in advance lesson plans, materials and environment that are organized, interactive, appropriate, clean, safe, and hands on.
- Plan and implement a balance of open and structured child-initiated and teacher-directed activities.
- Implement large group, small group, and individualized instruction.
- Prepare, plan, and implement transition strategies for daily activities.
- Organizes classroom space into functional areas (i.e. interest centers) that are easily recognizable and clutter free.
- Conduct and record ongoing observations that are descriptive of the whole child and his/her developmental milestones rather than just exclusive reports of problem behaviors.
- Administer and record regularly scheduled developmental assessments as required by program guidelines.
- Consistently utilize information from developmental assessments in the planning, teaching and individualization of classroom activities.
- Based on assessments, observations, developmental milestones, and/or typical behavior immediately report all suspected disabilities and abuse to the appropriate authority.
- Record and submit total attendance accurately in the roll book daily.
- Count, record, and submit accurate meal count reports daily after each meal for the number of children eating to the food service staff.
- Attend and participate in team, site, and agency required meetings, trainings, professional development, and continuing education.
- Follow and enforce site-appropriate health, safety, classroom organization, classroom aesthetic and sanitation guidelines.
- Follow all mandatory reporting of suspected abuse, unsafe conditions, repair needs, complaints, accidents, and injuries.
- Must possess a CDA, TCC, AA degree in Early Childhood Education or higher credential
- Must be 21 years of age
- Transcript and documentation to support credentials
- Experience working with children in an organized setting
- Excellent verbal/written communication skills
- Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education
- 2+ years of experience working with children younger than five in a state licensed center
- NAEYC or Quality Rated experience
- Ability to pass a pre-employment background check including Criminal Record check, Drug Screening and motor vehicle record (MVR) according to company policy.
- Must be legally eligible to work in the US without current or future sponsorship.
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