Preschool Teacher

YMCA Southcoast

Job Title: Teacher-Lead EEC Certified Job Family: Child Care
Mandatory EEC Certification.

Position Summary:
Responsible for the planning, program implementation, and supervision of a class of pre-school children.

Essential Functions:

• Prepare teaching plans and programs in accordance with established guidelines.
• Adapt and implement daily lessons and activity plans.
• Model the Y’s healthy eating standards by consuming HEPA compliant foods and beverages during meal and snack times; and avoiding consumption of food and beverages during other program times.
• Model the Y’s active living standards by engaging in games and physical activities with youth.
• Adjust lessons and teaching approach to needs of individual children to match interests, handicaps, special talents, learning style, and pace.
• Provide a learning environment respectful of a child’s learning level and personal experiences.
• Provide an environment conducive to group learning and interactions.
• Make and communicate on-going observations and evaluations necessary for monitoring progress and areas of improvement.
• Conduct conferences and other communications for parent interaction and understanding.
• Maintain required program records and documentation.
• Maintain site and equipment as appropriate; identify and communicate areas of safety concern.

YMCA Competencies:
Mission and Community Oriented: Accepts and demonstrates YMCA values. Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions and perceptions. Demonstrates a desire to serve others and fulfill a community need. Recruits volunteers and builds effective, supportive working relationships with them.
People Oriented: Seeks first to understand the other’s point of view; remains calm in challenging situations. Builds rapport and relates well to others. Listens for understanding and meaning; speaks and writes effectively. Takes initiative in developing others.
Results Oriented: Strives to meet or exceed goals and deliver a high value experience for members. Embraces new approaches and discovers ideas to create a better member experience. Makes sound judgments and transfers learning from one situation to another. Establishes goals, clarifies work, and participates in meetings.
Personal Development Oriented: Accurately assess personal feelings, strengths and limitations, and how they impact relationships. Pursues self-development that enhance job performance. Demonstrates an openness to change; seeks opportunities in the change process.

Qualifications:

• MANDATORY EEC certified Lead Teacher.
• Current knowledge of state and YMCA standards and regulations specific to early childhood education and development and childcare.
• Ability to effectively interact with parents and children on a range of issues.
• Demonstrated ability to engage in a range of children’s educational, recreational, and social activities.
• Demonstrated ability to make mature judgments in difficult situations.

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands of this position are limited and, as such, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with physical disabilities to perform essential functions of this position.

The YMCA Southcoast is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religious creed, protected genetic information, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or veteran's status.