Title: ECFE Teacher
Department: Community Education
Group: CE Educator
Reports to: Early Learning Program Supervisor
Location: Central Early Learning Center
Schedule: 10 Month Position for the 2024-2025 Early Learning academic year
Days & Hours: Total of 6 hours a week on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings plus professional development and family engagement event hours
Salary Range: $18.74 - $29.59 per hour
Date available: August 31, 2024
Job Summary
Create a warm, welcoming, and engaging learning environment for students ages 20-48 months and their caregivers in a separating ECFE class and a Westwood Hills Nature Center class.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Ensure instruction aligns with the St. Louis Park Public Schools vision, mission, and core values
- Design and implement culturally relevant and developmentally appropriate lesson plans and learning experiences that empower each learner to live their individual brilliance
- Collaborate with colleagues to plan, develop, and implement engaging learning opportunities that align with the Minnesota Early Childhood Indicators of Progress
- Model responsive and positive child/caregiver interactions
- Serve as a resource to parents on issues related to child development
- Evaluate and assess academic and social-emotional growth
- Build an authentic and trusting relationship with parents and caregivers to ensure a strong connection between home, school, and the community
- Communicate student progress with parents and caregivers
- Provide clear instructional leadership to support staff and volunteers working in the classroom
- Work in a supportive and collaborative manner with colleagues and supervisors
- Participate in ongoing individual and team professional development opportunities
- Communicate regularly with parents and caregivers by means of newsletters, Seesaw posts, phone calls, emails, conferences, etc.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Understand child developmental theories, stages, and milestones to meet a wide range of learning styles and abilities
- Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills to work effectively with parents, colleagues, and community members from diverse backgrounds
- Exhibit enthusiasm, dedication, and a sincere commitment to student achievement
- Demonstrate proficiency in age appropriate developmental milestones including cognitive, language, motor skill, and social emotional skills
- Apply early childhood development teaching principles, practices, techniques, and approaches to instruction
- Integrate current trends, theories, and technologies pertaining to learning and instruction
- Actively engage with small children (lifting, kneeling, bending, etc.)
- Demonstrate strong written and oral communication skills
Education and/or Experience
- A Bachelor's degree in early childhood education or related educational field preferred
- At least one year of related experience preferred
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