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[Immediate Hire] Head Start Teacher

il y a 16 jours

New York

Job DescriptionOriginally founded in 1991 as Harlem RBI, DREAM has grown to annually serve more than 2,500 youth across East Harlem and the South Bronx through a network of seven PreK-12, extended-day, extended-year DREAM Charter Schools and community sports-based youth development programs. Through our commitment to rigorous academics, social-emotional learning, deep family and community engagement, and health and wellness, we create lifelong learners who are equipped to fulfill their vision of success in and out of the classroom. We dream big, as well, with an aggressive five-year plan to expand to serve 3,500 students across seven schools—growing our organization’s impact and leveling the playing field for all children. To learn more, visit wearedream.org. The Head Start Teacher is responsible for a Head Start classroom of 3- to 5-year-old children. The Head Start Teacher works collaboratively with an assistant teacher, family members, and other staff to achieve positive outcomes for children of all abilities.Responsibilities • Classroom Community, • Create and foster a warm and inclusive classroom environment through following school-wide practices for behavior management, encouraging child expression and autonomy, and setting and maintaining consistent routines and high expectations;, • Foster classroom productivity and maximize learning time, while engaging children with a variety of modalities and materials;, • Provide instructional support through concept development, fostering children’s analysis and reasoning, engaging in feedback loops, and modeling and supporting high-quality language., • Curriculum & Instruction, • Implement curriculum with fidelity through backwards lesson planning, following school-wide protocols for developing and documenting syllabi, lesson plans, assignments, and rubrics, and utilizing research-based best practices to support all learners;, • Prepare or modify weekly lesson plans and prepare to implement small-group activities, read-alouds, circle time, and other curriculum components;, • Interact with children intentionally throughout the day to provide differentiated support., • Supporting all Students, • Consistently track, monitor, and assume responsibility for the academic progress of all students, implementing developmentally appropriate strategies for each child in class;, • Complete developmental and social-emotional screenings;, • Integrate Individual Education Plans (IEPs) or referral action plans for children with diagnosed or suspected special needs., • Family Partnerships, • Establish and maintain strong relationships and regularly communicate students’ progress towards academic, social-emotional, and behavioral goals and with families;, • Collaborate with family services staff to support families in implementing family life practices, extending learning into the home, and meeting expectations for attendance., • Professional Growth and Collaboration, • Participate in ongoing reflective coaching and self-assessment;, • Work with assistant teacher, grade team, leadership team, and other staff to analyze data, revise practices, norm on team-wide initiatives, share persistent information, and discuss individual students with a solutions-oriented mindset., • Health & Safety, • Establish and maintain a safe, healthy learning environment, including full supervision of children at all times, in accordance with Head Start and childcare licensing requirements;, • Conduct daily health/safety monitoring of the environment;, • Follow all health and hygiene practices, including hand-washing, sanitizing, and universal precautions;, • Supervise mealtimes and “family style dining” with children;, • Maintain required documentation., • Additional duties related to the running of the school as assigned., • PHYSICAL DEMANDS OF THE POSITION:, • This section describes the physical requirements that are necessary to successfully perform the essential responsibilities and functions of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions., • Frequent movement, including standing, walking, sitting, and transitioning between floor and standing positions., • Ability to lift, carry, push, pull or position items up to 50 pounds., • Ability to engage in activities at child level, including bending, kneeling, crouching, and sitting on the floor., • Ability to receive and respond to oral communication with students and adults in both quiet and active environments., • Ability to reach with hands and arms and use hands and fingers to handle objects and operate tools, computers, and/or controls.Qualifications, • Bachelor’s Degree or Associate’s Degree, with a major in Early Childhood Education OR a related field OR 90 or more undergraduate college credits in a related field, required;, • AND at least 2 years of Pre-K through 2nd grade classroom teaching experience, required;, • Bilingual (Spanish), preferred;, • Demonstrated computer literacy skills (Google Suite, Microsoft Suite, etc.);, • A desire to make a difference in the lives of our students, families and community;, • A desire and ability to receive and implement feedback;, • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with various audiences (including colleagues, students, families);, • A commitment to working with diverse populations of families and students;, • A strong belief in the mission and values of DREAM, including the desire to make a difference in the lives of our students, families, and community;, • Obtain and maintain certification in CPR and first aid;, • A physical exam, fingerprinting, and a federal background check are required for this position.Working Expectations, • On-site work 5 days a week, • General on-site hours are 7:45-4:15pm, though some earlier or later hours to support the running of the school will be required as neededBenefits and Paid Time Off, • We offer comprehensive benefits including:, • Flexible Medical Health Plans, subsidizing the majority of costs for the employee, their spouse/domestic partner and children;, • The ability to select between a variety of medical plans according to what best suits the employee’s needs;, • Dental and vision plans;, • Disability benefits;, • Life insurance;, • Up to 12 weeks fully paid of Parental Leave;, • Flexible spending account options;, • Pre-tax commuter benefits (parking and transit);, • Fitness and entertainment discounts;, • A variety of support through our employee assistance program (EAP);, • 403(b) retirement plan with employer match starting at 4% after one year, with increases tied to DREAM tenure;, • Referral, performance, and tenure milestones bonuses;, • Discounted school meals through our in-house Scratch Food Program;, • Tuition reimbursement support;, • Access to a professional development fund;, • Head Start Teachers have approximately 48 days off throughout the school year including holidays, school breaks, and personal days., • Benefits are subject to change.Compensation, • The salary range for incoming Head Start Teachers is $68,900 to $80,000. New Head Start Teacher salaries are determined based on the number of years of experience as a teacher., • Additional compensation is added for incoming Head Start Teachers with Master's degrees. If you are a current DREAM employee, please click here to review our Internal Selection Process before applying. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

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