Preschool Teacher (Early Learning Center)

Looking for a rewarding career that makes a difference in childrens lives Look no further and join the team at Meeting Street! Meeting Street is a special place of learning where children of all abilities have the opportunities to reach their fullest potential.

Full-time employees receive:

• Competitive Pay
• Generous PTO
• 13 paid holidays
• Medical dental vision and MORE

Meeting Street is currently looking for a Preschool Teacher for 40 hours per week.

Duties:

• Provides a classroom that is safe welcoming and reflects the students family culture and community.
• Facilitates interactions among children to provide opportunities for emotional social and developmental growth.
• Creates and implements a curriculum that promotes diversity and active learning by providing a variety of developmentally appropriate learning experiences making appropriate accommodations and modifications as necessary using RI Early Learning Development Standards as guidance.
• Assigns monitors addresses and evaluates teacher assistants volunteers Interns and students duties and responsibilities and assists in their development as early childhood professionals.
• Monitors the developmental progress of each child through observation and data collection using Teaching Strategies Gold or other data collecting software as necessary. Uses such data to inform and develop curriculum.
• Actively participates in and supports efforts to maintain NAEYC accreditation Brightstars quality rating RI Department of Human Services (DHS) and RI Department of Education licensing regulations.
• Always Maintains supervision of children (indoor/outdoor) using licensing ratios and headcounts every 15 minutes.

Meeting Street believes the dignity of each person is paramount. We recognize that our communitys future strength rests firmly on our commitment to our values of respect compassion integrity inclusivity and excellence. To uphold these commitments we expect all employees to recognize and properly respond to racism and other forms of injustice.

It is our policy to recruit hire train transfer and promote employees and to ensure that all other employment practices (i.e. salary and benefits administration education and training programs and social and recreational programs) are administered without regard to race color religion marital status gender sexual preference or orientation gender expression or identity age national origin or ancestry legally recognized disability citizenship status genetic information veteran status military status socioeconomic background homelessness or any other characteristic or category protected by law. It is also our policy to protect employees and applicants from any coercion retaliation or discrimination for filing a complaint or assisting in any investigation pursuant to the equal opportunity laws.

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• Must have an Bachelors Degree or higher in Early Childhood Education or in a related field with experience and 24 early childhood course credits.
• 2 years experience caring for children under age 5 preferred.
• RIELDS Foundations 9 Domains & Guiding Principles and both RIELDS Preschool Classrooms: Instructional Cycle & Curriculum and Planning; or willingness to obtain certifications within the first year of employment.
• ECERS training or willingness to complete the courses within the first nine (9) months of employment.
• Valid CPR and First Aid training/certification.
• Inclusive childcare setting.
• Diaper toilet and assist children with feeding and dressing.
• Sit stand and walk continuously during the workday.
• Bend stoop and squat continuously.
• Kneel and reach above shoulder level occasionally.
• Lift transfer push and/or pull up to 50 pounds independently or up to 100 pounds with the assistance of another staff member or adaptive equipment frequently.
• Hours for the position: Monday - Friday; 9:00AM - 5:00PM