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Preschool Teacher/Infant Teacher

Little Sprouts Play House
Date Posted: 05/05/2022
Location: New York, New York
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Description:

To be successful as a preschool teacher, you should have the patience, compassion, and energy to successfully guide a class of young children, each of whom will have different needs, abilities, aptitudes, and emotions. The best candidate will also have excellent administrative and organizational skills, in order to plan curriculums and create reports on each child's progress.

Responsibilities:

Preschool Teacher Responsibilities:

  • Educating children about fundamental concepts, such as colors, letters, numbers, and shapes.
  • Encouraging social interactions between children and improving their self-esteem.
  • Engaging in creative methods of learning, such as arts and crafts, supervised play, and storytelling.
  • Planning comprehensive curriculums to address early childhood development needs.
  • Instilling a sense of order and discipline in the classroom.
  • Monitoring free time on the playground.
  • Ensuring the classroom is a clean, safe, and organized environment.
  • Preparing for lessons by gathering materials and setting up workstations.
  • Communicating with parents to better understand the children's home lives and psyches.
  • Writing up reports for parents on each child's developmental progress.

Qualifications:

Preschool Teacher Requirements:

  • Degree in education, with a focus on early childhood development. Minimum education requirements is a CDA or an AA in early childhood education. Bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education preferred. 
  • 2 yrs Experience working with young children in a classroom setting. 
  • Ability to communicate with young children at their level.
  • Patient, compassionate attitude, with a friendly, energetic disposition.
  • Good mediation and nurturing abilities.
  • Creative mindset with an ability to create memorable, out-of-the-box lessons.
  • Passion for shaping and inspiring young minds.
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Word and Excel.
  • Ability to serve as a positive role model.
  • Health & Safety Training Certification
  • 5hrs Health & Safety Class
  • Ace Training certifícate 
  • First Aid/CPR pediatric certification 

Application Instructions:

Please send your resume,  cover letter and salary requirements to:

Little Sprouts Play House

506 Ft Washington Avenue 

New York, NY 10033

tel. 646-842-0737

email: lslearningcenters@gmail.com 

Additional Information:

In addition, you will need 2 references, fingerprints and to pass a homeland Security background check. 
 

Interviews will begin June 1st. 


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