The Pre-K teacher must have a great love and patience for children. They must also have the qualifications needed to teach them effectively, including knowledge of best practices and preschool educational methods as well as the ability to engage students and address their individual needs.
This position is a part of Youth and Family Services offered at Sunnyside Community Services, which includes our pre-kindergarten program, after-school programs for elementary and middle school students, high school job readiness, career readiness, enrichment programming, and Adult and Immigrant Services.
Responsibilities:
- Design and execute developmentally appropriate lessons using teaching strategies to provide opportunities for meaningful exploration.
- Plan and establish an environment in which children develop trusting and accepting relationships with adults and peers that foster social, emotional and academic growth and development.
- Use teaching strategies to assess student progress towards objectives, expectations, and/or goals and provide feedback to students, parents, and administration.
- Monitor students and ensure the environments are safe and promote positive learning. Ensure the classroom meets all health and safety requirements mandated by the Department of Health.
- Attend regular staff meetings/trainings and contribute to planning toward improving the overall quality of student outcomes, establish objectives, and support overall program improvement.
- Other duties as assigned towards program development.
Qualifications:
- A bachelor’s or master’s degree in early childhood education or a related field area of study.
- Teaching license or certificate valid for service in the early childhood grades as set forth by New York State Education Department (NYSED) regulations. This includes Early Childhood (Birth – Grade 2); (n-6); or (Pre-K-6) certification.
- Prior teaching experience with pre-K programs.
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, verbal ,and written communications skills.
- Proficient computer skills.
Duration: Through February 2024, 8:00 am – 3:30 pm (maternity coverage with possibility for permanent)
Salary: $61,070 – $68,652 based on qualifications
Benefits Package:
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 403(b) retirement plan with employer contribution
- Flexible spending account
- Training and development
- Employee Assistance Program
- 17 days paid vacation pear year and 1 sick day per month
- 9 paid holidays
- 5 personal/floating holidays
- Life insurance
- Long term disability
- Aflac
How to Apply:
If interested, please send your resume to Kelly Connolly at kconnolly@scsny.org.
All positions at Sunnyside Community Services are filled without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, HIV/AIDS status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. All are encouraged to apply.
Sunnyside Community Services strives to address, explore and educate all our stakeholders about the diversity of the human experience and to advance and integrate racial equity and social justice into all organizational policies and programs.
We believe that everyone, regardless of who they are or what they do for the organization, should feel equally involved and supported. SCS represents a commitiment to considering the whole person and how systemic barriers and access to opportunities can affect well being.
Sunnyside Community Services is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Employer