Two-Year-Old Teacher

Abeona House Child Discovery Center is seeking a full-time assistant teacher for our two-year-old classroom.

***Please read full job description and follow the steps listed to apply***

About Abeona House

Abeona House Child Discovery Center provides exceptional childcare and early childhood education to children ages six weeks to five years. A non-profit childcare center inspired by the Reggio Emilia philosophy, we serve families in the Greater New Orleans area from diverse backgrounds with joy, equity, and love. More information about our school and curriculum is available at AbeonaHouse.org.

We are located in Mid-City, inside First Grace Church at the intersection of Canal and S Norman C. Francis Parkway.We are not affiliated with First Grace.
As an organization, we value:

• Community - connecting with our neighborhoods, and supporting local businesses and New Orleans’ recovery

• Lifelong learning - for children, parents and teachers

• Reciprocal relationships - and collaboration between children, families, teachers and community

• Environment as the third teacher - filled with beauty, simplicity, nature, the warmth of home, and documentation of children’s learning

• Socioeconomic and ethnic diversity - celebrating each family’s uniqueness

• Individuality of children - including diversity in ability

• Balancing livable wages and affordable tuition - as part of our mission to respect children, families and teachers

• Fresh, delicious food - that supports a healthy foundation for lifelong nutrition

• Joi de Vivre - and a loyalty to our New Orleans heritage.

The hours would be 8:30-5:15pm four days a week and 1-5:45pm one day a week.

Daily Responsibilities

• Working alongside the lead teacher and part-time assistant teacher in a classroom of 11 two-year-olds

• Caring for the physical and emotional well-being of any child in the program, and in particular, your classroom. This includes diapering, assistance with potty training, wiping faces, washing hands, changing clothes as needed, assisting with self-care, negotiating play between children, and taking proactive measures to ensure a safe classroom.

• Maintaining a safe and attractive classroom that allows children to explore, play and create. This includes sanitizing toys and materials.

• Complete required forms relative to child sign-in and out, incidents, medications, daily reports, observations, emails to parents, turning them into the proper place.

• Communicate effectively with their parents, other teachers, and administration about the needs of the child and any issues that arise.

Professional Behaviors

• Showing up on time, ready to work, and with a positive attitude.

• In addition to school holidays, teachers will be allotted 5 paid days off for the school year. Other than those days, the teacher is expected to be at work every day. Applicants requiring more flexibility should not apply.

• Adherence with the policies set forth in the Employee guide, any policy additions or changes as they are made, and the Childcare Code of Ethics with regards to professional and ethical behaviors. Teachers are expected to make corrective actions once areas of growth are identified during annual evaluations or direction from administration.

• Work in support of the program and organization and its goals

• Communicate with the Executive Director and Curriculum Director about the development of children, and issues when problems arise

Teaching Duties

• Active Engagement with children through developmentally appropriate practices

• Dedication to learning and implementing the Reggio Emilia approach

• Support improvements and adjustments in the classrooms and work towards their own professional development

• Participation in bi-monthly staff meetings, professional development days, training in CPR and Health and Safety, as required by the Louisiana Department of Education and Health and Hospitals.

Qualifications

• Experience working in an early childhood setting or similar position is preferred

• Our curriculum is developed by our teachers in response to the interests of the child. Preferred candidates will demonstrate an interest in observing, making, creating, researching, and exploring.

Start Date

ASAP - March 2022

Compensation

The compensation starts at $13.30 an hour. All teachers are paid on the days school is closed (totaled 25 days in the 2021-2022 school year), and receive 3 paid sick/personal days off in their first year of employment. As part of the Louisiana Pathways Career Development System, our teachers qualify for scholarships (associates, bachelors, and masters levels) and tax credits. As a Type III licensed child care provider, teachers qualify for free child development workshops provided by Agenda for Children. After 60 days of employment, teachers will be paid their regularly scheduled hours for holiday school closures and will be eligible to enroll in health insurance. Abeona House covers 60% of each employee’s monthly premium and the employee is responsible for paying the remaining 40%.

To Apply
Interested applications should read more about our curriculum and our program on our website: AbeonaHouse.org. To apply, Please fill out the application below. Candidates that do not fill out the online application will not be considered. We will respond to all applicants who fill out the application within 3-5 business days. Please do not call about the status of your application.

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Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $13.30 per hour

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Teaching: 1 year (Preferred)
• Childcare: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• CPR Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person