Title: Day School Early Childhood Education Teacher

Status: Full-time, Non-Exempt

Reports to: Director of Curriculum and Instruction

Position Summary

The Day School Early Childhood Education Teacher provides a stimulating, safe, and developmentally appropriate educational environment where children have the opportunity to develop cognitive, social, emotional, and physical skills.

Essential Functions

• Organizes and provides developmentally appropriate early childhood education programs; plans and implements curriculum and education for children ranging in age from six weeks to five years old.
• Provides activities and opportunities that encourage curiosity, exploration, and problem solving appropriate to children's developmental levels and learning styles.
• Plans and prepares classroom setting; oversees safety and educational programs; actively supervises children in and outside of the classroom; provides a supportive environment in which children can learn and practice appropriate and acceptable individual and group behaviors.
• Interact with parents and community groups; maintains open and cooperative communication with parents and families; facilitates parent conferences, encourages their involvement in the program, and support the child's family relationships.
• Writes and compiles individual assessments of each child's development; completes daily inventories, child attendance, and related reports.

Other Functions

• Demonstrate enthusiasm, and show pleasure in working with and caring for young children.
• Serves as a team member in each assigned classroom.
• Makes sure ratios are maintained in the classroom at all times.
• Attend mandatory training receiving a minimum of 36 hours per year.
• Document the occurrence of significant incidents, and notify the Executive Director
• Acknowledges and corrects mistakes timely and directly and conducts activities in an ethical and dependable manner.
• Inform Assistant Director of any concerns or praise from parents.

Core Competencies

Team Orientation:  Demonstrates interest, skill, and success in team environments; promotes group goals ahead of personal agendas; steps up to offer self as a resource to other members of the team; understands the importance of teamwork in communications; shares credit for success with others, takes responsibility for his or her part in team failures.

Self-Management: Organizes and plans for task accomplishment; manage time and works diligently to complete assigned work/fulfill responsibilities

Communication: Ability to convey information verbally and in writing to foster, encourage and facilitate open communication. Speaks to internal and external clients and colleagues respectfully. Develops written communications and uses them appropriately. Expresses information clearly in one-on-one conversations and groups and accurately interprets information

Commitment to Service: Seeks to identify ways to increase internal and external client satisfaction by demonstrating a service culture. Seeks input, meets expectations, maintains communication, and follows –up with the client. Demonstrates genuine caring and empathy through personal demeanor and approach

Adaptability and Flexibility: Willingly adapting to constantly changing circumstances while maintaining a corporate perspective. Engaging in continuous learning, adjusting the application of knowledge, skills, and abilities while addressing new challenges as contextual realities change.

Qualifications

The Day School Early Childhood Education Teachers must possess essential character traits such as caring, patience, flexibility, and compassion. A degree in Early Childhood Development or Child Development Associate Credential (CDA) and high-level knowledge of child development are required. A minimum of one year work experience with young children in a classroom environment. Must be willing to complete 36 hours of approved training yearly, including child development, administration, CPR, and first aid training and certification. 

Terms of Employment

Salary, benefits, and other terms of employment will be administered in accordance with the policies contained in the First Presbyterian Church of Dallas Employee Handbook, a copy of which is provided to each employee.

Note

This description contains the information and facts considered necessary to describe and evaluate the duties of this position fairly and equitably. It should not be considered an exhaustive description of all the work requirements to be performed, but indicates the kinds of duties and levels of responsibility required by the position. The Senior Director of Communications may add or remove responsibilities as occasion may require.