Job Type

Full-time
Description
$21.14 per hour; 40 hours per week
Full-Time, Non-Exempt, Union Positions Available
*** $3,000 SIGN ON BONUS***
$500 Paid on first scheduled pay date
$1,000 Paid after 120 days of employment
$1,500 Paid after one-year of employment
BASIC FUNCTION OF THE TEACHER:
Provide a safe learning environment for children where social/emotional and educational skills are taught. Support family efforts to have their children's experiences lead to measurable outcomes leading to children's School
Readiness.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TEACHER:

• Ensures children are safe and well supervised.
• Development of daily educational and developmental lessons to support individual children's learning outcomes.
• Prepares educational activities in accordance with core curriculum.
• Assess, monitor, and maintain records of the developmental needs of each child using the curriculum assessments systems.
• Establish individual goals for each child
• Supervise classroom staff and volunteers
• Confers with Managers on individual child needs as needed
• Conduct teacher/parent conferences and other parent meetings as needed
• Provide families with information regarding community services and programs
• Conduct scheduled field trips
• Supports parent involvement and engagement throughout ECD.
• Maintains a clean, safe and orderly physical environment
• Maintains classroom supplies and equipment and reorders supplies as necessary
• Fulfills Mandated Reporter responsibilities.
• Other related duties as assigned

Benefits Include:

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) with matching contributions
• Vacation Time
• Personal Time
• Sick Time
• Holiday Pay
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid Professional Development

Requirements
REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHER:

• B.S. degree in Early Childhood Education
• Associate's degree (30 credits in ECE) will be considered if currently enrolled and will obtain a B.S. degree by July 2020.
• The ideal candidate has a proven record of providing a safe learning environment for children with support family efforts to have their children's experiences lead to measurable outcomes.

EOE AA M/F/Vets/Disability
New Opportunities' mission is to improve the quality of life for economically disadvantaged individuals by providing the necessary resources to increase their standard of living, foster self-improvement, and maximize self-empowerment.
New Opportunities Inc. is the community action agency that serves Waterbury, Meriden, Torrington and 27 surrounding Connecticut towns . We offer a variety of social service programs designed to eliminate poverty and assist people in need.
Headquartered in Waterbury and the cities fourth largest employer, New Opportunities has additional offices in Meriden, Torrington, Danbury and Thomaston for the convenience of those they serve. Annually, more than 61,000 individuals benefit from programs offered at this agency, guided by the New Opportunities staff who helped them find the way to meet their needs.
In accordance with the mission of New Opportunities, the Agency aims to increase the self-sufficiency of its customers and support their move out of poverty toward a more middle-class lifestyle.
In 1964, the Agency incorporated as a private non-profit corporation in the State of Connecticut and is a tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) organization. With an annual budget for 2014 in excess of $41 million dollars, New Opportunities administers more than 50 social service programs targeted to the low-income, elderly and disabled communities.
While the range of programs is broad, they fall into one or more of the following categories:

• Energy Assistance
• AIDS / HIV Prevention
• Fatherhood Initiative
• Employment Education and Training
• Child Welfare and Family Development Services
• Early Childhood Education Programs
• Elderly Services
• Homeless Shelter and Transitional Housing
• Ex-Offender Programs and Re-entry Services

Salary Description

21.14/Hour