What are the responsibilities and job description for the Preschool Teacher position at Nellies Treehouse?
About This Role
Nellie's Treehouse is in search of a dedicated, full time, qualified Preschool teacher to work 8:00am-5:00pm Monday through Friday in our Amherst location. This individual is responsible for preparing lesson plans, teaching age-appropriate content, and nurturing social emotional development.
What You'll Do
Lead Teacher is responsible for
Crafting educational structures to allow students to learn
Create strong home school bonds with parents and children
Create and implement monthly plans to meet goals and objectives
Observe students to ensure effective center based activities to support students learning
Work cooperatively with co-teacher, administration, and coworkers
Maintain a clean, safe and nurturing environment for children
Have strong communication skills
Understand NH State Licensing rules and regulations and adhere to them
Have conflict resolutions skills and behavioral management techniques
Supervise children during inside and outside play
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Requirements
Must have a minimum of 18 credits in ECE, Associate Degree preferred
Able to pass NH Background and FBI fingerprinting
Have CPR and First Aid or willing to obtain
Willingness to complete online health and safety trainings in first 90 days
Able to complete 18 hours of professional development annually
Experience a plus
Passionate about working with and caring for children
Nice to Have
Empathy
Flexibility/Adaptability
Organizational skills
Patience
Good Sense of Humor
FUN
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Child Care Discount
- Professional Development
- Up to 80 hours of Paid Time Off Annually
- Bonuses offered
About Nellies Treehouse
Nellie's Treehouse is a family-owned and operated child care/early learning center located on Route 101A in Amherst, NH. The program opened in 2000, serves children from 6 weeks to 5 years and has a licensed capacity of 69 students. Nellie's provides 5,000 square feet of indoor classroom spaces and sits on an acre of land.
The goal of the school is to ensure the safety and well being of the children at all times and to encourage successful social, emotional, intellectual and physical growth and development throughout the early years. We acknowledge the importance of authentic partnerships with families as they are their child's first teachers. We recognize each child as an individual and utilize developmentally appropriate, play based curriculum to promote independence and foster creativity.
The center is open from 6:00am to 7:00pm and has an open door policy. Infants and Ones are provided diapers, wipes, spring water and whole milk. Twos, Preschool, Pre-k and K are provided breakfast, lunches and 3 snacks.
Salary : $18 - $20