Assistant Preschool Teacher - Philadelphia, United States - Xiente

Description

Xiente's Early Childhood programs is a multi-site, multi funded, dual language immersion program, offering high-quality Early Childhood Services in both English and Spanish.

We offer a state-licensed, full-day program for children ages birth-5 years old.

We provide a safe and nurturing environment that encourages physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development through a developmentally age-appropriate curriculum.

Our philosophy is child-centered, rather than adult-directed.

Curriculums are realized through structuring the environment into interest areas and planning program activities to meet each child's individual needs As an educator, you will have the opportunity to pass on your love of early childhood education to eager young minds so that they can develop their social skills, enhance their fine and gross motor skills, engage in creative learning and pre-literacy skills.

Under the supervision of the Center Director, teachers will work to maintain and implement appropriate activities for children aimed to enhance growth and development while maintaining Head Start Performance Standards, Keystone Stars Standards, NAEYC Standards, CACFP standards, and state licensing standards.

Teachers will also maintain a clean, sanitary, safe and well-organized classroom.


Primary Responsibilities

• Provide emotional support through establishing a positive climate, being aware of and responsive to children, and encouraging child expression and autonomy.
• Use positive behavior intensive support strategies for behavior management: clear behavior expectations, be proactive and redirect misbehavior.
• Provide instructional support through concept development, fostering children's analysis and reasoning, engaging in feedback loops, and modeling and supporting highquality language in both English and Spanish.
• Assist Lead Teacher in ensuring that classroom arrangement, materials, and displays are conducive to children's learning and meets the Creative Curriculum standards, Iters/ ECERs/ NAEYC and CLASS requirements.
• Assist Lead Teacher in using the Creative Curriculum, design developmentally appropriate lessons and select appropriate instructional materials to meet students' learning needs and instructional outcomes. Ensures that lesson plans align with PA Learning Standards and Early Learning Outcomes Framework. (ELOF)
• Provide consistent classroom routines and facilitate all parts of the routine to support child learning and model expectations, procedures, and scaffolds appropriately.
• Strive to meet School Readiness Goals.
• Document children through ongoing observation, embedded and direct assessment activities. 1 observation per child weekly is the minimum.
• Complete quarterly Teaching Strategies Gold assessment checkpoints for each child.
• Analyze Child assessment data to plan, monitor progress, and individualize. Also, align assessment with instructional goals and standards and use assessment results to monitor progress and adjust instruction in literacy, mathematics, and science in both English and Spanish.
• Complete ASQ's developmental and socialemotional screenings on all children within the 45 days.
• Complete bimonthly SLO assessments on time in both English and Spanish. 80% of transitioning students should meet the minimum benchmarks.
• Complete Monthly Individualized plans to identify specific goals and strategies for each child in the class.
• Integrate IFSP's/ IEP's or referral action plans for children with diagnosed or suspected special needs.
• Establish positive and productive relationships with families, building rapport and trust, by keeping positive communication with families and responding to concerns with professional and cultural sensitivity.
• Hold 2 home visits and 2 parentteacher conferences each year per child.
• Engage family members to serve as classroom volunteers.
• Collaborate with Family Advocates to support families and extend learning into the home and meeting expectations for attendance.
• Maintain accurate, confidential and up to date children files and portfolios.
• Completes data entry on time to meet progress monitoring requirements.

Professional Growth and Collaboration

• Participate in ongoing reflective coaching and selfassessment.
• Participate in the mandate and ongoing professional development identified by assessment, interest, and needs. Develops own professional development plan on PA Keys.
• Collaborate with other staff in the center.
• Share pertinent information with family services, disabilities/ mental health or health/ nutrition staff to meet the needs of individual children and families. Participate in case conferences/ interdisciplinary conferences.
• Create and maintain a safe, clean, healthy learning environment with full supervision of children at all times, per head start and childcare licensing requirements.
• Conduct Daily health and safety monitoring indoor and outdoor. Follow health and hygiene practices.
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