Toddler Associate Teacher - San Francisco, United States - Mission Neighborhood Centers

Mission Neighborhood Centers

Verified Company

San Francisco, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Over the course of 125 years, MNC has provided services essential to the improvement of the lives of San Francisco's communities.

We believe that supporting individual members of a family throughout each life phase, brings success and upward mobility for the entire family.

Today, we have 14 campuses which are enhancing the lives of low-income seniors, youth, and families.

$2,000.00 Hire Bonus

MNC Bay view Campus is seeking for a
Toddler Associate Teacher will primarily assist the teachers in providing quality, comprehensive child development services to infant/toddler children and their families; and encouraging parental involvement in educational planning, goal setting, and center activities.

Promotes health, safety, nutrition, social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development of infant/toddler children enrolled in the program.

Interacting with Children

Facilitates interactions and learning experiences individually or in small groups to ensure optimal engagement for young children during activities, transitions and personal care routines.
Prioritizes adultchild interactions, personal care routines, classroom environment and familial cultural practices to develop intentional, childled learning.
Facilitate center team support for the provision of specialized services for children with identified special needs in the classroom.
Follows written policies and procedures for personal care routines such as feeding, diapering, toileting, hand washing and safe sleep.
Use positive discipline techniques in guiding children's behavior with an emphasis on coregulation strategies to assist children with managing strong emotions and behaviors.
Prioritizes health and safety of children at all times, demonstrating strong understanding of adultchild ratios and active supervision strategies.

Assessing Children

Observe children in all developmental domains and document observations according to policy and procedures within the identified timelines.
Conduct 45day developmental screenings and three developmental assessments (DRDP2015) for each child.
Ensure that the timelines of 30, 45, and 90 days are met upon enrollment dates (e.g. homes visits, mental health notes, developmental screenings, ASQ3, ASQ-SE, vision & hearing screenings).

Curriculum Preparation

Using the Program for Infant/Toddler Care (PITC) guidelines, develops curriculum plans with experiences based on children's emerging interests and developmental stages.
Organize indoor/outdoor and quiet/active activities appropriate to the age group for the purpose of actively participating in the learning activities with children.
Develop Individualized Learning Plans (ILP) for each child based on observations, screenings, parent input and the DRDP2015 assessment results.
Prioritizes adultchild interactions, personal care routines, classroom environment and familial cultural practices to develop intentional, childled learning.
Aligns curriculum plans and experiences with the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework and CA Infant/Toddler Learning and Development Foundations.

Communication with Parents

Collaborates with Family Support Specialists to support families in case managing specific needs, advocating for parents and encouraging parent involvement in the program.
Partners with families on incorporating children's home cultural practices/traditions in the classroom, making a strong effort to promote diversity and inclusivity to represent children's unique backgrounds in the classroom.
Inform parents about daily classroom routine, expectations, policies, and volunteer opportunities.
Communicate with parents about incidents that have been observed and recorded onsite regarding their child.
Encourage and motivate parents to participate in all levels of the Head Start Program (e.g. classroom center committees, PPC, Policy Council and other district and/or city wide committees), in accordance with Program Performance Standards.

Supervision

Assist volunteers and parents in working with children in the classroom with proper health practices, food handling and interactions/supervision of children.
Responsible for assisting that all adults in the classroom follow schedules, routines and policies of the classroom, the center and the agency.

Administration

Ensure the maintenance and filing of appropriate forms and documents in children's files.
Assist in performing height and weight measurements of the children twice a year according to policy and procedure within the designated timelines.
Complete monthly meal counts and monthly records of daily attendance for the Childcare Food Program according to MNC's policies and procedures.
Complete and track Department of Education Attendance Register, 801A Form (monthly), Best Interest Day Forms (daily/monthly), if applicable to facility.

Classroom Maintenance