Head Teacher - Preschool & Infant/Toddler

Job Details: Job Location: Waterbury - Waterbury , CT, Salary Range: $54000.00 - $56300.00, Job Description

At TEAM, every Head Teacher walks through the door to the things that matter most to educators — a fully resourced team built around the child and supporting you.

When you are a Head Teacher at TEAM, you are supported by a complete multi-disciplinary team – including education coordinators who provide guidance and support to help ensure a high-quality educational experience, family service workers who serve as an additional, well-connected resource and support to each family, behavioral health coordinators who support the child, their family and you, disability specialists who guide educators to support each child's unique needs, and nutrition and health staff that support individual child health needs and overall well-being. For most teachers who have spent years being the only adult in the room — this is a different kind of job built around you and the children you teach. We believe great teachers deserve great support, which is why we promote a team focused culture to support the expertise you bring to the classroom.

What You’ll Do:

Bring each child's learning to life by tailoring curriculum, daily routines, and IEP/IFSP goals
Foster a safe and healthy environment where kids can play, learn, and grow
Collaborate with and guide your classroom team of 3 educators to foster each child’s unique school readiness goals
Build strong relationships with families, co-educators, and support staff
Observe children thoughtfully each week, using what you gather to shape meaningful, responsive instruction
Engage with our internal support team to help support children’s individual developmental needs
Attend and actively participate in staff trainings, meetings, and events
Participate in ongoing professional development opportunities including regional & national conferences, in-service group seminars, 1:1 peer learning, and training via the Practice-Based Coaching model
Be a part of our staff recognition events including full agency development/appreciation day (off-site), multiple staff functions (family picnic, year-end party), and national appreciations such as Teacher’s Day/Week, Week of the Young Child

Qualifications: QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION:  Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, Bachelor’s degree with Early Childhood Teaching Credential

EXPERIENCE:  2+ years working with infants and toddlers.

SPECIAL SKILLS:  Knowledge of early childhood education. Knowledge of Early Head Start Performance Standards, School Readiness goals and Connecticut Early Learning and Development standards. Warm and nurturing personality.  Bilingual (Spanish/English) a plus. 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:   the ability to hear the conversational voice, with or without a hearing aid, the ability to see and read newsprint with or without corrective lenses, to speak and be understood under normal circumstances, to occasionally lift and carry children and other items weighing up to 50 pounds, the use of arms, hands, legs, and feet with or without corrective devices to accomplish the job, including evacuation of the building during emergencies. Ability to kneel, bend and sit while interacting with children at floor level.

PERSONAL CHARCTERISTICS:  Ability to function within guidelines of Agency’s core values and identification with Agency mission.