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Location

Trenton, NJ | United States

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Job description

The Learning Depot (Trenton NJ)
P-3 Certified Teacher 

• P-3 Certification (Required)
• Bachelor's Degree (Required)
• CPR Certification (Required)
• Child Development Associate Certification
• Substitute Teacher Certification
• Working knowledge and understanding of Creative Curriculum and TS Gold.
• Reports to: Director
  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Work with the pre-school director in the planning, implementation, and operation of the center.
• Implement a learning plan for preschool children.
• Implement individualized lessons for students who need extra help or are cognitively ahead of their peers.
• Manage a class to maintain a positive, nurturing, and respectful learning environment.
• Provide day-to-day supervision of all students and keep a record of the information on the attendance sheets and CACFP monthly meal count.
• Maintain an accurate roll book and input the information on Ts Gold to reflect students’ progress, attendance, and effort.
• Uphold and enforce all rules, regulations, and policies in accordance with the state childcare centers.
• Maintain an attractive, clean, and organized classroom.
• Maintain designated bulletin board inside and outside the classroom.
• Communicate successfully with the teacher assistant.
• Maintain open communication with parents.
• Participate in parent night activities.
• Share all classroom responsibilities with assistant teachers (cleaning toys, assisting children with self-help skills).
• Model best teaching practices.
• Support all areas of development of students, for example, social and emotional cognitive, etc.
• Use observation of children and anecdotal notes to document children’s progress and implement individualized and general lesson plans.
• Individualize instruction and prepare lesson plans according to the student’s interest and academic growth.
• Submit weekly lesson plans every Thursday prior to the lesson.
• Create partnerships with families to establish positive interaction patterns in the program and home.
• Partner with parents to enhance the social and emotional development of students.
• Utilize technology in the classroom for a maximum of fifteen minutes per week for each child.
• Supervise and eat nutritionally prepared meals with the children as a curriculum activity to model good nutrition and proper social skills for preschool children.
• Supervise all classroom field trips and outdoor activities (facilitating gross motor activities with students).
• Encourage parent participation in parent-teacher conferences and other activities.
• Write monthly classroom newsletter and updates to submit to parents and Director on the first of each month.
• Request supplies as needed and participate in classroom/program inventory as requested.
• Provide a print-rich environment in which children develop literacy skills, numeracy skills, and social skills using increasingly complex language and problem-solving abilities.
• Provide positive guidance and discipline supporting children as they acquire readiness skills for kindergarten and beyond.
• Integrate individual Education plans (IEP) for children with learning differences and submit with weekly lesson plans.
• Attend monthly staff meetings as requested.
• Attend weekly teacher meetings as requested.
• Assist with and attend at least 5 after school activities/events (i.e., back to school night, staff meetings, parent meetings).
• Keep children safe and comfortable.
• Attend meetings at Learning Depot and other institutions as needed or assigned.
• Attend training/professional development provided by Trenton Board of Education, Learning Depot, Childcare connection, NJCCIS.
• Register for NJCCIS (professional Impact) and maintain updated membership.
• Submit training hours and certifications to NJCCIS as well as place all in the training binder provided by Learning Depot.
• Maintain a minimum of a score of 5 on your ECERS-3.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of a. Food program forms b. Monthly attendance c. Student observation d. Parent conferences, etc.
• (Trenton BOE contracted educators) a. Work closely with Trenton BOE (PIRS and PIC) b. Conduct ESI-R assessment. c. Assess children on an ongoing basis. Gather and organize anecdotal notes into the key domains and documents for Creative Curriculum Gold through online curriculum.
• Maintain your classroom when Custodian is absent (clean, sweep, mop, etc.).

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits :

• Health insurance

Schedule:

• 8:30am-3:30pm (Monday through Friday

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $54,000.00 - $65,000 (September through June)
Rate of pay is based on the tiered system.

Benefits:

• Dental Insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule :

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Trenton, NJ 08611: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

License/Certification:

• CPR Certification (Required)
• P-3 Teaching Certification (Required)

Work Location: In person

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Salary

$1,300 - $1,500 per week