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Creative Infant Teacher Wanted
Abeona House Child Discovery Center is seeking a lead teacher for infant classroom.
The Lead Teacher will work 7:15-3:15 Monday-Friday. Their duties include:
Daily Responsibilities
Working alongside the Full-Time Assistant teacher in a classroom of 8 infants
Caring for the physical and emotional well-being of any child in the program, and in particular, your classroom. This includes diapering, assistance with potty training, wiping faces, washing hands, changing clothes as needed, assisting with self-care, negotiating play between children, and taking proactive measures to ensure a safe classroom.
Maintaining a safe and attractive classroom that allows children to explore, play and create. This includes sanitizing toys and materials.
Complete required forms relative to child sign-in and out, incidents, medications, daily reports, observations, emails to parents, turning them into the proper place.
Communicate effectively with their parents, other teachers, and administration about the needs of the child and any issues that arise.
Setting up a safe and attractive classroom that allows children to explore, play, and create
Professional Behaviors
Showing up on time, ready to work, and with a positive attitude.
In addition to school holidays, teachers will be allotted 5 paid days off for the school year. Other than those days, the teacher is expected to be at work every day. Applicants requiring more flexibility should not apply.
Adherence with the policies set forth in the Employee guide, any policy additions or changes as they are made, and the Childcare Code of Ethics with regards to professional and ethical behaviors. Teachers are expected to make corrective actions once areas of growth are identified during annual evaluations or direction from administration.
Work in support of the program and organization and its goals
Communicate with the Center Director about the development of children, and issues when problems arise
Teaching Duties
Active Engagement with children through developmentally appropriate practices
Dedication to learning and implementing the Reggio Emilia approach
Support improvements and adjustments in the classrooms and work towards their own professional development
Participation in bi-monthly staff meetings, professional development days, training in CPR and Health and Safety, as required by the Louisiana Department of Education and Health and Hospitals.
Qualifications
Experience working with infants is preferred
Our curriculum is developed by our teachers in response to the interests of the child. Preferred candidates will demonstrate an interest in observing, making, creating, researching, and exploring.
About Abeona House
Abeona House Child Discovery Center provides exceptional childcare and early childhood education to children ages six weeks to five years. A non-profit childcare center inspired by the Reggio Emilia philosophy, we serve families in the Greater New Orleans area from diverse backgrounds with joy, equity, and love. More information about our school and curriculum is available at AbeonaHouse.org.
We are located in Mid-City, inside First Grace Church at the intersection of Canal and S Jefferson Davis Parkway. We are not affiliated with First Grace.
As an organization, we value:
Community - connecting with our neighborhoods, and supporting local businesses and New Orleans recovery
Lifelong learning - for children, parents and teachers
Reciprocal relationships - and collaboration between children, families, teachers and community
Environment as the third teacher - filled with beauty, simplicity, nature, the warmth of home, and documentation of childrens learning
Socioeconomic and ethnic diversity - celebrating each familys uniqueness
Individuality of children - including diversity in ability
Balancing livable wages and affordable tuition - as part of our mission to respect children, families and teachers
Fresh, delicious food - that supports a healthy foundation for lifelong nutrition
Joi de Vivre - and a loyalty to our New Orleans heritage.
Hours
7:15am - 3:15pm, Monday through Friday.
Start Date
Mid-July
Compensation
The compensation for our lead teachers is $16.64 an hour. All teachers receive an hourly pay and are paid on the days school is closed (totaled 25 days in the 2018-2019 school year), and receive 8 paid sick/personal days off in their first year of employment. As part of the Louisiana Pathways Child Care Career Development System, our teachers qualify for scholarships (associates, bachelors, and masters levels) and tax credits. As a Type III licensed child care provider, teachers qualify for free child development workshops provided by Agenda for Children. Abeona House does not provide medical insurance.
Twenty hours of training will be required prior to start ($10 per hour).
To Apply
Interested applications should read more about our curriculum and our program on our website: AbeonaHouse.org. To apply, email a resume and cover letter to the craigslist email provided. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered. We will respond to all applicants who provide both a resume and cover letter no later than July 1st. Please do not call about the status of your application.
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