DREAM · 18 hours ago
Head Start Teacher
New York, NY - Multi-Site
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$69K/yr - $80K/yr
2+ years expDREAM is an organization that serves youth across East Harlem and the South Bronx through educational and community programs. The Head Start Teacher is responsible for managing a classroom of 3- to 5-year-old children, working collaboratively with staff and families to ensure positive outcomes for all students.
Education
Responsibilities
Create and foster a warm and inclusive classroom environment through following school-wide practices for behavior management, encouraging child expression and autonomy, and setting and maintaining consistent routines and high expectations
Foster classroom productivity and maximize learning time, while engaging children with a variety of modalities and materials
Provide instructional support through concept development, fostering children’s analysis and reasoning, engaging in feedback loops, and modeling and supporting high-quality language
Implement curriculum with fidelity through backwards lesson planning, following school-wide protocols for developing and documenting syllabi, lesson plans, assignments, and rubrics, and utilizing research-based best practices to support all learners
Prepare or modify weekly lesson plans and prepare to implement small-group activities, read-alouds, circle time, and other curriculum components
Interact with children intentionally throughout the day to provide differentiated support
Consistently track, monitor, and assume responsibility for the academic progress of all students, implementing developmentally appropriate strategies for each child in class
Complete developmental and social-emotional screenings
Integrate Individual Education Plans (IEPs) or referral action plans for children with diagnosed or suspected special needs
Establish and maintain strong relationships and regularly communicate students’ progress towards academic, social-emotional, and behavioral goals and with families
Collaborate with family services staff to support families in implementing family life practices, extending learning into the home, and meeting expectations for attendance
Participate in ongoing reflective coaching and self-assessment
Work with assistant teacher, grade team, leadership team, and other staff to analyze data, revise practices, norm on team-wide initiatives, share persistent information, and discuss individual students with a solutions-oriented mindset
Establish and maintain a safe, healthy learning environment, including full supervision of children at all times, in accordance with Head Start and childcare licensing requirements
Conduct daily health/safety monitoring of the environment
Follow all health and hygiene practices, including hand-washing, sanitizing, and universal precautions
Supervise mealtimes and “family style dining” with children
Maintain required documentation
Additional duties related to the running of the school as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree or Associate's Degree, with a major in Early Childhood Education OR a related field OR 90 or more undergraduate college credits in a related field, required
at least 2 years of Pre-K through 2nd grade classroom teaching experience, required
Demonstrated computer literacy skills (Google Suite, Microsoft Suite, etc.)
A desire to make a difference in the lives of our students, families and community
A desire and ability to receive and implement feedback
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with various audiences (including colleagues, students, families)
A commitment to working with diverse populations of families and students
A strong belief in the mission and values of DREAM, including the desire to make a difference in the lives of our students, families, and community
Obtain and maintain certification in CPR and first aid
A physical exam, fingerprinting, and a federal background check are required for this position
Preferred
Bilingual (Spanish)
Benefits
Flexible Medical Health Plans, subsidizing the majority of costs for the employee, their spouse/domestic partner and children
The ability to select between a variety of medical plans according to what best suits the employee’s needs
Dental and vision plans
Disability benefits
Life insurance
Up to 12 weeks fully paid of Parental Leave
Flexible spending account options
Pre-tax commuter benefits (parking and transit)
Fitness and entertainment discounts
A variety of support through our employee assistance program (EAP)
403(b) retirement plan with employer match starting at 4% after one year, with increases tied to DREAM tenure
Referral, performance, and tenure milestones bonuses
Discounted school meals through our in-house Scratch Food Program
Tuition reimbursement support
Access to a professional development fund
Head Start Teachers have approximately 48 days off throughout the school year including holidays, school breaks, and personal days
Company
DREAM
Originally founded as Harlem RBI, DREAM traces its beginnings to 1991, when a group of volunteers transformed an abandoned, garbage-strewn lot into two baseball diamonds for the youth of East Harlem.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
John Kim
Director of Special Projects to the COO
Raymie Fernandez
Chief Operating Officer
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