Assistant Teacher

Founded in 1854, the Baltimore Jewish Community Center (JCC) has evolved into an organization of vitality and diversity. In keeping with its Jewish values, the JCC is committed to enhancing the general welfare of the total community. If you are looking for a job where the work environment is both stimulating and supportive and the mission is focused on promoting and strengthening Jewish life and values, then the JCC could be the place for you.

Inspired by the work we do every day, the JCC is an organization centered by Jewish values and focused on creating meaningful experiences and opportunities to enrich, connect, and positively impact our community.
We pride ourselves on our inclusive and welcoming workplace and celebrate the diversity of our employees. We value all members of our team in a supportive environment in which everyone is treated with appreciation and respect and positioned to do their best work every day.

**SUMMARY**:
The Stoler Early Learning Center is located at the JCC of Grater Baltimore’s Rosenbloom Owings Mills Campus. We serve 200 children from the ages of 6 weeks through kindergarten. It is our belief that each child is unique and we strive to partner with families to address their strengths, needs, and interests in a comprehensive, child-centered approach.
Our educators have the qualifications, knowledge, and professional commitment needed to promote children’s development and support families. Our program is designed to enhance the development of each child as they grow to become creative, resilient, and confident thinkers by learning through exploration of the world around them and play. Our school is working towards living and breathing a constructivist inspired philosophy and embracing a spirit of innovation and experimentation to create a caring community of learners.

**WHO YOU ARE**:

- High School Diploma required, 90- hour Certification, CDA, Associates, or bachelor’s degree in early childhood education; education; child development, or related field preferred.
- Working knowledge of the growth and development of young children and ability to utilize this information in the classroom.
- Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills: oral, reading, writing.
- Creative, problem solver with a “can-do” attitude
- Experience working in Early Childhood or Elementary Education preferred. Specifically in a constructivist, child-centered setting.
- Ability to be flexible, multi-task, and prioritize workload.
- Ability to act independently in the classroom setting and possesses a willingness to work with a team, including collaborating with classroom team, age level team, Leadership Team, and specialists.
- Ability to meet Maryland State Department of Education requirements for employment in a preschool setting with mandated coursework completed and drive to complete ongoing continuing education requirements as required by MSDE, MD EXCELS, and credentialing.
- Comfort exploring both indoors and outdoors in a variety of weather.
- Basic Judaic knowledge, including holidays, culture, traditions, and values and ability to integrate it into lessons and experiences or willingness to learn.

**WHAT YOU WILL DO**:
Pedagogy
- Provide a safe environment for all children in the school by providing active supervision at all times, this includes but is not limited to, remaining in ratio and keeping the children in sight and sound at all times.
- Pay close attention to children’s play, engage in reflection and discussion about children’s growth and learning, and respond to themes in children’s play and development.
- Support the Lead Teacher in documenting children’s play and learning, including daily reflections, journey binders, blog, weekly newsletters, and other vehicles implemented by the school.
- Be sensitive to individual children’s differences and needs and be willing to adjust the experiences you bring to life for the children to meet those individual needs.
- Use the power of joint attention and observing children’s play, conversations, and experiences to impact your facilitation.
- Help create opportunities for social interaction, physical activity, creative expression, and Jewish experiences both indoors and outdoors.
- Encourage students to be responsible for their own learning. Ask high level thinking questions to enhance their reasoning skills and increase questioning strategies to promote conversation.
- Work with teaching team to attend to classroom management, including flow of the day, group dynamics, and conflict resolutions. Use positive guidance and modeling to encourage children and provide them with the skills and words they need to communicate more effectively.
- Relate to young children and adults in an emotionally responsive manner. Nurture physical, spiritual, emotional, social, cognitive, and literary growth and development of each child.
- Work with the teaching team to cover the required state content areas/domains: social e