Early Childhood Educator

3 days ago


Anaheim, California, United States Catalyst Kids Full time
About the Role

Catalyst Kids is seeking a dedicated and passionate Early Childhood Educator to join our team as a Preschool Associate Teacher. As a key member of our teaching staff, you will play a vital role in supporting the planning and implementation of our programming for children aged infant to school age.

Key Responsibilities
  • Curriculum Development: Create and implement developmentally appropriate curriculum that is supported by learning foundations and promotes positive child development.
  • Learning Environments: Create, implement, and maintain intentional, enriched, and supportive learning environments that are age-appropriate for all children.
  • Customer Service: Provide excellent customer service by establishing authentic connections and reciprocal, culturally responsive relationships with children, youth, families, schools, communities, and center/classroom team.
  • Child Safety and Health: Keep children healthy and safe by ensuring proper supervision, positive interactions, healthy habits, and excellent compliance.
  • Team Collaboration: Work collaboratively with fellow staff to connect workplace values, education, and experience to provide the highest quality programs and creative workplaces.
Work Environment

All teaching staff are expected to demonstrate behaviors that are essential for successful programs and environments, including:

  • Positive Interactions: Maintain positive interactions with children and youth.
  • Safe Environments: Maintain kind, respectful, and safe emotional/physical environments for children.
  • Reliability: Be on time and present on a regularly scheduled basis.
  • Physical Demands: Be physically and mentally capable of interacting with children up to 13 years of age, meeting all their needs and ensuring their safety.
  • Safety Protocols: Be aware of and implement safety guidelines; report any health & safety issues or incidents to management, and remain calm if providing first aid (as needed) during emergency situations.
Physical and Environmental Conditions

Teaching staff are responsible for various program elements on a daily basis and will be exposed to indoor and outdoor elements. This may include:

  • Environmental Awareness: Visually inspect the environment for hazards to children; identify hazards and implement preventative actions (i.e. set up cones to limit play area) to maintain a safe environment for children.
  • Noise Levels: Be comfortable with occasional loud noise in our outside the classroom during activities.
  • Physical Demands: Be comfortable with frequent bending, lifting, twisting, reaching, pushing, and pulling.
  • Object Handling: Push, lift, carry, and hold various objects up to 15 lbs. - by individual or team effort - such as equipment carts, emergency back packs, food coolers, classroom furnishings, and other similar program materials.
  • Weather Conditions: Work inside the classroom or outside the room in all weather conditions which are safe for children.
  • Terrain and Heights: Traverse various terrains (grass, blacktop, dirt) and heights (ladders, playgrounds) depending on the school outdoor environment.
  • Child Adaptability: Adapt to the physical level of children (i.e. sitting on the floor, kneeling, squatting) for activities and problem-solving interactions.
  • Field Trips: Supervise field trips to destinations such as aquatic parks, beaches, and trampoline parks.
Qualifications and Experience

Associate Teachers are members of the teaching team who share responsibility for the care and education of an assigned group of children/classroom. There may be more than one person designated as an Associate Teacher for each group of children.

Education and Permit Requirements
  • Education: 12-24 postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units in ECE, CD, or related field with passing grades of C- or better. OR
  • Permit: Associate Teacher Permit or above issued by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
Experience and Skills
  • Experience: 6-12 months of experience in a group care environment where care/teaching was provided for a consistent age group is preferred.
  • Problem-Solving: Effective problem-solving, conflict resolution, classroom management, and communication with children and families.
  • Organization: Effective organization, time management, curriculum, and assessment documentation (lesson plans, portfolios, and anecdotal notes).
  • Teamwork: Ability to work alongside colleagues and maintain a professional team environment.
  • Certifications: Current adult and infant/child CPR & First Aid certification is preferred.
  • Language Skills: Bilingual/multilingual language preference based on individual center needs.
What We Offer
  • Medical Benefits: Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits.
  • Life Insurance: Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), and Long-Term Disability (LTD) employer-paid coverage.
  • Retirement Plan: 401(k) Retirement plan and Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
  • Personal Health Advocate: Personal Health Advocate.
  • Time Off: Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays.
  • Education Reimbursement: Education Reimbursement Program.
  • Commuter Benefits: Commuter pre-tax benefit.
  • Discounted Childcare: Discounted childcare.
  • Access to Calm: Access to the Calm app.
  • Tickets at Work: Tickets at Work employee discounts.
  • Professional Growth: Be constantly in a learning and growth process with training and professional growth advisory.


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