School Age Teacher

6 days ago

San Jose, California, United States Catalyst Kids Full time
About the Role

Catalyst Kids is seeking a highly skilled and dedicated School Age Teacher to join our team. As a key member of our staff, you will play a vital role in supporting the planning and implementation of our programming for children aged 5-12.

Key Responsibilities
  • Curriculum Development: Create and implement developmentally appropriate curriculum that is supported by learning foundations and promotes positive child development.
  • Learning Environment: Create, implement, and maintain intentional, enriched, and supportive learning environments and quality experiences 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: Keep children healthy and safe by ensuring proper supervision, positive interactions, healthy habits, and excellent compliance.
  • Team Collaboration: Work collaboratively with fellow staff by connecting work place 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. Teaching staff may be required to:

  • Environmental Safety: 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.
  • Loud Environments: 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

Catalyst Kids requires:

  • Education: Education and permit requirements may vary by center needs/require age group specific units depending on the program, such as Infant, Toddler, School-Age, Title 5 or Title 22 status.
  • Teacher Education/Permit: 24 postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or related field with passing grades of C- or better, plus 16 general education units OR AA degree or higher in ECE, CD, or related field from a nationally accredited college OR Teacher Permit or above issued by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
  • Experience and Skills: 2 years of experience in a group care environment where care/teaching was provided for a consistent age group is preferred; 1 year of experience supervising adults or equivalent adult supervision units if preferred; effective problem solving, conflict resolution, classroom management, and communication with children and families; effective organization, time management, curriculum, and assessment documentation (lesson plans, portfolios, and anecdotal notes); ability to work alongside colleagues and maintain a professional team environment; current adult and infant/child CPR & First Aid certification is preferred; bilingual/multilingual language preference based on individual center needs.
What We Offer
  • Vision Benefits: Vision benefits (may vary depending on Full Time or Part Time status).
  • 401(k) Plan: 401(k) plan, Flexible Spending Account, Employee Assistance Program.
  • Paid Time Off: Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays.
  • Education Reimbursement: Education Reimbursement Program.
  • Discounted Childcare: Discounted childcare (for staff working 25 hours or more per week).
  • Professional Growth: Be constantly in a learning and growth process with trainings and professional growth advisory.

Catalyst Kids is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a drug-free workplace.

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