Early Childhood Educator
5 days ago
About Compass Community Services: We are a 100+ year old nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing the needs of families experiencing or at risk of homelessness in San Francisco. Our comprehensive support services aim to ensure long-term success for our clients.
About the Compass Children's Center: Our early childhood education center provides a tailored curriculum to meet the specific needs of children experiencing poverty and homelessness. We serve 70 children, ages 0-5, and their families each day, addressing their social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development, as well as the functioning and well-being of the families.
Compensation and Benefits:
- $28-$40 hourly based on teaching permit, education, experience, and language ability
- Full-time schedule, Monday - Friday; exact hours vary based on Teacher availability and Center needs
- Paid time off, holidays, sick time, family leave, and paid time off for education
- Health, dental, and vision insurance fully covered by Compass for employees and dependent children
- Long-term disability and life insurance
- Retirement plan with Compass contributing 5% of your salary after one year of work
- Membership in OPEIU/Local 29 union
Responsibilities:
The primary responsibility of the teacher is to ensure a safe, healthy, and nurturing environment for children based on a positive, non-punitive approach. Every staff member is responsible for providing the highest quality of care and modeling appropriate behavior to children, families, and fellow staff.
Key Responsibilities:
- Implement the Pyramid Model of Teaching through building nurturing and responsive relationships with children, families, and fellow staff, and maintaining a high-quality, supportive environment
- Plan and implement hands-on activities that develop positive self-esteem and social skills, including a balance of child-directed and teacher-directed activities, and exposing children to cultural diversity
- Plan and implement experiences that promote language, literacy, and pre-reading skills, number concepts and pre-math skills, and encourage interest in science by discovery, exploration, and questioning the environment
- Maintain a clean, orderly, and well-stocked learning environment, including setting up and putting away cots, changing bedding and laundry, stocking and organizing classroom supplies, and arranging furniture and active play equipment
- Plan and prepare healthy meals and breast milk/formula for infants and promote healthy eating practices by sitting and eating with the children
- Promote good personal hygiene habits and independent care skills, including diaper changing, toilet training, washing hands and face, assisting children with changing clothes, and brushing teeth
- Act as the Primary Teacher for a group of 3 children, including primary bonding, individual observations, and written documentation of development, and primary communication with families
- Provide first-aid in the event of injuries, choking, or other emergencies
- Complete screenings and assessments and document children's individual developmental progress
- Communicate with families through daily exchanges of information and semi-annual family conferences
- Coordinate, orient, and help supervise Foster Grandparents, interns, substitute teachers, and volunteers working in the classroom
- Maintain all written records and logs, including attendance-books, sign-out sheets, accident reports, etc.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 12 Early Childhood Education units completed, including at least 3 Infant/Toddler units
- Experience working directly with infants and/or preschool-age children
- Able to lift a child of 30 pounds, set up and move furniture, and bend, squat, sit, kneel, and stand to engage children at their level
- Infant/Child/Adult CPR and First Aid Certification
- Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging work
- English fluency required
Covid Safety:
Covid vaccination required for all staff
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