School Age Teacher

7 days ago


Sunnyvale, 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 School Age Teacher, 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 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, families, schools, and communities.
  • Child Safety and Health: Ensure the health and safety of children by providing proper supervision, positive interactions, healthy habits, and excellent compliance.
  • Team Collaboration: Work collaboratively with fellow staff to provide the highest quality programs and creative workplaces.
Work Environment

Catalyst Kids is committed to creating a positive and safe work environment for all staff. As a School Age Teacher, you will be expected to demonstrate behaviors that are essential for successful programs and environments, including:

  • Positive Interactions: Maintain positive interactions with children and youth.
  • Emotional and Physical Safety: Maintain kind, respectful, and safe emotional and physical environments for children.
  • Reliability and Punctuality: 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 Guidelines: Be aware of and implement safety guidelines, report any health and safety issues or incidents to management, and remain calm in emergency situations.
Physical and Environmental Conditions

Catalyst Kids School Age Teachers are responsible for various program elements on a daily basis and will be exposed to indoor and outdoor elements. As a School Age Teacher, you may be required to:

  • Environmental Safety: Visually inspect the environment for hazards to children, identify hazards, and implement preventative actions to maintain a safe environment for children.
  • Loud Noise: Be comfortable with occasional loud noise in outdoor areas 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.
  • Weather Conditions: Work inside the classroom or outside in all weather conditions that are safe for children.
  • Terrain and Heights: Traverse various terrains and heights, depending on the school outdoor environment.
  • Child Adaptability: Adapt to the physical level of children 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 is committed to hiring the best talent in the industry. As a School Age Teacher, you will need to meet the following qualifications and experience:

  • Education: Education and permit requirements may vary by center needs and requirements, such as Infant, Toddler, School-Age, Title 5, or Title 22 status.
  • Teacher Education/Permit Requirements: 24 postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or a related field with passing grades of C- or better, plus 16 general education units, or an AA degree or higher in ECE, CD, or a related field from a nationally accredited college, or a 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, ability to work alongside colleagues and maintain a professional team environment, current adult and infant/child CPR and First Aid certification is preferred, and bilingual/multilingual language preference based on individual center needs.
What We Offer

Catalyst Kids is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to our employees, including:

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision benefits for full-time and part-time employees.
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan: A 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching.
  • Flexible Spending Account: A flexible spending account for medical and dependent care expenses.
  • Employee Assistance Program: An employee assistance program for mental health and wellness support.
  • Paid Vacation and Sick Time: Paid vacation and sick time for full-time and part-time employees.
  • Education Reimbursement Program: An education reimbursement program for employees pursuing higher education.
  • Discounted Childcare: Discounted childcare rates for employees.
  • Professional Growth and Development: Opportunities for professional growth and development through training and professional growth advisory.

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