Certified Pre-K Teacher in Sharon FT

Gilson JCC Early Learning Center in Sharon, MA, has an immediate need to hire a passionate and experienced Certified Pre-K Teacher to become a vital part of our professional team of educators.

This role offers you the opportunity to join our mission driven team of professional educators within the highly reputable Gilson ELC and become part of JCC Greater Boston's respected and valued community of diverse services providers.

As a valued teacher you will be instrumental in shaping the educational journeys and social-emotional growth of our students. While engaging with young children facilitating a loving and supportive atmosphere, you'll collaborate with a dedicated team of enthusiastic educators, and develop captivating and age-appropriate lesson plans that ignite curiosity and inspire our young learners.

This is a full-time, salaried Pre-K Teacher position. Offering a competitive starting salary of $47,840-$49,920 annually.The salary offered will ultimately be determined based on meeting the hiring criteria and the candidate’s relevant qualifications and experience, and JCC's internal equity.

Primary Responsibilities include, and are not limited to:

Aligned with JCC's core values, collegially collaborate regularly with co-teacher(s), colleagues and director to develop a high quality program around a base of observations which support the intellectual, social/emotional, moral and physical development of each child.

• Effectively implement developmentally appropriate early childhood curriculum
• Communicate and document children’s interactions and experiences aligned with best practice and policy
• Assess the developmental stages of children and maintain records, including writing children’s progress reports using COR Advantage; observe and produce play-based assessments and clear effective written evaluations using COR Advantage
• Use best practices incorporating Mass EEC, and the JCC SHEVA frameworks and curriculum guidelines; adhere to all EEC regulations and guidelines
• Maintains an aesthetically pleasing, organized, vibrant classroom environment that promotes health, safety, and positive age appropriate developmental experiences for each child
• Effectively and consistently set limits using positive language and providing emotional safety for each child; maintain excellent classroom management
• Work with and incorporate suggestions from the regular support of our Child Development Specialist
• Document learning as an instructional/curriculum tool through portfolio, observational checklist, play-based assessment, digital photography/iPad,  journals, or other methods as determined by your center director
• Review and files of all children in your classroom, noting allergies or special traits pertinent to the maximization of the child’s potential

Instruct and foster learning using a wide variety of activities, materials, and experiences that encourage children to explore and develop through play; effectively foster and provide a healthy, safe and secure, positive, nurturing, and fun learning environment

• Utilize the environment as the third teacher in the room
• Help each child develop a positive self-image and respect each child’s right to be an individual
• Facilitate each child’s physical, social, emotional and intellectual growth and development; fostering the effective development of the verbalization of feelings and emotions
• Encourage each child’s independence leading to a sense of competency
• Assist with and foster the development of each child’s own awareness of their needs and their understanding and respect for the rights of others

Establish positive, interactive and effective relationships with families through informal conversations, feedback, and conferences.

• Aid parents and children in the transition and adjustment to school
• Provide excellent communication to effectively inform parents about developmental stages of young children and developmentally appropriate curriculum; provide supportive and informative communication daily with parents and maintain classroom newsletters
• Maintaining on-going communication with parents about the administration of classroom activities and activities. 
• Participate in scheduled parent conferences several times a year
• Maintain the highest level of professionalism and confidentiality regarding children and families and embody the principles of excellent customer service; as an employee of the JCCGB, the teacher is a representative of the mission and philosophy the JCC Early Learning Centers.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Provide mentorship to assistant teachers.

Standard Staff Expectations:

• Actively create a welcoming dynamic environ