St Anne's Family Services·Los Angeles, California
The Teacher facilitates individual and group activities to support the social, physical, and intellectual development of children aged birth to 5. Responsibilities include implementing responsive curriculum, maintaining a safe classroom environment, and collaborating with families to support school readiness.
Provide diapering, dressing, and personal care for toddlers while maintaining a clean and hygienic environment. Nurture children through activities that support their social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development. Implement curriculum and daily classroom planning; observe, assess, and document child development to create individualized goals based on each child’s needs and strengths. Collaborate with staff to support families by integrating resources across parent involvement, social services, nutrition, health, and mental health. Maintain accurate records, conduct regular screenings, and support school-readiness by reinforcing parents’ roles as primary educators. Collaborates with Co-Teacher and Child & Family Service Advocate (CFSA) to engage families, provide resources, and support parents as primary educators through home visits, conferences, and daily communication. Maintains accurate attendance, activity, and assessment records, including anecdotal notes and data entry into systems such as Child Plus. Participates in daily planning, documentation, and classroom management in coordination with the Co-Teacher. Supports the integration of comprehensive Head Start services (e.g., health, mental health, nutrition, social services, and parent involvement) into classroom learning experiences.
A minimum of an Associate of Arts (AA) or Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in early childhood education, child development, or related field required One year of experience as a student intern, tutor, or instructional assistant working in an educational setting with pre-elementary school children is strongly preferred A minimum of 3 Infant/Toddler Development course units, preferred California Teaching Commission Child Development Associate Teacher permit preferred If no permit is held, a professional development plan will be put in place to ensure the pathway to obtain the permit. Bilingual English, Spanish, Korean and/or Tagalog preferred. St. Anne's Family Services is an equal opportunity employer and encourages candidates from all backgrounds to apply! Qualifications
Candidates must have at least an Associate or Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education or a related field. One year of experience in a pre-elementary educational setting and a California Teaching Commission Child Development Associate Teacher permit are strongly preferred.
Market context
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