Job Details

Teacher, KOC

Position Number: 6137810
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Position Type: Child Care Services

Teacher, KOC

Position Title:
Teacher, KOC

Position Type:
Regular

Hiring Range:

$28.03 to $33.65/hour; Compensation will be based on education, experience, skills relevant to the role, and internal equity.

Pay Frequency:
HourlyI. Purpose

This is a full-time twelve-month teaching position. The teacher is responsible for 8 -16 children between the ages of 2 and 6 years old. This is a team teaching position and the Teacher works with the Director and other teachers to plan and implement an appropriate educational program by providing excellent childcare services to faculty, students, and staff of the university.

II. Essential Responsibilities:

Classroom curriculum development, teaching, and assessment.
Collaborate in a team teaching situation that includes administration, teachers, assistants, and student aids.
Administrative, supervisory, and operational duties necessary to maintain a quality early childhood program.
Supervise and mentor Assistant Teachers and student staff within the KOC environment.
Communicate with parents, teachers, and administrators on a daily basis.

III. Specific Duties:

Organizational

Attend all faculty meetings/retreats/parent meetings/special programs
Assist in complying with state licensing guidelines
Attend pertinent KOC functions
Support parent education and school/family partnerships
Assist in planning and conducting KOC family/ teacher meetings
Provide engaging environments for students
Assist in the admissions process for students
Participate in opportunities for professional growth and development. This includes professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops.
Support the professional growth of an assistant teacher

Team Involvement

Communicate and work cooperatively and respectfully with all team-members
Participate in opportunities for professional growth and development
Assist as needed in the process of hiring new KOC team-members
Participate in the training, mentoring, supervision, and assessment of assistant teachers and student teachers including: Creating guidelines and determining the process for integrating assistants into an existing program
Strive for classroom practices that are consistent with the KOC Program Philosophy
Coordinate daily responsibilities with Assistant Teachers and Student Teachers

Classroom Practice

Provide for the safety and well being of all children
Provide a nurturing, engaging, and developmentally appropriate program for 8 to 16 students
Uphold the philosophical guidelines of the KOC program including: Documenting student work, classroom practices, developing portfolios, developing and supporting a child-driven curriculum, and providing consistent practice between classrooms
Communicate regularly with parents through written messages, conversation, and documentation
Establish and maintain an engaging classroom environment that supports emerging work of students and all areas of children's development
Create learning experiences that support an emergent and inquiry-based curriculum
Partner and communicate effectively with parents
Assess children's progress and prepare progress reports
Schedule and conduct parent / teacher conferences
Coordinate responsibilities with a team of teachers to develop consistent programing between classes
Reflect on the work of children and teachers

IV. General Guidelines

Recommends initiatives and implements changes to improve quality and services
Identifies and determines cause of problems; develops and presents recommendations for improvement of established processes and practices
Maintains contact with customers and solicits feedback for improved services
Maximizes productivity through use of appropriate tools; planned training and performance initiatives
Researches and develops resources that create timely and efficient workflow
Prepares progress reports; informs supervisor of project status; and deviation from goals
Ensures completeness, accuracy and timeliness of all operational functions
Prepares and submits reports as requested and required
Develops and implements guidelines to support the functions of the unit

Working Conditions

The unavoidable, externally imposed conditions under which the work must be performed, including the frequency and duration of occurrence of physical demands, environmental conditions, demands on one's senses and mental demands.

Physical Demands (The nature of physical effort leading to fatigue)

Caring for children can be physically demanding. The Teacher must be able to lift, push, pull or carry 50 pounds without assistance and/or have the ability to assess the weight in order to ask for necessary assistance or to determine a safer method of moving the load. Must be able to move with agility over and under children and objects; to get down to child's level by kneeling, sitting, crouching or stooping. This position requires sufficient hand eye coordination (vision correctable to 20/20), manual dexterity, sufficient visual acuity to recognize words, letters and numbers; speech and hearing ability to carry on conversations in person or over the phone. The Teacher will be expected to move about easily throughout the community with children. This may require frequent lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, twisting, reaching, stooping and bending. The Teacher may come in contact with children who are ill and/or contagious, and must take precautions to ensure the health and safety of all children, parents, staff and themselves.

Sensory Demands (The nature of demands on the incumbent's senses)

The Teacher will be working in a busy and occasionally noisy environment, must be able to tolerate constant noises made by children such as crying, screaming, yelling and laughing. There may be a number of activities and situations happening at once, and the Teacher will have to supervise all children at all times. The Teacher may experience smells associated with toileting and children who are ill.

Mental Demands (Conditions that may lead to mental or emotional fatigue)

Caring for children can be stressful. The Teacher must ensure that children are supervised at all times, respond to children sensitively and appropriately, and ensure that children are involved in safe and appropriate activities. There may be a number of situations happening at once, and the Preschool Teacher must be prepared to handle accidents and emergencies at any time.

Qualifications:

Kids On Campus is a growth-oriented and collaborative learning community that is committed to our mission and core values. We are dedicated to providing an environment that acknowledges and supports each child's ability to construct an understanding of his or her world in a creative and intrinsically motivated fashion. The successful candidate must demonstrate passion for working with young children; possess a nurturing teaching style, high energy, and a desire to work collaboratively with a team of teachers.

Requirements:

A Bachelor's Degree.
Understanding of a Constructivist/Play Based Approach and NAEYC's Developmentally Appropriate Practice for young children.
Minimum of 12 early childhood education units, California Associate Teacher Child Development Permit, or eligibility for a permit. A California Master Teacher Child Development Permit or California Teacher Child Development Permit is preferred.
Minimum of one year of teaching experience with children ages 6 weeks to 5 years.
Degree in Early childhood Education or related field preferred.

Candidates for this position should submit: 1) a cover letter; 2) a resume ; 3) a philosophy statement; and 4) a short description of a student project

EEO Statement

Santa Clara University is an equal opportunity employer. For a complete copy of Santa Clara University's equal opportunity and nondiscrimination policies, see https://www.scu.edu/title-ix/policies-reports/

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972

Santa Clara University does not discriminate in its employment practices or in its educational programs or activities on the basis of sex/gender, and prohibits retaliation against any person opposing discrimination or participating in any discrimination investigation or complaint process internally or externally. Information about Title IX can be found at www.scu.edu/title-ix. Inquiries can also be made to the Assistant Secretary of Education within the Office for Civil Rights (OCR).

Clery Notice of Availability

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Americans with Disabilities Act

Santa Clara University affirms its commitment to employ qualified individuals with disabilities within the workplace and to comply with the Americans with Disability Act. All applicants desiring an accommodation should contact the Department of Human Resources, and 408-554-5750 and request to speak to Indu Ahluwalia by phone at 408-554-5750 or by email at iahluwalia@scu.edu.

Telecommute

Santa Clara University is registered to do business in the following states: California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, and Illinois. Employees approved to telecommute are required to perform their work within one of these states.

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