Floater Teacher

Christopher House (CH) is searching for Floater Teachers looking to grow professionally in the field of Early Childhood Development. Candidates must possess a specialized interest and passion for working with Infants, Toddlers, and Two-year old’s.

With a mission to develop independent, creative, lifelong learners, our infant, preschool, elementary and family schools build a community of students, teachers, and parents committed to excellence, achievement and perseverance, respect and compassion, and equality of opportunity.

Christopher House partners with parents to provide a continuum of education for students from birth through high school, as well as immersive family supports that help parents create stable, self-sufficient families. We operate accredited early learning, elementary, and out of school time programs grounded in research-based curricula and high-quality instruction.

OUR BELIEFS

Children and families thrive when:

• Education begins at birth and continues throughout life, with parents as a child’s first teacher;
• Home environments nurture literacy, achievement, and children’s success;
• Parents have high standards and set high expectations for themselves, their children, and children’s schools;
• Professionally trained teachers know their students as individuals;
• Evaluations and program improvements are data driven;
• Parents and staff work together to continuously evaluate and improve programming;
• Education includes the development of creativity and perseverance and is multi-disciplinary in order to foster each child’s unique strengths and interests;
• Developing independent, creative, life-long researchers, education must include curriculum designed to help scholars develop socially and emotionally as well as cognitively;
• Diversity is celebrated and explored so that learners develop broad perspectives on life and learning; and
• Parents and caregivers support their children financially and emotionally.
  

Position Objectives:

• Substitute in place of absent Teaching staff (Master Teacher or Assistant Teacher) Determine the needs and provide for the development of children
• Work to create a safe environment for children and act as a role model for teaching staff
• Implement and maintain all components regarding preschool children, based on HS, State Pre-K, Child Care and state and local requirements
  

Qualifications:

• Strong alignment with Christopher House’s Values and Mission;
• Strong work ethic coupled with a proactive problem-solving approach;
• Two years of experience(full time) in a preschool classroom, preferably in a Head Start or government funded child care program
• Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education or Child Development, or related field (with a minimum of thirty semester or forty-five quarter hours in courses related directly to child care and /or child development, from birth to age six) Type 04 Certification required
  

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education or Child Development, or related field (with a minimum of thirty semester or forty-five quarter hours in courses related directly to child care and /or child development, from birth to age six) Type 04 Certification required
  

Christopher House is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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