Infant/Toddler or Preschool Teacher at California Childrens Academy

Job Summary

Job Summary

Under the general direction of the campus supervisor the Teacher is responsible for: - Leading and/or sharing responsibility for planning, organizing and implementing the care, development and education of typically and atypically developing infants, toddlers and pre-school children. - Ensuring classroom activities comply with CCA policies and procedures, State Department of Education – Child Development Division regulations, Title 5 and Title 22 Community Care Licensing regulations.- - Developing and maintaining strong and caring relationships with toddlers, children and their parents. - Greets parents and children in a friendly, professional manner and evaluates each child upon arrival for obvious signs of illness or problems. - Plans, and implements educational curriculum and recreational activities for Infants/Toddlers & Preschool children, which reflects developmental, cultural and linguistic appropriateness. - Provides a balanced daily program of child-initiated and adult-directed activities including individual and small group activities. - Supervises and models interaction with children in a warm and positive manner; interacts at child’s eye level on a one-to-one basis while playing with the children and being a resource person for their developmental activities. - Prepares classroom for different activities and arranges all necessary education materials; ensures the classroom and all equipment is maintained in a clean and safe condition. - Ensures children are supervised at all times to ensure their safety and prevent accidents. - Completes developmental profiles including DRDP, observations and portfolios; conducts parent conferences on ongoing basis and as scheduled by CCA. - Opens and closes center as needed, ensuring security of facilities. Family Relationships/Development - Conducts regular parent-teacher conferences for each child; shares information resulting from conferences with campus supervisor and other staff as appropriate.

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