Master Teachers work directly with children, parents, and members of their teaching team to provide a developmentally appropriate program for young children. They demonstrate and train staff and practicum students, implement emergent curriculum, provide a learning environment for the whole child, incorporate all learning styles in their classrooms and demonstrate a commitment and understanding of anti-bias education and its implementation.
Requirements
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of and commitment to the progressive philosophy of the Children’s School
- Responsible for planning and implementing a developmentally curriculum on a daily basis
- Ensure the setup of a purposeful environment both indoors and outdoors
- Ensure a safe, healthy, and clean environment for all children
- Establish limits; facilitate problem solving, conflict resolution, and model humanistic interactions
- Establish a trusting relationship with children with a focus on anti-bias perspectives
- Establish collaborative partnerships with parents including a respect for cultural differences, family configurations and a variety of parenting styles
- Conduct individual parent conferences at least once a year
- Guide children’s growth through observations, daily recording, and consultation with the Executive Director, parents, and staff
- Supervise staff in their written observations
- Protect the health and safety of all children at all times
- Provide an in-depth developmental summary for each child at least once a year
- Communicate with external consulting firms for children with special needs
- Facilitate a communication system for families in the program which may include daily notes, and weekly/monthly newsletters
- Communicate regularly with parents/families concerning children’s individual needs and program goals
- Provide parents with an in-depth developmental summary at least once a year
- Facilitate regularly scheduled parent meetings on a weekly or monthly basis
- Attend and contribute to Parent Orientation meetings and other special events throughout the school year
- Supervise the assignments and daily responsibilities of each staff member
- Support staff in curriculum planning
- Model appropriate techniques of working with children and adults
- Provide guidance, direction, and leadership
- Lead daily and/or weekly staff meetings
- Suggest/provide professional articles for extending knowledge in the field
- Conduct individual staff conferences as needed
- Monitor daily staffing in coordination with Children’s School Office
- Evaluate staff performance and set goals while providing support for the staff
- Supervise the work of practicum students including curriculum planning and work with children
- Provide an orientation to practicum students at the beginning of each semester
- Meet with students individually on a weekly basis
- Confer with Practicum Faculty as needed concerning students’ performances and evaluations
- Liaise with faculty about practicum students
- Other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Medical and dental coverage
- Company-paid life and disability insurance
- Retirement plan with employer contribution
- Multiple flexible spending accounts (FSA)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Professional development
- Regular employee appreciation events
