This is a fully on-site role in Los Angeles, CA with a salary range from $60,000-$70,000.
Job Description
• Assist the Children’s Center Director in curriculum development, policy, and long-term planning. • Collaborate with staff to maintain high curriculum standards per NAEYC guidelines.
• Split duties between classroom and administrative tasks.
Key Responsibilities:
• Curriculum Development: Plan and implement age-appropriate activities to meet children’s physical, emotional, social, and cognitive needs.
• Staff Leadership: Provide guidance and supervision to teaching staff, ensuring a safe and developmentally appropriate environment.
• Professional Development: Support staff growth through direction, coaching, and training, particularly in the emergent curriculum process.
• Documentation: Train teachers in documenting children’s learning and conduct school-wide curriculum documentation.
• Team Meetings: Conduct weekly meetings to discuss children’s progress and behaviors, promoting teamwork and problem-solving.
• Environment Maintenance: Work with the Director to maintain developmentally appropriate environments and manage classroom materials.
Community Outreach: Connect the curriculum to the broader community and serve as a resource for student interns.
Required Skills & Experience
• Typically a Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education or related field. Incumbent will be expected to continue upgrading knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to keep abreast of regulation/policy changes.
• Minimum 3 years of classroom teaching experience in developing and implementing early care and education programs for children 2 months to 5 years of age.
• Demonstrated knowledge in the areas of: Reggio Emilia; Resources for Infant Educates (RIE); and the Program for Infant toddler Caregivers. Certification in the latter two preferred.
• Experience in NAEYC accreditation process and with developmental, play-based approaches preferred.
• Ability to respect cultural differences in early childhood education and parenting practices and works to mediate these differences in ways that are acceptable to parents and staff.
• Highly developed organizational and leadership skills. Experience managing, motivating, supporting and a team.
• Demonstrated computer competency and preferably knowledgeable of design/photoshop/zoom browser systems.
Benefits and Compensation:
$60,000 to $70,000