4 Weeks of paid staff synchronized vacation
10 Paid National/State Holidays
72 Hours of Paid Sick Leave (PSL) at the start of the school year
Mid-year hires accrue PSL at the rate of 1 hour for every 30 hours worked
At the end of each school year, any unused PSL will be rolled over to the next school year as Paid Time Off (PTO), capped at 108 hours.
100% Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits Covered at 100%
Life Insurance with a fully paid premium and a $25,000 benefit.
403(b) retirement plan with a 50% match up to 3%
Eligible for Public Loan Forgiveness Program
Professional Development including paid coursework at Santa Monica College, 6 full-day professional development days annually, and opportunities to attend conferences and workshops.
Preferred Education:
Some College
Additional Information:
2 openings available.
The Teacher upholds a high-quality program in alignment with Growing Place (GP) policies and practices. They actively teach and learn with young children while supervising their activities. Working closely with the teaching team and colleagues, the Teacher supports children in their daily experiences and assists the Lead Teacher in implementing curriculum and classroom objectives. The candidate demonstrates attentiveness, flexibility, reflection, warmth, and the ability to provide and receive constructive feedback. The candidate is proficient in working with children developmentally appropriately, ensuring a safe, joyful, and consistently conducive learning environment.
Primary Teaching and Learning Responsibilities
Engage, supervise, and support children at all times; ensure their health and safety
Support daily routines and classroom rhythms throughout the day
Promote autonomy in assisting children with care routines: toileting, hand washing, etc.
Prepare, serve, and clean up lunch/snacks, facilitate conversation between children
Assist with injuries/incidents, report to a Lead Teacher
Report parent concerns to a Lead Teacher and/or Director
Follow health and safety mandates; specifically maintaing ratios, going off-campus with children, sanitizing and emergency action plans
Build trusting, respectful, and professional relationships with children and families
Use GP’s social constructivist, Reggio-inspired, and RIE approaches
Collaborate with others to design, research and implement curriculum
Assist in the preparation of the indoor and outdoor learning environments
Support Lead Teacher in gathering information pertinent to Parent-Teacher Conferences
Support enrichment classes, ensuring children are always accompanied by GP staff
Ensure daily classroom tasks, sucj as opening and closing, are completed
Participate in school events when requested
Communicate directly with others to resolve issues in a promptly and professionally
Support the school in welcoming new staff and families
Adhere to center policies and regulatory agencies guidelines
Use the systems and strategies to document, organize, and make learning visible, i.e., photographs, audio/video, and scanned work, as directed by the Lead Teacher
Actively participate in meetings
Participate in professional development and continuous performance management
This job description is not meant to state or imply that these are the only duties performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor.
Requirements
Associate’s Degree with 12 Early ECE units OR
1 year experience working with children ages 3 months - 6 years in a licensed childcare program, a NAEYC-accredited child care center preferred
Meet the requirements of the California Department of Social Services
Demonstrate an understanding of child development
Demonstrates professionalism in attire, attitude, punctuality, and attendance
Competencies
Communication and Interpersonal Skills; ability to write and speak about children’s experiences, development, learning, and behavior; accurately convey written and verbal information, have skills to support professional relationships with others
Organization and Planning; ability to keep classroom organized, materials stocked, complete daily tasks, and stay abreast of critical information (i.e., allergies)
Classroom Management; ability to lead, transition, and engage children in playful ways that promote learning and consistent with established classroom routines
Facilitation and Engagement; demonstrate interactions with children that promote social construction of knowledge, social skills, self-regulation and ??
Assessment and Coaching; gathers evidence to support documentation, children’s developmental goals, and seeks resources to continually improve one’s practice
Collaboration and Teamwork; works well with others, has a positive team-player spirit, takes initiative as well as direction from others, and shares in achieving classroom goals
Caring and Inclusiveness; values integrity, helps to sustain a culture of belonging
Flexibility and Adaptability; willingness to take on additional responsibilities, support other areas of the school as needed for daily operations or long-term successes
Working Conditions and Physical Requirements
Standing and sitting in environments designed for children ages 3 months - 6 years
Requires ability to move rapidly from a sitting to a standing position and able to get down and up off the ground
Requires the ability to push, pull, or lift 50lbs
Requires working in all weather conditions
Requires ability to respond quickly to auditory and visual cues
The Growing Place is an early childhood education center established in 1985. Our mission is to help children develop into confident, compassionate, and creative problem solvers. Our program unifies children, parents, and teachers into a community that learns together. We operate three centers in Santa Monica; Our three sites are licensed to serve 257 children and positively impact approximately 500 working parents and 80 early childhood educators.We use a social constructivist approach to working with teachers, children, and families; in partnership with Reggio Emilia. We fundamentally view children as competent, resilient, and curious individuals, teachers as researchers, facilitators, and collaborators of learning for children and adults, and parents as authentic partners.