Early Childhood Associate Teacher - The Children's School - Dietrich College

The Carnegie Mellon University Children's School is part of the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences' Department of Psychology and is one of the most popular programs in the Pittsburgh area. The Children's School is a laboratory school that is actively involved in preschool and kindergarten education, developmental research, undergraduate teaching and training of both pre-service and practicing educators. Educators model best practices for early childhood education by designing thematic curriculum for active exploration and equipping parents to extend children's learning at home.

The Children's School offers model preschool and kindergarten programs for approximately 72 children ages 3-6 years. Our program runs from September through mid-May, with the option of a half-day summer camp in June.

We are seeking to hire an Early Childhood Associate Teacher to join our staff.

Job Description

Core responsibilities include:

• Participates in staff meetings, unit planning and evaluation, professional development, and other all-staff activities.
• Working closely with the Teachers to plan and implement assigned individual or group activities with children
• Helping with greeting and dismissal of children, activity planning, implementation and clean up, snack/lunch preparation, children's diapering, toileting and dressing, and playground preparation, supervision and cleanup.
• Maintains the School's health, safety, and sanitation standards, and reports signs of a child's illness to the Education Director
• May be asked to lead or substitute for Teachers re: the children's programming.
• Other duties as assigned

Adaptability, excellence, and passion are vital qualities within Carnegie Mellon University. We are in search of a team member who can effectively interact with a varied population of internal and external partners at a high level of integrity. We are looking for someone who shares our values and who will support the mission of the university through their work.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required
• 1-3 years of teaching or instructional experience required
• US Teachers Certification
• A combination of education and relevant experience from which comparable knowledge is demonstrated may be considered.

Requirements:

• Successful completion of a pre-employment background check
• Child Protection Clearances (Act 153)

Additional Information:

• Additional information about the children's school can be found here: https://www.cmu.edu/dietrich/psychology/cs/
• Sponsorship: Applicants for this position must be currently legally authorized to work for CMU in the United States. CMU will not sponsor or take over the sponsorship of an employment visa for this opportunity. Carnegie Mellon is not a qualifying employer for the STEM OPT benefit: only the 12-month OPT may be used to work at Carnegie Mellon.

Location Pittsburgh, PA

Job Function Cyert Center and Children's School

Position Type Staff - Regular

Full Time/Part time Full time

Pay Basis Hourly