"Early Childhood Education Teacher"

Job Details

Early Childhood Education Teacher
Milwaukee, WI
Full Time
JR10001603

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Position Title: Early Childhood Education Teacher

Job Category: Academic Staff

Employment Type: Regular

Job Profile: Early Child Edu Teacher

Job Duties: The Lead Teacher is responsible for curriculum, staff performance, environment and communication in a year-round, full-day 4K kindergarten classroom. The person in this position is responsible for understanding and communicating the needs of children and their families, and the interrelationship between these needs and the Center. Teachers must maintain in-service and continuing education requirements as mandated by DPI, state licensing and accreditation.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Maintains the safety and physical well-being of children in a designated classroom
• Maintains and documents effective communication with internal and external stakeholders to relay pertinent information and provide updates of child activities per established guidelines and regulations
• Plans and facilitates classroom programming and schedules daily classroom activities for an early childhood education facility according to established curriculums
• Mentors new teachers and students
• Evaluates individualized and developmental educational plans for children in collaboration with other stakeholders, as needed

The UWM Children's Center is dedicated to integrating diversity and family support programs along with coordinating ways to ensure innovative approaches to early education. The Center is seeking eager, self-motivated teachers to join in our vision for our work to include all children as capable learners, all teachers and families as full partners and quality programs for children as integral to the success of all communities. Learn more about the UWM Children's Center Curriculum Philosophy here: www.uwm.edu/children

Compensation: $38,500-42,000
**Salary offer commensurate with education and experience.

Required Qualifications: Applicants for this position must have: An associate's degree in education or NAEYC equivalent; Certification in hands-on Pediatric First Aid, AED and CPR is required upon start date and must be maintained during incumbency.

Preferred Qualifications: Highly qualified candidates will also have: A minimum of two years documented experience teaching children 3-6 years of age; A bachelor's degree in education or NAEYC equivalent; A WI DPI license to teach kindergarten; Evidence of strong communication and organizational skills; Evidence of the ability to work well in a complex, team environment with both professional and student staff; Documented ability to apply knowledge of child development to both curriculum development and its implementation in the classroom; Evidence of the ability to understand and communicate children's development and needs to families.

How to Apply: All application materials will be further evaluated as evidence of meeting the qualifications above. Evidence of each of the above minimum and preferred qualifications should be presented in your application materials. Evidence of ability, capacity, and proficiency should be presented through examples of your experiences, educational knowledge, and personal characteristics displayed through examples of your actions and behaviors. Interested candidates must submit the following at time of application: Cover Letter addressing each of the minimum and preferred qualifications; Resume. The following documents will be required at time of hire: Copy of your transcripts; Copy of your WI DPI license to teach kindergarten.