Teacher - Younger Toddlers
On-siteSewell, New Jersey, United States
Job Summary
Establish and maintain a safe, healthy, and nurturing learning environment while designing room arrangements and classroom management systems that support children's developmental levels. Implement emergency procedures, promote healthy eating practices, and ensure state ratio requirements are met. Adapt programs to individual needs, integrate GSI resources into lesson plans, and provide developmentally appropriate materials for active and quiet play. Communicate professionally with families, prepare daily activity reports, and maintain portfolios and parent boards. Build teamwork, pursue professional development, and adhere to Goddard Systems QA standards and ethical conduct.
Required Qualifications
- Ability to hear the conversational voice, with or without a hearing aid
- Ability to see and read newsprint, with or without corrective lenses
- Ability to speak and be understood under normal circumstances
- Ability to lift and carry children and other items weighing up to 50 pounds
- Ability to use arms, hands, legs, and feet, with or without corrective devices; this includes the ability to evacuate the building during emergencies
- Ability to handle crisis situations, especially where children are involved
- Ability to respond immediately to emergency situations
- A Bachelor's degree or higher in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Child Development
- A Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field, including 18 semester hours of completed coursework related to young children birth to age 8
- An Associate's degree or higher in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Child Development or a related field, including 18 semester hours of completed coursework related to young children birth to age 8
- A current CDA or Early Childhood Teaching Credential
- Proof of current and active enrollment in a CDA Credentialing Program
- Proof of current and active enrollment in an accredited Associate's or Bachelor's degree program in Early Childhood Education or a related field
- All foreign degrees MUST be converted to U.S. credits
- All foreign courses and/or credit hours must be converted to U.S. standards
Desired Qualifications
- Prior Early Childhood experience preferred
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