Early Childhood Education Teachers at Catherine Hershey Schools - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Early Childhood Education Teachers - Catherine Hershey Schools

Early Childhood Education Teachers

Catherine Hershey Schools

Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Category: Education

Salary: 30,000 - 50,000 USD / yearly

Full-time


Job Description

Teachers at Catherine Hershey Schools are dedicated professionals who foster a nurturing learning environment for children, focusing on their development through collaborative efforts. They engage with students by implementing tailored lesson plans and encouraging family involvement while maintaining compliance with state regulations.

Responsibilities

  • Engaging with children to support development and learning in a safe and nurturing environment
  • Enhancing social, emotional, and cognitive development through age-specific manipulatives, activities, and language experiences for children
  • Preparing and implementing classroom lesson plans linked to child outcomes, program development, and classroom routines/schedules
  • Supporting children's self-help skills and development
  • Completing all program required documentation, daily attendance and meal participation reports
  • Maintaining daily communication with families using multiple programs approved channels of communication
  • Maintaining confidentiality as it pertains to program, staff, and families
  • Observing, assessing, and documenting each assigned child's health, skills, behavior, growth, and development
  • Ensuring general classroom management, organization, cleanliness, and maintenance
  • Remaining compliant with all state licensing requirements as they pertain to health, safety, and professional requirements

Qualifications

  • Current Child Development Associate credential issued by the Council for Professional Recognition
  • Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Pre-K Elementary Education, or Early Childhood Special Education (Bachelor's Degree Preferred)
  • Experience and knowledge in Early Childhood Education program and teaching standards, including code of ethics - NAEYC standards preferred
  • Familiarity with inquiry-based and project approach learning, as well as PBIS strategies preferred
  • Ability to physically interact with children and lift and or move items of up to 40 pounds
  • Ability to proactively identify problems and implement solutions
  • Commitment to the mission and values of CHS and MHS and demonstrated high degree of integrity
  • U.S. work authorization and successful completion of pre-employment background checks and clearances