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Utilizing the HighScope curriculum and related assessment and guidance philosophies, Early Childhood Educators support children's physical, social-emotional, and cognitive development while ensuring health, safety, and well-being. Responsibilities align with NAEYC Professional Standards and Code of Ethical Conduct, with a commitment to developmentally appropriate, culturally responsive, and inclusive practices.
Job Responsibility
Support children's physical, social-emotional, and cognitive development while ensuring health, safety, and well-being
Establish warm, nurturing relationships, recognize individual strengths, needs, cultures, and abilities, and promote each child's sense of belonging, autonomy, and dignity
Through observation, documentation, and reflection, use assessment data to support learning and guide instructional decisions
In partnership with families, communicate respectfully and maintain confidentiality
Collaborate professionally with colleagues, contributing to a supportive and ethical learning community
Requirements
Supervise children by sight and sound to ensure safety, well-being, and emotional security
Ability to lower and rise from low chairs or the floor, reaching children quickly to ensure safety and support developmentally appropriate care
Ability to lift a minimum of 25 lbs. as needed
Relate professionally with children and adults through respectful, responsive, and ethical interactions aligned with NAEYC standards
Communicate professionally, respectfully, and confidentially with children, families, and colleagues
Meet physical examination and background check requirements per ethical and regulatory standards
Use classroom technology to enhance communication, record developmental progress, and support classroom responsibilities ethically and accurately
Maintain dependable attendance and flexibility to meet DCF teacher/child ratio requirements
Nice to have
Prior experience with High Scope or other play-based curriculum preferred
Prior experience with Conscious Discipline preferred
Prior experience in a NAEYC accredited environment preferred