Early Childhood Educator/Teacher
- Employer
- One City Schools
- Location
- Madison, Wisconsin
- Salary
- Minimum $40,000 plus comprehensive benefits
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- Job Category
- Teaching, Early Childhood / Daycare Teacher
- Grade Level
- Early Childhood
- Job Type
- Full-Time
Job Details
We are hiring Preschool Teachers who are fun, energetic, inspiring and nurturing of the students they teach, and who want to work with One City to help grow one of the most unique and transformational preschools in Wisconsin: One City Preschool. You must have a deep passion and commitment for working with young children and their families, and for collaborating with your colleagues and experts in the fields your students are studying as well. Our teaching positions offer competitive pay, comprehensive benefits and an unbelievable opportunity to help do something exceptional for children.
DEADLINE TO APPLY
Positions will remain open until filled
We are recruiting for 2020-21 school year. All new teachers will attend orientation in August 2020 and participate in training with representatives of the True Play Foundation and in Anji Play schools in Anji, China.
BACKGROUND ON ONE CITY SCHOOLS
One City Schools is a Wisconsin-based nonprofit organization that provides high quality educational opportunities for young children. Our mission is to seed a new model of public education that ensures young children are on track to succeed in a college or career preparatory program from birth through high school graduation. Our vision is of a Greater Madison community where all children are prepared to contribute and succeed as adults. More importantly, we aim to partner with families and the broader community to cultivate children who become free, global and deep thinkers, curious learners, effective problem solvers, humanitarians, happy people and young people who care about the world around them.
Currently, One City operates two schools: One City Preschool and One City Expeditionary Elementary School. One City Preschool is accredited by the City of Madison and was awarded 5 (of 5) stars through Wisconsin's YoungStar Child Care Rating System. Our Preschool was awarded Best of Madison in Child Care in 2018. Our Preschool and 4K program are built exclusively around the AnjiPlay program from Anji, China. We enroll children ages 2 through 4K in our Preschool.
Anji Play is a national standard for preschool education in China. It was developed by Ms. Cheng Xueqin, founder. Anji Play is built around five core values: love, risk, joy, engagement and reflection. The Anji Play Approach expects the teacher to be present and listen to children’s stories, and create environments, routines, schedules and expectations that allow for the child’s greatest abilities to be developed and seen. The Anji Play Approach also includes specifically designed and selected play materials for both outdoor and indoor use.
One City Schools is working with Anji Play and its True Play Foundation to establish One City as a national demonstration site for Anji Play in the United States. We are seeking preschool educators who want to work with us to build this effective model in the United States, in neighborhoods where children often lack the best educational opportunities.
TEACHER’S PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES
- In educational settings that practice the Anji Play Approach, teachers are expected to:
- View every child as a competent human being, deserving of trust and respect from all adults.
- Show a strong commitment to authentically understanding the learning, growth, and development of the child.
- Create clear, simple, and consistent routines, schedules (transitions), and expectations for children that allow for the child’s true abilities to develop, and which respond directly to the needs of the child.
- Listen fully and respond authentically to children’s expressions and communications.
- Be present observers and recorders of children’s open-ended, self-determined play.
- Create safe, orderly, responsive and accessible environments and select materials that respond to the child’s needs in learning, growth and development, including the need to measure and document changes and other phenomena in their environments.
- Create multiple opportunities for the child, teacher, family, and community to reflect on the experience of the child at school and participate in the creation of the conditions for that experience.
- Support the work of groups and organizations that develop from this authentic reflection and participation.
- Reflect openly and honestly with colleagues about their own practice and decision-making.
- Record observations and document decision-making and actions.
- Maintain and create systems for reflective practice.
- Participate in a larger professional community of learners.
LEADERSHIP QUALITIES
- Your work with young children and your response to the needs and abilities of young children, must be informed by knowledge of and experience with young children and their development. For that reason, applicants should be ready to demonstrate this knowledge or experience.
- Model appropriate behavior reflective of One City’s Habits of Character: integrity, self-respect, compassion, perseverance and a willingness to encourage and allow students to take risks;
- Maintain appropriate work habits, including regular and punctual attendance & appropriate use of planning time;
- Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with other staff members and our partners;
- Strive to communicate the positive aspects of One City to the public in word and deed;
- Help maintain a clean an orderly educational environment and facility, and at all times and shows grace and support when engaging children, parents and guests who utilize or visit One City; and
- Excellent judgment, growth mindset and creative problem-solving skills; committed to teamwork and collaboration
- Self-reflective and open-minded; open and willing to change
- Energetic, flexible, dependable, collaborative and proactive, and desire to be innovative, receive and provide feedback, and try new strategies with students.
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
- Strong commitment to the mission, vision, goals and objectives of One City, and to working to with young children from diverse racial/cultural populations and their families; experience working with diverse children preferred
- Knowledge and experience with child development, early education theories and practice, and safe and appropriate activities for children.
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood or Elementary Education, or related field.
- Minimum of two years of preschool teaching preferred, and preferably with children from diverse racial or ethnic backgrounds.
- Ability to speak Spanish fluently, a plus but not required.
- Ability to regularly and routinely lift and push at least 50 pounds.
- Completion of a background check required.
- Be at least 18 years of age.
- Other duties as assigned
WHAT WE OFFER TEACHERS: COMPENSATION AND EVALUATION
- One City offers salaries and wages that are competitive within our local market and area public schools, as well as comprehensive benefits to all full-time employees. Benefits include:
- Salaries: $40K to $50K, depending on education, experience and demonstrated impact on student achievement
- 12-month contract with a standard work-day and dedicated planning time each week
- Generous time-off program, including 18 Days of PTO and holidays, spring break and winter break
- Comprehensive health benefits (medical, dental and vision)
- 401K with employer match of 5.9%
- Voluntary Benefits (Supplemental Life, Accident, Short Term Disability, etc.)
- Family Perks Discount Program (https://ocs.abenity.com)
- Life Insurance and Long-term Disability
- Investment in Professional Growth and Development
- Employee Assistant Plan
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
One City is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all team members and applicants, and to maintaining a work environment in which everyone is treated with respect and dignity.
Company
One City Schools is a Wisconsin-based nonprofit organization that provides high quality educational opportunities for young children. Our mission is to seed a new model of public education that ensures children and teens are on track to succeed in a college or career preparatory program from birth through high school graduation. Our vision is of a Greater Madison community where there are no persistent achievement and opportunity gaps, and where all children are prepared to contribute and succeed as adults. To this end, One City’s goal is to ensure young children are prepared to read, compute and succeed at grade level by the time they reach first grade. More importantly, we aim to partner with families and the broader community to cultivate children who become free, global and deep thinkers, curious learners, effective problem solvers, humanitarians, happy people and young people who care about the world around them.
OUR SCHOOLS
Currently, One City operates two schools and will open its secondary school in September 2022.
One City Preschool is a noteworthy, accredited, 5-star early childhood learning center that serves children ages 2 – 4. It utilizes the highly regarded Anji Play curriculum of Anji, China, and was the first school in the world outside Mainland China to implement the program, thus winning it international attention. It has also been recognized as the “Best of Madison in Child Care”.
One City Elementary School (OCES) is a unique, two-generation public school, authorized by the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents, that provides a tuition-free education to children in grades 4K through Grade 4 in South Madison, and will add 5th grade in September 2022. OCES works directly with families to ensure children are learning, inspired and making solid progress. It is an EL Education Affiliate School, offering the highly effective Expeditionary Learning curriculum. It is also the only public school in Wisconsin that has both a longer school day and longer school year.
One City Preparatory Academy (OCPA) will enroll children in grades 6 through 12 and serve as Wisconsin’s only full-serve Early College and Career Preparatory school, where all students will begin taking college courses in high school, and as early as 9th grade. Also authorized as a public charter school by the UW System Board of Regents, it will open in fall 2022.
At maturity, One City will serve as many as 970 students at capacity, with the potential to add other school locations in the future.
One City Schools achieves its mission by:
- Attracting dedicated families committed to the mission of the school
- Sustaining a diverse, inclusive, and multicultural community that affirms and values each individual
- Focusing on wellness, including providing healthy prepared breakfast, lunch, and snack on a daily basis
- Providing a longer school day and longer school year, ensuring our scholars and their families are continually supported
- Ensuring transparency and accountability, including a 20-year longitudinal study in partnership with University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Providing financial, physical, and educational support for scholars from age 2 through HS graduation
- Focusing on professional development and support
- Cultivating resilience, agency, compassion, and community-mindedness
- Embracing the whole child, from athletics to social-emotional development to content knowledge
- Embedding a community-minded approach t o education, including a focus on collaboration amongst teachers, parents, and scholars
OUR FACILITIES
In August 2021, we moved into our permanent home, a $12 million facility located at 1707 W. Broadway in Monona, Wisconsin, a small city located on the south side of Madison, our capital city. This 13.5 acre campus includes a 157,000 school facility that will serve as our administrative headquarters, and home to our elementary and secondary schools. We are also building a 180,000 square foot athletic center that will have Southern Wisconsin’s only FIFA regulated indoor competition soccer field, two adult-sized basketball courts, weight training and cardio rooms, locker rooms and underground parking. Our campus also includes a wooded nature area for science and outdoor learning, and outdoor play. Our campus is situated just 5 blocks from Lake Monona, near Lake Waubesa, and 10 minutes from downtown Madison.
EXPECTED OUTCOMES
One City Scholars will graduate from our school but always be a part of our community. They will emerge from our program as thinkers, learners, and problem-solvers, ready to tackle life’s challenges and provide effective leadership in our state and globally.
Our graduates will be prepared to lead in the local and global community and serve as role models, mentors and problem solvers. They will understand the importance of reflection, perseverance, compassion and risk-taking. One City scholars, to put it simply, will make the world a better place.
STATEMENT ON DIVERSITY
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are more than just words for One City Schools. We strive to create a team that reflects the scholars and families we serve, and empowers all to bring their full, authentic selves to school each day. Currently, 60% of our staff and 87% of our scholars identify as Black, Brown, Asian, Hispanic, Latino, and/or multi-racial. One City Schools is designed to prepare ALL students for success in school, career, and life, particularly the Black, Brown, Hispanic, Latino, and low-income scholars in the Madison community and beyond, who have been historically underserved in traditional school environments.
PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE
In September of 2022, One City Preparatory Academy will welcome as many as 72 scholars in Grade 6 and 96 in each of Grades 9 and 10, while One City Elementary School will expand through Grade 5 with 48 scholars/grade. In the following two years (School Years 2023-24 and 2024-25), expansion will continue until One City Schools serves children from as young a s age 2 (One City Preschool) through high school graduation. The first graduating class will be in June of 2025.
Our new facility at 1707 W Broadway is currently under renovation while we simultaneously use it for instruction for Grades K-4. Renovations will be complete by September of 2022, at which time construction on the Athletics Center will begin. Programs will expand as OCPA grows and will always center on our mission and vision.
- Website
- http://www.onecityschools.org/
- Telephone
- 608-268-8004
- Location
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1707 W. Broadway
Madison
WI
53713
United States
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