Job Description / Essential Elements:

Summary:

Under the supervision and direction of the PVUSD Children's Center Coordinator the children center teacher plans and provides environments and instruction for the child development programs that meet the guidelines of the California Child Development Division; teach school readiness preschool program, supports parent volunteers, provide parent education, and implement language development and literacy curriculum.

Essential Functions:

Plans and conducts individual and group activities to stimulate growth across the learning domains

Implements bilingual/bicultural curriculum and serves as model for language development

Plans, creates, maintains, and assesses the learning environment of the classroom

Works with students and staff in supporting standards for positive behavior and pro-social development

Uses a variety of activities, resources and strategies for instruction

Assists children with self-care and daily living routines

Documents and evaluates children's progress: creates and carries out activity plans to meet group and individual needs

Collaborates with program and classroom teams

Communicates with parents through ongoing informal connections, parent education materials and conferences

Supports school readiness a transition activities for children as they enter the K-12 classrooms

Assumes role of professional through ongoing teacher learning and goal setting

The children's center teacher over sees the activities of teacher assistants and parent volunteers in the classroom

Teachers will provide the preschool instructional and parent involvement program and will assist with curriculum and parent education

Education and Experience:

Recommended education and certification could include: Valid California Credential or minimum of Child Development Associate Teacher Permit or have enough college education to qualify for the Child Development Permit.

Abilities:

Requires the ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintaining instructions, procedure manuals, write routine reports and correspondence, solve practical problems, deal with a variety of classroom and program variables.

Must be able to organize and prioritize work to meet deadlines.

Salary:

The current salary range is $15,682-$37,051 per year, depending on experience and education. Additional paid vacation/holidays prorated to 181 work days/year. Work schedule matches the district traditional calendar. Fringe benefit package is available (part time positions require employee contribution for full benefits).

Requirements / Qualifications

VALID CALIFORNIA TEACHING CREDENTIAL OR

VALID CHILD DEVELOPMENT PERMIT

OR ENOUGH COURSEWORK TO QUALIFY FOR THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT PERMIT

COMPLETED EDJOIN APPLICATION

RESUME

COVER LETTER

3 LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION

Comments and Other Information

Employment with the Pajaro Valley Unified School District is not complete or official until applicants meet all pre-employment requirements, including Board of Trustee approval. As part of the selection process, all new employees are required to provide the following information: new employees must be fingerprinted (paid by the District); TB test (paid by the employee); social security card; picture identification; and authorization to work (I-9).

Outstanding benefits for full-time Certificated staff:

Employees Only: $0

Employee +1: $56 per month

Employee + 2 or more: $90 per month

Dental (Delta): $0

Vision (VSP): $0

Basic Life Insurance for employee $0

Insurance Plans: Kaiser, BlueShield PPO, BlueShield HMO, Anthem PPO, HSA (Health Savings Account)

Quality Learning Environment:

We deliver a dynamic educational program to over 20,000 students at our sixteen elementary schools, six middle schools, three high schools, five charter schools, seventeen children's centers, a continuation high school, an Adult Education School, and two alternative schools.