ECE Teacher

Position Type:
Early Childhood Education/ ECE Teacher

Date Posted:
10/17/2018

Location:
Early Childhood Center/Englewood, CO

Date Available:
11/01/2018

Closing Date:
Open until filled

JOB TITLE: ECE Teacher
LOCATION: Early Childhood Center
WORK YEAR: 190 work days, 7.5 hours/day, Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm
WORK STATUS: Classified, At-Will, Full-Time Exempt
REPORTS TO: Director of Early Childhood Education

POSITION SUMMARY:
Responsible for providing high quality instruction for all children in school readiness skills; language, math, social and emotional, literacy, social studies, science, visual arts and physical skills to preschool children. Develops and promotes good community relations among various community and school clientele.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Plans and presents curricular material in a variety of subjects to students, modifies for individual child needs.
2. Collaborates with Specialized Professionals, Family Services and Health Coordinator.
3. Plans and organizes field trips.
4. Attend special education staffing meetings for children entering or enrolled within their classroom.
5. Assesses student progress, records in computer and reports to parents.
6. Conducts home visitations, parent conferences and engages parents to contribute to learning opportunities within their child's pre-school experiences.
7. Participates in ongoing data analysis for the program, classroom and individual children according to the Colorado State Standards and Head Start standards for learning.
8. Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

MINIMUM EDUCATION OR FORMAL TRAINING

Must hold one of the following:

• BA in Early Childhood Education
• BA in related field with early childhood coursework
• State certification as Preschool Teacher

Director qualified preferred

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE
One to three years preferred experience in early childhood education

SKILL REQUIREMENTS
Computer
Effective communication
Spanish fluency preferred

GENERAL EXPECTATIONS
Is flexible
Has the ability to work collaboratively with supervisors and co-workers
Maintains a positive attitude
Observes all district policies and procedures
Supports the Sheridan School District Strategic Plan
Supports the Sheridan Head Start Goals
Supports the Early Childhood Action Plan

LICENSES OR CERTIFICATION
Director Qualification preferred
May require Preschool Teacher certificate

ESSENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS
Mostly clean and comfortable; some noise

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Occasional lifting 5 to 50 pounds
Frequent standing, walking, bending, reaching, kneeling, squatting
Occasional sitting, climbing, crawling, stooping

SUPERVISORY DUTIES
None

CLEARANCES
Must clear background check through Colorado Department of Human Services in addition to an online Records check and FBI Fingerprint check through Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Must also submit receipt of TB test results completed within the last 10 years and receipt of a Physical completed within one year of date of hire.

SALARY PLACEMENT
Placement on Early Childhood Education Teacher Salary Schedule based upon previous teaching experience in related field. Highest initial step placement on the salary schedule is step 5. Current Board approved Licensed Teacher salary schedule is available for review on our district website at http://www.ssd2.org/SalarySchedules.aspx.

BENEFITS
All full time positions include PERA retirement. Employees who are scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible to obtain district benefits which include medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance and supplemental benefits. Positions that qualify for benefits also qualify for leave which could include vacation and daily leave to be determined by the position and number of days assigned.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: All interested and qualified applicants must complete an online application at https://www.applitrack.com/sheridan/OnlineApp/. Incomplete applications and resumes received in lieu of applications will not be considered. Selected applicants will be contacted for an interview. This position will close once the vacancy has been filled.