Child Care Preschool / PreK / Toddler Teachers

Prodigy Child Development Center in North Austin is looking for qualified full-time, part-time, and assistant teachers.  We are currently hiring for the following:

 

PreK (4 year old) full-time assistant teacher - 8:30 - 5:30

 

PreK (4 year old) part-time assistant teacher and van driver (must be 21 years old) - 2:00 - 6:30

 

Preschool (2 1/2 - 3 year old) full-time lead teacher - 8:30 - 5:30 or 8:00 - 5:00

 

Toddler (1 - 2 years old) part-time assistant - 2:30 - 6:00 (more hours available for substituting and covering lunches)

 

We are also looking for other qualified teachers for the near future.

 

 

Job Purpose:

Develops and nurtures children by planning and implementing educational programs; providing day-care; keeping children safe.



Duties:

* Stimulates emotional, intellectual, and social growth of students by developing and directing educational programs and activities tailored to assigned class; supervising day care.



* Provides safe environment by maintaining orderly, clean, and appealing facilities; eliminating or removing known safety hazards; following and enforcing standards and procedures; complying with legal recommendations.



* Encourages students' participation by providing interactive activities.



* Informs staff and parents of curriculum by preparing and submitting lesson plans; posting schedules and curriculum outlines.



* Keeps parents informed by posting parent information in the classroom; maintaining and sharing records of child's progress and behavior.



* Encourages development of student self-control by utilizing classroom management and modeling techniques.



* Ensures consistency of service by maintaining open communications with parents and staff. 8.maintains equipment and supplies following operating instructions; troubleshooting breakdowns; performing preventive maintenance, calling for repairs; inventorying supplies; placing orders; verifying receipt.



* Improves educational quality results by studying, evaluating, and re-designing processes; implementing changes.



* Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.



* Enhances pre-school center reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.



Skills/Qualifications:

Safety Management, Motivating Others, Persuasion, Listening, Verbal Communication, Resolving Conflict, Self-Motivated, Deals with Uncertainty, Objectivity, Confidentiality, Emotional Control