Early Childhood Educator

Little Red Caboose is looking to hire an experienced Pre-K Teacher to join our team!

We are a developmental program, providing quality, professional care for young children. Each classroom uses the Maine Early Learning and Development Standards/ Maine Infant and Toddler Learning Guidelines to guide our curriculum.

We are a community of Early Childhood Educators who are passionate, knowledgeable, and team-oriented.

This is a 40-hour per week position.

**Salary negotiable based on experience**

LRC provides benefits such as:

Paid vacation
Personal days and sick time
Paid trainings
Health insurance
Simple IRA with employee match option
Additional paid weeks off between Christmas and New Year's Day and the week of the 4th of July.
1.5 hour planning/prep period per week

Expectations and Responsibilities

• Prepares and implements classroom lesson plans, curriculum, calendar, and schedule.
• Assists and supervises children during all activities.
• Guides and supports children when social, emotional, learning and transitional learning opportunities arise.
• Abides by all center/classroom procedures, e.g., completing accurate attendance records, accident/incident reports, records of medication administered, daily observations.
• Enforces all policies of the center, e.g., late pick-up, nutrition, health, etc.
• Uses weekly planning times efficiently, developing weekly plans, curriculum, changing out toys and replenishing materials, and working on developmental portfolios.
• Completes planning time outline for floaters prior to planning time.
• Ensures all classroom/outdoor equipment is in good working order before and during use, and is used properly. If repairs must be made, shares this with appropriate staff.
• Strives to continually improve classroom environment, materials offered, and teaching techniques by considering constructive feedback and consulting resources.
• Accepts and implements new teaching and classroom management techniques and solutions with an open and flexible mind. Proactively researches new teaching methods.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings, workshop trainings, center events, and parent meetings.
• Organizes a strategy for collecting and documenting observations for each child’s Developmental Portfolio. Conducts parent/teacher conferences.
• Assists children with meal/snack times, preparation and clean-up. When possible, teachers should sit down at the table with children to encourage polite manners and conversation skills.
• Works together with co-teacher and other staff to manage the classroom efficiently.
• Builds a professional, working relationship with co-teacher and assists in training/introducing new staff members to the classroom when applicable.
• Communicates important/appropriate information to parents on a daily basis.
• Informs the Center Director or Assistant Director of any important issues happening in the classroom involving child development, challenging behaviors, and parent concerns.         
• Accepts temporary work assignments in the event regularly scheduled staff is unavailable.
• Completes daily, weekly, and monthly cleaning tasks, and completes cleaning jobs as the need arises.
• Meets all state and center requirements for the position of Teacher.