Position Vacancy - Preschool Head Teacher, Family Center

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Early Childhood Special Education / General Education
• NYS Certification in Early Childhood Special Education required
• Experience working with preschool children with and without special needs.
• Experience working with parents.
• Experience supervising classroom staff.

Functions and Responsibilities

Work with children: Work with 15 children in an inclusionary, preschool children childcare setting.

Work with parents: Responsible for holding regular conferences with parents in addition to daily, ongoing interaction and occasional evening parent meetings. Participate in annual team meeting involving individualized education plans for children with special needs.

Work with staff: Responsible for the development of classroom staff, which includes one assistant teacher, one student intern, student teachers and additional part-time staff, through regularly scheduled individual and group meetings. Teacher will meet weekly with the program director for supervision meetings and have regularly scheduled meetings with children‚s therapists and Family Support Coordinator.

Work with environment: Responsible for establishing and developmentally oriented environment conducive to the growth of young children and their families. Demonstrate knowledge and an understanding of the individual needs of young children. A multi-cultural, anti-bias understanding must be reflected in the curriculum. Teacher is expected to develop a program that extends and supports a home-like environment. Develop goals for individual children. Participate in IEP development. Write daily sessions notes.

Start Date     September 2008

Salary          Dependent on experience

Please send cover letter and resume to: 

Amy Flynn, Director
Bank Street Family Center
610 West 112 Street
New York, NY 10025
Fax: (212) 875-4759
Email: familycenter@bankstreet.edu