Job description

The University Child Development School Studio Infant/Toddler Education Program, an innovative Reggio inspired program, is seeking a curricular support teacher to cover a maternity leave term from November 2022 through February 2023.

Details:

This teaching position begins in November and will end in March. Typical hours will be from 9am-6pm with an hour lunch break. This is a full-time position with full benefits (after an eligibility waiting period). The annual salary is $55,000 and will be prorated for the November to March timeline. Qualified applicants should have experience teaching in a group setting. Experience working with children younger than 3 years old is preferred.

Successful candidates are collaborative, exhibit a growth mindset and demonstrate an Image of the Teacher that reflects the belief that teachers are researchers, coaches, and mentors who learn and grow alongside students in the classroom. Main responsibilities include collaborating with the teaching team to implement curriculum and projects based on the interests and developmental needs of students and working collaboratively to facilitate the day-to-day operations of the program. In our school you find teachers who lean in to children’s inspirations and ideas, documenting the process of learning through notes and pictures, studying children’s behaviors and interests, and considering each unique individual both as their independent self and as part of the classroom community.

Candidates must be able to work as part of a team, demonstrate excellent communication skills, and be inspired by children’s wonder and natural curiosity about the world around them. Please see below for more information about the UCDS Teacher Profile.

UCDS TEACHER PROFILE:

A UCDS Teacher:
Communicates

• Interacts with others with respect and equality
• Communicates thoughtfully to everyone
• Reflects
• Speaks honestly with purpose and intent
• Articulates and incorporates personal and school philosophies

Collaborates

• Facilitates discussion

• Models teamwork and decision-making

• Demonstrates flexibility

• Eagerly shares ideas and thoughts on curricula, students, parents and professional issues

• Supports others professionally

Facilitates

• Reflects, assesses, plans and implements a process in order to achieve and extend goals for each student, the class and themself

• Challenges individual students by setting high expectations

• Inspires each student to go beyond their self-imposed limits

• Promotes complex thinking by asking probing questions

• Supports students with specific and constructive feedback

Innovates

• Integrates ideas across thematic curricula

• Invests in emergent curricula

• Models discovery and inspires others to question

• Celebrates “the well built hypothesis”

• Reveals possibilities

• Embraces and continues their own learning process

Creates Balance

• Considers the social, emotional, physical and intellectual development of each student

• Supports diverse learning styles

• Enriches and individualizes the learning process

• Creates a safe and supportive environment while promoting exploration, discovery and risk taking

Program Philosophy:

From the youngest age, infants and toddlers tap their natural curiosity and begin to learn through play and investigation. Our program draws from current research that supports the idea that young children need meaningful experiences and relationships to learn and grow. The program is student-centered and designed to celebrate each child as unique. Teachers use observations about children to design curriculum, giving students the assurance to explore, discover, connect and create on their own and in collaboration with others.

Designed to be flexible, our curriculum puts children at the center. Learning emerges from children's theories and ideas as they experiment, investigate, question and explore. The curriculum uses extended blocks of time for discovery, play and group projects that feed and inspire children's curiosity.

We are currently scheduling interviews for this position. To apply, submit a resume and cover letter to:

Katie Walters-Krohn

UCDS Infant/Toddler Education Program

5062 9th Ave NE

Seattle, WA 98105

For additional information about our program please visit our website at www.ucds.org.

UCDS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or marital status or any other legally protected status in its employment practices.

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary

Pay: $4,500.00 - $4,600.00 per month

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
COVID-19 tests and all appropriate PPE are provided by employer. All employees must submit proof of COVID-19 vaccination.

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)

Work Location: One location

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