About the Role
The Teacher is responsible for overall classroom management, including lesson planning, safety protocol and maintaining positive, professional relationships with parents/caregivers. This is a full time, non-exempt position and reports directly to the Site Supervisor.
Responsibilities
- Establish and maintain a safe, healthy and rich learning environment per FACES standards
- Support children’s growth in key developmental areas (social-emotional, language and literacy, cognitive, and physical)
- Use age appropriate positive guidance techniques and model behavior for children
- Build positive teacher/child interactions and peer relationships in the classroom
- Maintain Community Care Licensing (CCL) standards; monitor teacher/child ratio
- Collaborate with the teaching team to implement lessons and activities appropriate to children's developmental expectations
- Follow all health and safety procedures, including closely supervising children and conducting health checks
- Complete weekly developmental observations and DRDP assessments for assigned children
- Create and maintain positive family relationships
- Communicate with parents/caregivers daily around their child’s day and milestones
- Support lead teacher to prepare for teacher conferences with parents/caregivers
- Follow all policies, procedures, and expectations set in Teacher Handbook
- Attend staff meetings and professional development/trainings
- Align classroom practices to FACES values
Requirements
- Maintain or qualify for the California Child Development Associate Teacher Permit or Higher
- 2+ years of experience with children 0-5 years old
- Ability to travel to FACES different campuses
- Demonstrate commitment to working with families from marginalized communities
- Use effective and compassionate communication
- Work cooperatively as part of an interdisciplinary team
- Meet required state, federal, local, and CDC standards (including but not limited to fingerprint clearance, negative TB test, First Aid, CPR)
- Lift up to 50lbs
- A deep commitment to aligning all program practices to FACES SF values, especially around equity, inclusion, and belonging for all our stakeholders within the evaluation process
- Strong passion for and a desire to humbly reflect and grow in pursuit of our mission
- A sense of humor
Skills
- Early childhood education
- Classroom management
- Lesson planning
- Safety protocol
- Parent/caregiver relationship building
- Child development
- Positive guidance techniques
- Teacher/child interaction
- Community Care Licensing (CCL) standards
- Health and safety procedures
- Developmental observations
- DRDP assessments
- Family relationship building
- Communication with parents/caregivers
- Teacher conferences
- Staff meetings
- Professional development
- Equity
- Inclusion
- Belonging
- Effective communication
- Compassionate communication
- Teamwork
- First Aid
- CPR
Location
- Bayview, San Francisco
- Hayes Valley, San Francisco
- Masonic, San Francisco
Work Type
- Full-Time
Experience Level
- 2+ years of experience with children 0-5 years old
Education Level
- California Child Development Associate Teacher Permit or Higher
Salary/Compensations
- Hourly rate starting at $28.85 - $36.50 based on units, education and/or years of experience in Early Childhood Education
Benefits
- Three weeks of vacation, personal and floating holidays
- Ten sick days
- Ten paid holidays (including one-week winter closure between Christmas and New Year’s)
- A day off for your birthday
- A retirement plan with employer match up to 7% of your salary
- 100% employer covered health care for employee, and 25% coverage for dependents
About the Company
- At Family & Child Empowerment Services (FACES), we envision a future where all families have what they need to live, grow, and thrive in San Francisco.
- Our mission is for every child to reach their unique potential within a safe and joyful learning environment and every family to access a network of support that promotes well-being, opportunity, and community.
- We provide families with high-quality early childhood education; after-school and summer enrichment; job support, training, and placement; and comprehensive family support services and referrals.
Equal Opportunity
- FACES is a welcoming workplace for all. We embrace diversity in every form- race and culture, gender identity, sexuality, country of origin, religion, and/or ability. Candidates with diverse backgrounds and lived experiences are strongly encouraged to apply.
- FACES is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
