About the Role
Wu Yee Children’s Services is seeking experienced early childhood Lead Teachers to provide infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with full access to early learning opportunities. We operate 12 child development centers in San Francisco communities where Head Start is most needed. Join our dedicated educators to expand our services in culturally inclusive classrooms with training and professional development opportunities.
Responsibilities
- Plan and implement age and developmentally appropriate curriculum for children, including daily open-ended activities to expand their competencies across developmental domains, submit written lesson plans to the Center manager
- Maintain appropriate teacher – child ratios, ensuring visual supervision of children at all times
- Develop and maintain a safe, healthy, nurturing, and culturally relevant classroom environment for all children and families
- Develop an infant services and needs plan at enrollment and review quarterly
- Understand and follow Wu Yee policies and procedures to ensure all activities are conducted in accordance with licensing requirements, Head Start performance standards, and California Department of Education regulations
- Maintain regular and timely communication with program staff, including, but not limited to the Center Manager, Associate Teacher, and Family Advocates to facilitate effective program performance
- Ensure documentation of all significant contacts with families and maintain up-to-date file records including attendance, emergency contact information, family contact, education data, and file log for your classroom
- Accurately and promptly complete formal observations, ongoing screening, and assessments of children in your primary care according to the service area timeline
- Oversee formal observations, ongoing screening, and assessments for your classroom
- Develop and maintain portfolios that document the unique strengths, skills, and areas of growth for the children in your primary care on a regular basis
- Review portfolios for your classroom to ensure they are completed to accurately document children’s strengths, skills, and areas of growth
- Maintain ongoing, open communication with families and conduct parent-teacher conferences and home visits for children in your primary care
- Maintain appropriate active supervision of children at all times
- Provide guidance and support for Associate Teachers in conducting parent-teacher conferences and home visits, ensuring program requirements are met for your classroom
- Conduct regular classroom monitoring, using formal tools to evaluate the environment and child-teacher interactions
- Implement and follow-up on action plans for ongoing program improvement
- Review child assessment data and understand school readiness goals to adapt the classroom environment and lesson plans to increase skill-building opportunities for children in your classroom
- Provide professional feedback to Associate Teachers and volunteers for ongoing reflection and development of teaching skills
- Encourage and promote families’ participation in center activities, field trips, special events, and the Family Committee and Policy Council; provide orientations for parent and community volunteers, as needed
- Participate in the referral process for children with suspected disabilities, as needed
Requirements
- CA Teacher Permit
- AA Degree in ECE/CD or AA Degree in Social Science w/24 ECE/CD units
- 2 years of teaching experience
- Lead Infant Toddler and Lead Toddler positions require 6 infant/toddler units
- Two years of teaching experience with young children
- Occasional lifting up to 50 pounds
Skills
- Bilingual in English/Chinese or English/Spanish is a plus
Location
- 1820 Alemany Blvd, San Francisco CA
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 2 years of teaching experience
Education Level
- AA Degree in ECE/CD or AA Degree in Social Science w/24 ECE/CD units
Salary/Compensations
- $42.58 - $45.94 per hour
- A new hire generally starts between $42.58 and $43.87
- Additional $150 per pay period stipend at Golden Gate & Kirkwood Centers
Benefits
- 403b with matching contribution after 1 year of service
- Fully paid employee health, dental and vision
- 14 holidays
- 15 days' vacation
- Paid sick leave
- Employee child care slots at reduced tuition on an as-available basis
- Lots of opportunity for advancement across the organization
- Extensive paid training and professional development
About the Company
- Wu Yee Children’s Services believes nothing is more essential than excellent child care and education for all our children, right from the start.
- We operate 12 child development centers in the San Francisco communities where Head Start is most needed.
- If you thrive in culturally inclusive classrooms, want training and professional development, and support a multi-disciplinary family model, come join our squad of dedicated educators as we continue to expand our services!
Equal Opportunity
- Wu Yee Children’s Services conforms to all the laws, statutes, and regulations concerning Equal Employment Opportunities and Affirmative Action.
- We promote diversity and urge women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply to all of our job openings.
- Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records to apply for any open position in which they feel qualified.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, genetic information and testing, family and medical leave, sexual orientation and gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
- Wu Yee Children’s Services is an equal opportunity employer.
