Job Title: Preschool Teacher

Location: Burleson, Texas

Position Type: Full-Time

Pay: $13 -$16/hour

Q&A Preschools is dedicated to sparking a love for learning in our tiny scholars. Infant and toddler teachers aid in the cognitive and social development of infants to preschoolers. Working with children through age 3, they must teach the most basic social skills focusing on play-centered learning and creativity rather than intense curricular standards.

Position Overview:

While the activities vary, infant and toddler teachers focus primarily on teaching children to share, express themselves, communicate, and collaborate well with others, follow their curiosity, and further their language and vocabulary development.

Key Responsibilities:

● Teaching basic skills such as color, shape, numbers, and letter recognition
● Planning and carrying out curriculum
● Helping children develop positive self-images and experience success
● Encouraging the exploration of interests and develop social skills
● Developing schedules and routines ensuring physical activity, rest, and playtime
● Teaching children how to play fairly with others
● Disciplining bad behavior and rewarding good behavior
● Observing, assessing, and documenting each assigned child’s health, skills, behavior, growth, and development
● Identifying any physical or mental development concerns in assigned children
● Meeting with parents to discuss concerns
● Optimizing children’s developmental, intellectual, and social achievements in-class activities
● Providing leadership and guidance to other staff and colleagues
● Creating and leading a supportive, nurturing learning environment that encourages responsibility and motivation

Qualifications:

Education:
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- CDA (Child Development Associate) Credential
Experience: 2 years in an early childhood or preschool setting
Knowledge: Minimum Standard and inquiry-based learning approaches
Skills: Strong classroom management, communication, and lesson planning abilities
Certifications: CPR/First Aid Certification (or willingness to obtain)
Expectations:
● Empathetic and caring
● Patient and kind
● Good at planning and organizing
● Creative and flexible
● Enthusiastic about learning
● Passionate yet pragmatic
● Full of energy
● Able to have a sense of humor yet remain respectful of differences
● Willing to take risks for the sake of the children
● Knowledgeable in child development and milestones associated with each age group
● Qualified with the proper credentials and degrees
● Be able to kneel, bend, squat, lift, push, pull, and carry children up to 60lbs
● Be available for full-time employment and available to work as late as 6:30 pm
● Have dependable transportation

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You're working with a small group on the carpet and an infant has fallen asleep while rocking in a swing, while another is showing signs of hunger, how would you attend to the needs of the four tiny scholars in care? *

Two students are arguing over a toy, and one of them begins to cry. How do you handle this situation in a way that supports emotional development and problem-solving skills? *

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