Teacher

Company: Community Teamwork
Location: Lowell
Posted on: January 26, 2023

Job Description:

Starting at $24.00 per hour.
$3,000.00 Sign-On Bonus!
Quarterly Retention Bonus of $1,000 until June 2023.
This Year Only - Week Between Christmas and New Year's Day Closed and Paid by Agency.
We have several openings for Infant/Toddler and Preschool Age Teacher's in our Early Learning Program
At Community Teamwork our employees enjoy best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial and emotional wellness.
We offer:

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• Casual work environment
  
• 4 weeks of Paid Time Off
  
• Medical
  
• Dental
  
• Vision
  
• Paid Life Insurance
  
• Tuition reimbursement
  
• 11 paid holidays
  
• Paid sick leave
  
• Career advancement and professional development
  
• 5% contribution to your 401K whether you participate on your own or not.
  
• Great co-workers and a great mission with an outstanding Community Action Agency
  
  Duties and Responsibilities
  
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  • Work with children and their families to become self-sufficient by providing center-based care to a group of infants, toddlers or preschoolers.
    
  • Work in collaboration with a team to support children's development needs and support parents in their role as the child's first and primary teacher.
    
  • Ensure that the classroom is meeting the needs of each individual child by assisting with the daily routines, implementing curriculum plans and by nurturing a warm, safe, healthy, and developmentally appropriate classroom environment.
    
  • Responsible for ensuring classroom compliance with Head Start, Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care, NAEYC, and CACFP standards to provide a quality experience for children and families in a warm, safe, and healthy environment.
    
  • Integrate a DE&I lens in all activities, encourage colleagues to engage in DE&I work, and contribute to our mission of building a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization for our employees, clients, and partners; requires ongoing investment in a personal and professional journey to understand identity and address unconscious bias, power, and privilege.
    
    Qualifications:
    
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    • Massachusetts EEC certification required. Associate's Degree preferred, Bachelor's Degree may be required depending on level of position.
      
    • Demonstrated ability to meaningfully make a positive impact on early childhood developmental needs.
      
    • Excellent customer service, organizational, interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
      
    • Computer skills required in basic computer software and data collection systems.
      
    • Ability to work effectively with and meet the needs of people from a diverse range of backgrounds, cultures, and identities, including underserved communities and people from the different racial groups, socioeconomic statuses, nationalities, and languages that make up CTI's clientele
      
    • Bilingual skills (English/Spanish, English/Khmer, English/Portuguese) are a plus.
      
      
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      • Must have evidence of full COVID-19 immunization upon hire or approval of a religious or medical exemption by that date
        
      • Ability to work effectively with and meet the needs of people from a diverse range of backgrounds, cultures, and identities, including underserved communities and people from the different racial groups, socioeconomic statuses, nationalities, and languages that make up CTI's clientele
        
      • Evidence of COVID 19 Immunization request for a medical or religious exemption
        
      • CORI/DCF review prior to employment which includes fingerprinting
        
        CTI's Early Learning Program provides ongoing professional development to support each teacher's increasing skill levels.
        Commitment to Diversity Equity and Inclusion
        Community Teamwork is committed to an equitable, non-discriminatory, and anti-racist approach in all components of our organizational structure and operations, including the job application process. We recognize that people of underprivileged backgrounds and underrepresented identities often are not afforded equitable access to resources, opportunities, and professional development. We offer professional development, training, and tuition reimbursement opportunities to ensure that you and CTI are set up for success. We encourage you to apply if you see an opening that is exciting to you and include examples of your work that you feel demonstrate your qualifications. Please feel free to speak to all experiences, skills, and educational certifications that you feel are relevant. We look forward to reviewing your application.
        
        All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Community Teamwork is a drug free work environment.
        This is an exciting opportunity to become an integral member of an innovative team in an organization committed to excellence.

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