Posting Date:
07/25/2023
Closing Date:
10/25/2025
Job Title:
Preschool Pre-K Teacher- Columbus
Job Position:
Preschool
Organization:
CDCFC
Email Address:
Website:
City/Area:
Columbus
State:
OH
Zip Code:
43229
Duties:
Plans and organizes center classroom activities that are aligned with specified early childhood practices to address the needs of children three to five years of age.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: In addition to the following, other duties may be assigned.
- Plans, prepares and conducts activities to create a nurturing learning environment and provide children with classroom experiences that enrich social, cognitive, physical and emotional development utilizing appropriate early childhood education practices.
- Monitors all indoor and outdoor learning environments to ensure the safety and supervision of children at all times.
- Establishes and implements procedures for ongoing observations utilizing outcome data related to child performance. Responsible for recording and evaluating children’s growth and development to ensure that appropriate activities are planned and executed to meet individual needs.
- Plans, schedules and conducts parent conferences and home visits.
- Provides opportunities to actively encourage parents’ participation in the child’s education and development through parent engagement, parents as partner’s activities, volunteer in-kind hours and parent meetings.
- Arranges and monitors classroom to ensure that material and equipment are safe and developmentally appropriate.
- Provides guidance to Teacher Assistant, volunteers and other classroom personnel.
- Conducts and documents developmental, speech, behavioral, and growth screenings for children.
- Updates and assists in the maintenance of child records to ensure reporting and licensing requirements are met.
- Completes written observations and anecdotal notes, and enters documentation of child progress, attendance, etc. utilizing agency technology tools.
- Actively participates in center-based service coordination meetings, as applicable.
- Attends workshops and training programs to improve skills, increase awareness and enhance knowledge.
- May be required to travel to other centers to provide coverage based on agency needs.
- Reports all cases of suspected child abuse/neglect to Franklin County Children Services according to agency procedures and the Ohio Revised Code Section 2151.421.
Qualifications:
One year of experience teaching preschool children. Knowledge of diverse ethnic groups.
Educations or Certification
Associates, Bachelor’s, or Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education (ECE); or an Associates, Bachelor’s, or Master’s Degree in another field, plus 18 hours of college coursework in ECE.
Instructions:
To apply, visit https://www.cdcheadstart.org/careers/