Early Childhood Teacher - Dallas

Job Overview

The Early Childhood Teacher responsible for providing a safe educationally stimulating, and nurturing environment for children at the AVANCE Service sites and is responsible for always creating a welcoming atmosphere for AVANCE internal employees and AVANCE external program participants.

Job Responsibilities

Program Fidelity:

• Provides developmentally appropriate activities that stimulate learning in young children.  
• Studies and prepares activities according to lesson plans.  
• Provides and/or prepares supplies needed for the children's health and safety.  
• Cares for children in the classroom and playground.  
• Maintains a healthy, safe, stimulating, attractive and learning environment  
• Labels all children's belongings and makes sure parents pick-up all belongings at end of session.  
• Serves meals and/or snacks and teach table cleanliness and manners.  
• Creates and maintains theme areas (centers) in classroom.  
• Transports equipment supplies and materials according to program schedule.  
• Follows lead teacher’s guidance, instruction and assignments as needed.  
• Prepares materials for instruction for parents and children one week in advance.  
• Maintains proper hygiene of children and all equipment and space used in the care of children daily.  
• Daily schedule and lesson plan are posted and followed.  

Curriculum Coordination:  

• Meets weekly with Lead Teacher to plan activities and curriculum  
• Collaborate and support childcare teachers in situations when needed.  

Data Management and Reporting:  

• Assures that parents sign-in and sign-out all children on attendance sheets  

Training and Professional Development:  

• Performs other duties as assigned 

AVANCE Core Competencies

• Execution & Accountability
• Problem Solving & Decision-Making
• Communication & Influence
• Collaboration & Teamwork
• Stakeholder Focus
• Adaptability & Continuous Learning

Education

Required:

• High School Diploma or Educational Equivalent

Preferred:

• CDA credential, AVANCE program graduate 

Work Experience

Required:

• Two (2) years’ experience working in a day care as a caregiver 

Preferred:

• N/A

Additional Skills

• Excellent interaction with young children
• Bilingual in English and Spanish/oral and written 

Travel

• Ability to travel to various sites: Dependable transportation is required daily with a valid driver’s license, a clean driving record (subject to annual MVR (Motor Vehicle Report) check and policy), current auto liability insurance and be bondable by AVANCE, Inc.
• Travel required up to 25% of the time for work-related site visits, meetings, and functions.

Working Conditions

• Work is generally performed in an office environment. 
• Noise level in the work environment is moderate to occasionally loud (examples: business office with computers and printers, light to moderate traffic, human voices). 
• Standard office equipment generally used includes:
• Telephone
• Personal Computer (monitor, keyboard, and mouse) or Tablet
• Printer/Photocopy Machine
• Calculator
• May be required to operate a motor vehicle during the course of duties.  

Mental and Physical Demands

Maintain emotional control under stress; work with interruptions and deadlines; walking, standing, stooping, bending, pulling and pushing, use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; occasional: lifting/carrying, pulling/pushing 10-30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Environmental Factors

Occasional exposure to biological hazards (communicable diseases, bacteria, insects, mold, fungi, etc.). Occasional expose to weather related conditions when working in outside environment/neighborhoods and events. 

ADA/ADAAA Statement

AVANCE is committed to equal opportunity in employment for persons with disabilities and complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), as amended, and any other applicable state and federal laws. Accordingly, AVANCE does not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities in regard to application, hiring, advancement, discharge, compensation, training or other terms, conditions and privileges of employment. Moreover, it is AVANCE’s policy to provide reasonable accommodations in employment to qualified individuals with disabilities so that they can perform the essential functions of the job, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of AVANCE’s business or would change the essential functions of the position. Retaliation against an individual with a disability for utilizing this policy or seeking a reasonable accommodation is prohibited. Individuals with any questions or requests for accommodation should contact the Human Resources Department.