YWCA South Florida is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.

YWCA is proud to be the oldest and largest women’s movement, providing services for women and their families in our community.

Our local programs and services have furthered the YWCA vision of peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all people since 1914. Over the past 104 years, programs have evolved and have included educational and employment classes for women, teen clubs, community dialogue groups to discuss race relations, child care centers, and a youth resource center.

We work to bring out the individual strengths of women and youth and to foster resiliency and self-sufficiency. Our philosophy, in keeping with the mission of the YWCA to empower women and families, centers on providing the skills and confidence needed to succeed.

Job Title: Summer SR/VPK Teacher 

•  Working Hours: 8:00am-4:30pm      (1/2 hour lunch break)
• Classroom Hours:      8:00-4:00
• Days: Monday-Friday
• Time Frame:      Monday-Friday, June 2nd-July 25th
• Pay: $23.03/hr.
• Min. Requirements: BA/BS  in ECH or Ed and VPK certification a must
• Number of Children:      10-11 max

Summary: Responsible for planning and implementing daily learning activities, nurturing the children and managing and maintaining the pre-school classroom and its equipment and supplies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Plans teaching activities within the YWCA’s developmentally appropriate framework to encourage the advancement of children’s cognitive, social/emotional, physical and creative skills. 

Supervises and works with all staff and trainees including substitutes to ensure program philosophy, values, and goals are met as well as Early Childhood Program, VPK Standards and regulatory requirements are maintained.

Recognizes health and safety hazards and protects children from harm. Protects the physical care and nurtures children in a clean, safe teaching environment that supports their needs for physical movement, sensory stimulation, fresh air, rest, and nourishment.

Encourages the positive self-image of children through active listening, responding and encouraging independence while giving verbal and non-verbal reinforcement.

Uses positive, non-punitive discipline techniques.

Guides children in controlling their behavior by using positive, appropriate approaches.

Cleans and maintains the classroom and equipment on a regular basis.

Manages budget expenditures through the proper care and use of materials and equipment.

Helps complete timely, accurate reporting that can include but is not limited to attendance and program reports, daily meal counts, developmental records of each child, incident reports, etc.

Adapts and responds to changing and challenging conditions in ways that enhances program quality. 

Develops and maintains cooperative, supportive relationships with center, staff, children and their families.

Attends and participates in YWCA in-house staff training.

Teaches students through a variety of social experiences, classroom arrangements and support materials that promote program objectives and independent and group management in an environment that protects children’s health and safety at all times as well as their needs for physical movement, sensory stimulation, fresh air, rest, and nourishment.

Education/Experience:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university in Early Childhood Education or Elementary Education and VPK course credentials certification required and a minimum of one to two years’ experience working with preschool children in a child care facility preferred. DCF child care 45-hour training certificate required. First Aid/ CPR certificate needed. Required to pass DCF level 2 background check and pre-employment drug testing.

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Sick Time
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Please follow the link to apply on our career page:

https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/Apply/3289595/YWCA-South-Florida-Inc/Summer-VPK-Teacher-June-2nd-July-25th