Position Title: Classroom Lead
Organization: Little Friends Learning Loft
About our Preschool:
Little Friends Learning Loft at the Newburgh JCC is where we encourage imaginative play and child-led learning through the Montessori method. We promote experiential learning and outdoor play utilizing sand, gardening, the playground, and grassy areas. We introduce literacy, early phonics, numbers, and letters in a multi-age (3-6) classroom. We practice motor skills, explore life cycles, and nourish a spiritual sense of wonder and respect for our natural world and its inhabitants. We create and craft in the art house, sing during music class, and restore with yoga in the dance studio. In inclement weather, children play in our gym to promote physical wellness. Providing these introductions and promoting a self-paced learning environment will encourage autonomy and character development. At Little Friends Learning Loft, we are all passionate about providing a safe setting that ensures peace, empathy, and compassion. Respect is modeled, taught, and practiced. We strongly believe that anyone from all backgrounds of life can come together in a supportive, warm, and open-minded community to create a beautiful world.
Position Overview: Conduct and execute long and short-range activities in accordance with curriculum objectives, developmentally appropriate practice, and program philosophy. Monday - Friday Full-Time Position. Compensation begins at $21 per hour.
Qualifications:
Responsibilities:
Answers to Direction-in-Training/Director.
Please Note:
Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree, AMI or AMS Montessori credential, experience working with 3-6 year-olds, and strong written/verbal communication skills. Attendance during scheduled days is imperative.
Job Type: Full-time
To apply, please email a reference letter and resume to [email protected]
Organization: Little Friends Learning Loft
About our Preschool:
Little Friends Learning Loft at the Newburgh JCC is where we encourage imaginative play and child-led learning through the Montessori method. We promote experiential learning and outdoor play utilizing sand, gardening, the playground, and grassy areas. We introduce literacy, early phonics, numbers, and letters in a multi-age (3-6) classroom. We practice motor skills, explore life cycles, and nourish a spiritual sense of wonder and respect for our natural world and its inhabitants. We create and craft in the art house, sing during music class, and restore with yoga in the dance studio. In inclement weather, children play in our gym to promote physical wellness. Providing these introductions and promoting a self-paced learning environment will encourage autonomy and character development. At Little Friends Learning Loft, we are all passionate about providing a safe setting that ensures peace, empathy, and compassion. Respect is modeled, taught, and practiced. We strongly believe that anyone from all backgrounds of life can come together in a supportive, warm, and open-minded community to create a beautiful world.
Position Overview: Conduct and execute long and short-range activities in accordance with curriculum objectives, developmentally appropriate practice, and program philosophy. Monday - Friday Full-Time Position. Compensation begins at $21 per hour.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of five years experience with classroom management and skills—history of creating instruction that supports the development of the cognitive, emotional, social, and physical growth of the child.
- Excellent communication skills that reflect an understanding of the school’s values, contribute to positive relationships within the school community, and protects the privacy and confidentiality of community members (parents, students, colleagues). Teamwork is essential within the classroom, between classrooms, and between the community center and the school.
- Minimum of five years experience attending to children’s individual well-being and hygiene.
- Knowledge about or willingness to participate in Jewish traditions and Montessori Education.
- An energetic, flexible, and open-minded personality.
- Clear, positive communication skills with children and their families.
- Maintain confidentiality and a healthy, safe environment.
- Arrange a classroom environment in accordance with program goals and philosophy.
- Lead and contribute to in-service parent-teacher conferences and staff meetings.
Responsibilities:
- The teacher uses various assessment tools/strategies, such as observations, children’s work samples, continuums of development, portfolios, etc., to help make instructional decisions for individual students.
- Lead and guide students in school routines, play, and learning activities outdoors daily, especially during transitions.
- Oversee and attend to each child’s hygiene (toileting/hand washing) and social-emotional needs.
- Support individual students’ self-expression as students observe, question, and investigate.
- Work with the assistant teacher to model and record children’s language, activity, and progress.
- Work closely with Director to steer culture and programming under Montessory/Judaism goals.
- Complete admin tasks and office-related tasks as needed.
Answers to Direction-in-Training/Director.
Please Note:
Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree, AMI or AMS Montessori credential, experience working with 3-6 year-olds, and strong written/verbal communication skills. Attendance during scheduled days is imperative.
Job Type: Full-time
To apply, please email a reference letter and resume to [email protected]
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The Newburgh Jewish Community Center does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression in any of our programs or activities. We are committed to providing an environment where all are welcome.