Over the course of 125 years, MNC has provided services essential to the improvement of the lives of San Francisco’s communities. We believe that supporting individual members of a family throughout each life phase, brings success and upward mobility for the entire family. Today, we have 14 campuses which are enhancing the lives of low-income seniors, youth, and families.

$2,000.00 Hire Bonus

MNC Bay view Campus is seeking for a Toddler Associate Teacher will primarily assist the teachers in providing quality, comprehensive child development services to infant/toddler children and their families; and encouraging parental involvement in educational planning, goal setting, and center activities. Promotes health, safety, nutrition, social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development of infant/toddler children enrolled in the program.

Interacting with Children

• Facilitates interactions and learning experiences individually or in small groups to ensure optimal engagement for young children during activities, transitions and personal care routines.

• Prioritizes adult-child interactions, personal care routines, classroom environment and familial cultural practices to develop intentional, child-led learning.

• Facilitate center team support for the provision of specialized services for children with identified special needs in the classroom.

• Follows written policies and procedures for personal care routines such as feeding, diapering, toileting, hand washing and safe sleep.

• Use positive discipline techniques in guiding children’s behavior with an emphasis on co-regulation strategies to assist children with managing strong emotions and behaviors.

• Prioritizes health and safety of children at all times, demonstrating strong understanding of adult-child ratios and active supervision strategies.

Assessing Children

• Observe children in all developmental domains and document observations according to policy and procedures within the identified timelines.

• Conduct 45-day developmental screenings and three developmental assessments (DRDP-2015) for each child.

• Ensure that the timelines of 30, 45, and 90 days are met upon enrollment dates (e.g. homes visits, mental health notes, developmental screenings, ASQ-3, ASQ-SE, vision & hearing screenings).

Curriculum Preparation

• Using the Program for Infant/Toddler Care (PITC) guidelines, develops curriculum plans with experiences based on children’s emerging interests and developmental stages.

• Organize indoor/outdoor and quiet/active activities appropriate to the age group for the purpose of actively participating in the learning activities with children.

• Develop Individualized Learning Plans (ILP) for each child based on observations, screenings, parent input and the DRDP-2015 assessment results.

• Prioritizes adult-child interactions, personal care routines, classroom environment and familial cultural practices to develop intentional, child-led learning.

• Aligns curriculum plans and experiences with the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework and CA Infant/Toddler Learning and Development Foundations.

Communication with Parents

• Collaborates with Family Support Specialists to support families in case managing specific needs, advocating for parents and encouraging parent involvement in the program.

• Partners with families on incorporating children’s home cultural practices/traditions in the classroom, making a strong effort to promote diversity and inclusivity to represent children’s unique backgrounds in the classroom.

• Inform parents about daily classroom routine, expectations, policies, and volunteer opportunities.

• Communicate with parents about incidents that have been observed and recorded on-site regarding their child.

• Encourage and motivate parents to participate in all levels of the Head Start Program (e.g. classroom center committees, PPC, Policy Council and other district and/or city wide committees), in accordance with Program Performance Standards.

Supervision

• Assist volunteers and parents in working with children in the classroom with proper health practices, food handling and interactions/supervision of children.

• Responsible for assisting that all adults in the classroom follow schedules, routines and policies of the classroom, the center and the agency.

Administration

• Ensure the maintenance and filing of appropriate forms and documents in children’s files.

• Assist in performing height and weight measurements of the children twice a year according to policy and procedure within the designated timelines.

• Complete monthly meal counts and monthly records of daily attendance for the Childcare Food Program according to MNC’s policies and procedures.

• Complete and track Department of Education Attendance Register, 801-A Form (monthly), Best Interest Day Forms (daily/monthly), if applicable to facility.

Classroom Maintenance

• Maintains classroom equipment, work areas, student files/records for the purpose of ensuring availability of items, providing reliable information and/or ensuring a safe and sanitary environment.

• Cleans facilities, equipment, refrigerator and playground area for the purpose of ensuring a safe and sanitary environment.

• Assist in keeping labeled classroom areas and objects.

• Responsible for taking the initiative to rotate a variety of materials on low open shelves for children to use independently.

• Set-up and serve meals and snacks for the purpose of meeting nutritional needs of students. Checks and signs for food and food service supplies when they are delivered, if an assistant or floater teacher is not available.

• Check temperature of food delivery, log temperature and follow procedure for heating and storage of food according to MNC’s policies and procedures.

• Responds to emergency situations for the purpose of resolving immediate safety concerns and/or directing appropriate personnel for resolution. Assist in the maintenance of equipment and emergency supplies.

Professional Development

• Develops an individualized professional development plan with the site supervisor annually to identify needed training and areas for growth.

• Partners with education coaches to engage in Practice-based coaching cycles to improve on teaching practices rooted in CLASS, CSEFEL, DRDP and the PITC Framework.

• Complete DRDP 2015 training and receive rater certification within 30 days of start date and enroll in additional DRDP Instrument and Meaningful Observation training if necessary.

• Enroll in annual CA Social-Emotional Foundations in Early Learning (CSEFEL) training when available.

• Participate in PITC Curriculum Framework training within 1 year of start date.

Secondary Functions

• Follow Head Start/CDE/CLD policies and procedures in reporting suspected child abuse in accordance with federal and state laws.

• Attends meetings and/or workshops (e.g. staff/center meetings, in-service sessions, training, and parent meetings) for the purpose of conveying and/or gathering information required to perform functions and/or maintaining their professional development.

• Must follow timekeeping policies and procedures

Customer Service

• Provide exceptional customer service.

• Always represent the Company in a professional manner.

Safety

• Maintain personal safety, use personal protection equipment (PPE) as needed and follow company policies.

• Report all and any safety issues, accidents or injuries to your manager as a matter of priority.

• Follow safety protocols, such as carrying one child at a time up and down stairs.

Effective Team Member

• Ability to interact positively with team members.

• Ability to facilitate positive change.

• Partner with lead teacher and/or site supervisor when necessary to address issues or concerns.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED

• Enrolled in college education working towards an AA degree in Early Childhood Development, ESL, and/or General Education

• 12 ECE Units including core course as listed on the Child Development Permit Matrix

• 6 Units Infant/Toddler

• CA . Associate Teacher permit

• 16-hour certification in training and experience in the principles of child health, safety, and nutrition.

• Experience in an infant/toddler setting and meets the California Community Care Licensing requirements

Requirements

• State of California Child Development Associate Teacher Level Permit

• Current Physical Health Screening (every 2 years thereafter)

• Fingerprinting Clearance (DOJ/FBI, and Child Abuse Index)

• Current Immunizations (TB, Influenza, MMR, TDAP) (every 2 years thereafter)

• Current CPR & First Aid Certificate (every 2 years thereafter)

• Must be registered with the Early Care & Education Workforce Registry

What we offer

• Pay Rate: $33.00 to $34.65 Hourly

• Medical – Kaiser and CCHP / Dental – Principal / Vision – Vision Care / Life Insurance - $50,000 / 403b – 3% match / FSA / Pet Care

• 15 paid sick days / 12 paid holidays / 12 paid vacations days

• EAP (Employee Assistance Program) / WADP (Working Advantage Discount Program)

If you are seeking an organization that values, promotes and develops leadership by delivering culturally sensitive, multi-generational, community-based services that empower families to build strong, healthy, and vibrant neighborhoods with the vision of a strong, healthier and more vibrant community that respects and celebrates its many rich, cultural traditions, please apply.

How to Apply

If you are qualified and interested in applying, please send your resume and cover letter with Infant/Toddler Associate Teacher in the subject line to mario.quintanilla@mncsf.org or jobs@mncsf.org

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We are an equal opportunity employer that welcome diversity in the workplace with a great company culture. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.