Position: Preschool Teacher, Alternatives in Action

Position: Preschool Teacher
Salary Range: $30,000 to 36,000 plus excellent benefits, vacation and generous paid holidays
Schedule: Monday through Friday, 9:00 am - 6:00 pm with occasional evening and weekend meetings and events. Start date: August 1, 2010.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF POSITION:
Alternatives in Action (AIA) is committed to building opportunities for youth with leadership potential to take charge of their life and make positive changes in their communities. In 2001, youth and adults partnered to create HOME Sweet HOME Preschool.

HOME Sweet HOME is an innovative developmental preschool program that incorporates the Reggio Emilia Approach, and is a practicum site for high school students studying early childhood development and psychology. HOME Sweet HOME serves approximately thirty 2-5 year old children.

Major Responsibilities:
Co-Teacher in Pre-School Classroom
1. Work closely with Lead Teacher to develop curriculum, daily lesson plans, and project-based activities in-line with Reggio Emilia-inspired philosophy of HSH
2. Prepare and maintain a vibrant, safe and developmentally appropriate learning environment for 2-6 year olds.
3. Communicate generously to parents about children’s development at HSH. Prepare and lead a portion of parent-teacher conferences two times per year.
4. Prepare and implement weekly learning goals for children
5. Assist in documentation child observations.
5. Work closely with other program teachers and director to maintain all licensing requirements in the program.
6. Implement a high quality children’s program utilizing best practices of the field.
7. Mentoring youth working in the classroom.

Qualifications:
*12 ECE Units in required subject areas (Child/Human Growth and Dev., Child Family and Community, Program/Curriculum).
*5+ years of full time experience with preschool children (these years must be able to be documented for credentialing purposes)
*Must have current or willing to complete Infant/Child CPR and First Aid Training
*Creative, self-motivated, detail-oriented
*Flexible, good-humored, comfortable giving and receiving feedback

Preferred Qualifications:
* Experience with emergent curriculum: knowledge of Reggio Emilia preferred
* Experience working with children a mixed-age classroom
*Computer savvy (specifically Microsoft Office)
*Experience working in a youth program and/or an understanding of adolescent development is preferred

Please e-mail (preferred), fax or mail resume and cover letter to:
Lucy Lujano
llujano@alternativesinaction.org
1900 Third Street
Alameda, CA 94501
Fax: 510-748-4326

***No phone calls/drop-ins please.

NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY: Alternatives in Action/Home Sweet Home DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE IN ANY PROGRAM, ACTIVITY OR IN EMPLOYMENT ON THE BASIS OF AGE, CREED, SEX, RACE, ETHNIC BACKGROUND, MARITAL OR VETERAN STATUS, NATIONAL ORIGIN, DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, OR RELIGION.