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Preschool Teachers
Requisition Number:2023-HS/C-032
Department:Head Start and Children's Services
Employee Type:Regular
Hours Per Week:35
  

Overview:

Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) stands as Boston's largest community action agency. Since its inception, ABCD has been deeply committed to promoting self-help efforts for low-income families and individuals. We offer a wide array of programs that cover all stages of life, from infant care to elder services, and ensure that every individual, regardless of their background, has an opportunity to thrive in their community. Every year, we touch the lives of more than 100,000 Greater Boston residents, creating ripples of positive change.

Why Work Here:

  • Make a Difference: Every day, your work directly impacts the lives of thousands in the Greater Boston community, empowering them and making positive, lasting change.
  • Inclusive Environment: ABCD values the diversity of its workforce, with an inclusive culture that respects individuality and promotes collaboration.
  • Continuous Learning: We offer numerous training and development opportunities, ensuring our staff remain at the forefront of community action methodologies and strategies.
  • Comprehensive Benefits: At ABCD, we take care of our own, providing a competitive benefits package, including health coverage and retirement plans.
  • A Legacy of Impact: Join an organization that boasts a legacy spanning over half a century, consistently championing the rights and needs of our community's most vulnerable.
  • Teamwork & Camaraderie: Be a part of a passionate team, united in their mission to combat poverty, and ensure every individual can reach their fullest potential.
ABCD Head Start & Children's Services is a family development program serving children from birth to age five, as well as pregnant women. Part of a highly successful national program, we provide comprehensive services to the whole family and foster a safe, creative learning environment to support children in school readiness and their social-emotional development. We are looking for dedicated individuals who want to make a meaningful impact on the communities we serve!

Essential Duties:
  • Responsible for the care and education of a group of children as part of a teaching team.
  • Provide preschool aged children with a nurturing, safe and healthy environment and individualized learning experiences to help them develop socially, intellectually, physically and emotionally in achieving social competency.
  • Plan and implement the Education Component objectives of the Head Start Performance Standards.
  • Provide a balance between quiet and active learning activities. Help children gain independence and autonomy in eating, toileting, dressing and hygiene through age appropriate and manageable tasks.
  • Develop activities and strategies to engage parents in the educational aspects of the program in order to improve their understanding of child development and facilitate their role as the principal influence in their child’s education and development.
  • Participate in a minimum of two home visits and three parent/teacher conferences per family per year.
  • Attend meetings as necessary.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned from time to time.

Job Qualifications:
  • Minimum of an Associate’s degree in Early Childhood Education or Associates degree and coursework equivalent to a major relating to early childhood education with up to twelve months of relevant experience required
  • Must be EEC Preschool Teacher qualified
  • Bilingual in a language spoken by families served by ABCD preferred
  • Good interpersonal skills required
  • Must be able to work cooperatively as a member of a teaching team, with program staff and with parents
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality and work in a professional manner required
  • Must be able to engage in physical activities while attending to the needs of preschool children and/or while moving classroom equipment
  • Must be able to work sensitively and effectively with individuals of diverse educational, socio-economic and cultural backgrounds
Please note: there are forty-three (43) week school year positions and fifty-two (52) week positions available.

Location: Agency wide