Afternoon Preschool Educator - Part Time

Job description

Compensation: $16.00 to $18.00 per hour, plus a $250 signing bonus and $250 for each person you refer to work in any position at Shalom Austin. This is a part-time, hourly Afternoon Extended Care Educator position and an exciting opportunity for a creative educator eager to collaborate with like-minded professionals in a progressive, mission-driven, non-profit organization. Responsibilities: • Collaborate with other education professionals in a variety of early childhood age level classrooms as needed • Demonstrate flexibility, organizational strategies and critical thinking skills • Value each child as capable, resilient and rich with wonder and knowledge, and discover alongside children in their curiosity about the world • Implement time-management and behavior management strategies to adhere to daily classroom schedules including individual and group activities, classroom and playground times, enrichment projects, toileting/diapering, snacks/lunch and rest/nap periods • Use open-ended questioning strategies and positive redirection, and provide facilitative classroom skills • Implement daily lesson plans and creative, hands-on activities using sensory and natural materials based on children's interests • Document individual and group activities and social-emotional learning based on observations of children's interactions and moods • Partner daily with parents, infusing values in all classroom interactions and activities