Under the supervision of the School Principal, the RECE Teacher is responsible for providing a positive learning environment that enhances and supports each child's cultural, physical, social, emotional, creative and cognitive development. The RECE Teacher creates a nurturing, developmentally appropriate and safe classroom that helps children develop essential school readiness skills. The incumbent must abide by the College of Early Childhood Educators.
Responsibilities
TASKS
Classroom Management
- Develops daily and long range plans for children with clear objectives;
- Maintains daily schedules and routines;
- Develops an active learning classroom;
- Develops and implements a weekly classroom plan that incorporates a blend of child-directed activities, routines and transition times that encourage positive experiences and age appropriate development;
- Provides a balance of active/quiet, indoor/outdoor and individual /group activities;
- Organizes space, learning centers, equipment and teaching tools prior to activities;
- Uses a variety of teaching techniques including, modeling, observing, questioning demonstrating and reinforcing;
- Encourages and assists children to practice self-help skills and language;
- Identifies themes, resources and materials for special activities coordinated by season and AMBE required curriculum;
- Coordinates field trips;
- Ensures guidance of children's behaviour that encourages positive self-concept utilizing the Getting Along Together curriculum and Philosophy;
- Has reasonable behaviour expectations;
- Addresses challenging behaviours without labelling any child;
- Develops and carries out lesson plans that facilitate student success using approved AMBE curriculum.
Maintains communication with Parents, staff and Supervisor.
- Promotes positive relationship with parents;
- Discusses child's progress and program's daily events with parents and documents in daily agenda;
- Ensures that parents receive all information and notices as it pertains to the child;
- Encourages parent participation in the program (e.g. chaperone, volunteer, visit etc.)
- Offers suggestions and tips for parents to aid in achieving milestones;
- Communicates with School Principal on any and all concerns;
- Promotes language and literacy in partnership with parents and families.
- Maintains student portfolios according to AMBE requirements;
- Completes Progress and Report Cards in parent-friendly language focusing on student growth and next steps.
Facilitates daily supervision of the children in and outside the classroom.
- Adheres to the standards set forth by the College of Early Childhood Educators;
- Is highly responsive to the needs of the children;
- Provides supervision of children at all times;
- Completes attendance register and required daily logs;
- Ensures Early Years Guidelines and regulations are followed.
Promotes Health and Safety within the classroom.
- Observes each child daily to detect symptoms of illness;
- Addresses and reports all accidents, injuries and illnesses and documents all such incidents;
- Releases children only to authorized persons;
- Recognizes signs of abuse and reports incidents of child abuse immediately as required and shares information with the School Principal;
- Monitors environment for hazards;
- Sanitizes equipment and surfaces daily;
- Establishes daily eating routines for children;
- Participates in fire drills and evacuation exercises in a calm manner.
- Performs other job related duties as required by the immediate supervisor
Working relationship
Interpersonal relationship
- Works with the School Principal to ensure safety of children at all times;
- Works well in a co-teaching situation;
- Works collaboratively with other teachers and staff;
- Works and communicates with parents;
- Interacts respectively with students;
Leadership
- Displays leadership within the classroom and models leadership qualities for children;
- Communicates tactfully with parents, peers, students etc.
- Encouraged to take a leadership role within the school community;
- Provides supervision of children at all times;
- Provides supervision of Educational Aides and volunteers;
- Complete compliance requirements as required by the current applicable legislation.
Teamwork
- Team teaches within the classroom and works well and offers support to staff within the classroom;
- Builds trust/rapport with students;
- Participates in annual performance review process, attends staff meetings and is an active team player;
- Takes part in activities and events.
External
Communications
- College of Early Childhood Educators.
Training
- Attends various forms of training related to education.
Negotiations
Environmental Factors
Timelines
- Adheres to daily schedule of the school/classroom.
Stress
- Must patiently nurture undiagnosed and diagnosed high needs children, including those suffering from separation anxiety;
- Understands the responsibility of being a mandated reported;
- Subject to conflict with parents / staff etc.
- Mild to high stress based on student behaviours;
- Subject to family dynamics and often placed between separation cases.
Working Conditions
- Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.;
- Some evening events such as Parent/Teacher Conferences, Open Houses;
- Within a school environment;
- Subject to physical demands: sitting on floor, bend, kneel, crawl, crouching, running, good balance;
- May have to lift heavy object when necessary;
- Must be able to lift children up to 50 lbs.;
- Exposure to biohazards: vomit, urine, nose secretions, etc.;
- Subject to physical hazards, biting, scratching, spitting;
- Required to spend large periods of time outdoors with the children every day;
- Subject to use of cleaning solutions to sanitize tables, chairs and toys;
- Subject to varying degrees of temperatures as per person;
- Possess a valid driver's licence; and Ability to cross the Canada-US border freely.
Cultural Competency
- Ability to speak the Mohawk Language is an asset;
- Knowledge of the Mohawk Culture;
- Knowledge of the Akwesasne Community.
ACCOUNTABILITY
- To protect and maintain confidentiality;
- To communicate tactfully;
- To ensure that the children are treated with fairness and empathy;
- To keep pace with any new developments in the field of Early Childhood development;
- To maintain a safe and secure environment;
- To abide by applicable legislation, laws, etc;
Qualifications
Education and Experience required
- Early Childhood Education (ECE) diploma;
- 3 years' experience working with young children in a relevant environment;
- Must be registered with the College of Early Childhood Educators of Ontario;
- Must have current First Aid certification.
Key Competencies
The RECE Teacher will demonstrate the AMBE key values of:
integrity, equity and accountability with a focus on:
- Teamwork: Working collaboratively and productively with others to achieve results;
- Service Oriented: Meeting or exceeding student and school needs;
- Communication: Clearly conveying and receiving messages;
- Results Orientation: Knowing what results are important, focusing resources to achieve them;
- Planning: Setting clear outcomes and indicators of success;
- Cultural Awareness: Understanding of, and sensitivity to, the distinct Akwesasne Mohawk community, culture and language.
