KLA Schools of Hillsboro Looking for Early Education Teacher at Hillsboro, OR Full Time

KLA School of Hillsboro is an innovative, early childhood center dedicated to offering children opportunities to realize their love for learning. Our state-of-the-art facility offers children endless opportunities for meaningful learning, outdoor experiences, and nurturing relationships with adults and peers alike. The philosophy of our school, inspired by the Reggio Emilia Approach, provides a unique educational program with a rich environment that focuses on the individual learner.

Teaching in a child care environment is like no other. One minute you may be singing counting songs and the next you may be changing diapers and wiping noses. Another minute you may be exploring shaving cream and water play in your lesson plan and the next you may be calming a tantrum. It’s a truly unique learning environment where the youngest learners are first introduced to academics, proper social behavior, and group learning.

Must be registered in the Oregon background Registry prior to starting date.

Early Education Teacher (ECE) RESPONSIBILITIES:

Your job will include encouraging creativity, fostering academic growth, and nurturing your tiny learners. It’s a rewarding and fulfilling profession reserved for those who love children and the learning process, who have equal parts enthusiasm and patience, and who feel right at home with paint on their fingers and a storybook in their hands.

As an early childhood educator, you are responsible for providing safe and developmentally appropriate programs that are aligned with your age group and milestones, as well as with our teaching approach. Your job will include:

Adapting daily routines to meet the interest and needs of the individual child and the group
Developing activities that promote age appropriate skills and milestones
Ensuring that the facility and all equipment is clean, well-maintained, and safe
Planning and implementing activities that meet the physical, intellectual, emotional and social needs of their students
Providing a classroom environment that encourages parent participation
Observing children and making notes of progress and development
Integrating special needs children in a positive and respectful manner

Children learn best when they are in a safe, comfortable and nurturing environment.

Qualifications & Requirements:

Demonstrated ability to develop new and imaginative programs within the field of early childhood.
Demonstrate high personal integrity.
Sensitive to individual and group needs of children. A joyful approach to the child.
Ability to create an atmosphere of positive and appropriate discipline.
Sensitive to the individual needs of parents and ability to communicate with parents effectively.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $14.00 – $16.00 per hour

COVID-19 considerations:
Zoom Interviews available upon request