Teacher

Children’s Learning Centers of Fairfield County (CLC) – Stamford, CT

Children’s Learning Centers of Fairfield County’s (CLC) teachers enjoy a collaborative environment working with and being supported by other staff members including on-site health care providers, social and family service workers, a nutritional team, educational coordinators, and educational managers, to provide a safe, warm, nurturing, and challenging environment where children are free to explore, learn, and grow, while serving their families and the community.

Responsibilities will include:

• Developing and planning all aspects of curriculum

• Maintaining a safe, healthy environment for the children

• Partnering and communicating with parents

• Documenting the children’s progress and accomplishments through assessments

• Collaborating with all co-workers and supervision of Assistant Teachers

Minimum Required Qualifications by Teacher Classification:

Teacher - Preschool:

• AA/AS in Early Childhood Education, or

• AA/AS degree including 30 credits specific to *Early Childhood Education

• BA/BS degree in Early Childhood or BA with 36 credits specific to Early Childhood Education preferred

Preferred Experience:

Working knowledge of Creative Curriculum, CT Early Learning and Development Standards, CT Preschool Assessment (ELDS), DOTS, NAEYC Portfolio, Head Start, and OEC Regulations favorable but not required as training will be made available.

*Note: Specific to Early Childhood is defined as coursework inclusive of “Birth”, “Nursery”, and/or “Pre-K”. Coursework excluding Early Childhood, “K”, “Elementary”, “Secondary”, cannot be considered for education requirements. Credentials accepted are Connecticut’s Early Childhood Teacher Credential (ECTC), Praxis #113, #112, #065, #001, #002, #003, or #008.

Benefits:

As an employee of Children’s Learning Centers of Fairfield County you will enjoy a creative work environment with competitive wages and a comprehensive benefit package including Medical, Dental, Life Insurance, 401(k), generous vacation (earned 15 days), sick time (earned 12 days), and personal time (3 days), major Federal Holidays including the week of Christmas, weather related closings, tuition reimbursement, professional development, promotional opportunities, Employee Assistance Program, and more.

Length of Work Year: 51 weeks

Hourly Rate: Hourly rates are based on education and total college credits specific to Early Childhood Education, as per Union contract.

Established in 1902, Children’s Learning Centers of Fairfield County (CLC) is the second largest not-for-profit provider of Early Childhood Education in the State of Connecticut. CLC’s vision is to enrich the community as the leader in early childhood development by providing comprehensive, high quality early childhood education and care programs for all families. Nearly a thousand children are served though its Early Head Start, Head Start, Child Development, and School Readiness programs throughout Stamford, CT. To learn more about CLC please visit our website: http://www.clcfc.org/

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