Preschool Teacher

• Job Title: Preschool Teacher Reports To: Building Principal/Preschool Supervisor
• Job Purpose: To provide instructional services to preschool students

Qualifications

• Required:NJDOE P-3 or N-8 Certification
• Knowledge of New Jersey Student Learning Standards (NJSLS)Knowledge of New Jersey Preschool Classroom Teaching Guideline
• Excellent classroom management
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to speak English clearly and accurately
• Ability to create and implement lesson plans that demonstrate differentiated instruction
• Ability to collaborate and cooperate with Master Teacher, CST, PIRT team and Related Service providers
• Ability to implement and follow students' IEPs
• Ability to engage and motivate students
• Ability to engage and educate students with disabilities
• Ability to appropriately involve paraprofessionals in the delivery of instruction and classroom rules
• Ability to communicate effectively with parents/guardians of students
• Ability to pass the Pre-employment Physical
• Ability to pass the required Criminal History Review
• Ability to pass the Sexual Misconduct Child Abuse Disclosure

Qualifications

• Desired:NJDOE Teacher of Students with Disabilities Certification
• Familiarity with Charlotte Danielson Framework for Teaching
• Training in the Creative Curriculum and TS Gold
• Knowledge of ECERS-3Comprehensive understanding of early childhood development Duties/

Responsibilities

• Creates and follows daily lesson plans that detail differentiated teaching strategies
• Implements best practices and strategies in classroom instruction
• Implements teaching strategies that engage and motivate students
• Works with the CST members to ensure the appropriate student services are being provided to special needs students
• Creates and maintains a classroom environment that is safe and conducive for teaching and learning
• Creates and modifies student assessments as needed
• Communicates with parents/guardians
• Establishes and enforces rules and procedures for appropriate behavior during classroom
• Prepares materials and classrooms for class activities
• Teaches personal development skills such as goal setting, independence, and self-advocacy
• Guides and counsels students with adjustment and/or academic problems, or special academic interests
• Observes and evaluates students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health
• Instructs students in daily living skills required for independent maintenance and self-sufficiency, such as hygiene, safety, and food preparation
• Uses computers, audiovisual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement instruction Working Conditions:School Building
• Classroom10-Month Contract

Salary

• range
• of $60,141 (BA, Step 1) to $104,512 (DOC, Step 13)Medical and Dental

Benefits

• Membership in Teacher's Pension and Annuity Fund (TPAF) Physical

Requirements

• (The physical

Requirements

• are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)Ability to maintain a positive attitude throughout the school day
• Ability to reach above and below the waist
• Ability to use fingers to pick, feel, and grasp objects
• Ability to use both hands for repetitive motion
• Ability to lift at least 50 lbs
• Ability to service/support one student or small group of students for the length of a school day
• Ability to restrain students when necessary
• Ability to bend at the waist
• Ability to lift and/or carry smaller students when necessary
• Ability to stand for long periods of time
• Ability to bend knees, stoop, and/or squat to address students
• Visual and auditory acuity
• Direct Reports:N/AApplication Procedure:Apply Online
• Selection Procedure:Interview
• Egg Harbor Township Board of Education is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer