Westchester Community College Hiring for Head Teacher at Valhalla, New York (US) Full Time

Reporting to the Director of the Virginia Marx Children’s Center, the Head Teacher teaches and supervises children, aligned with the Center’s philosophy in order to create developmentally appropriate curriculum implemented daily.  The Head Teacher communicates effectively with families, peers and children on a daily basis as well as complies with NYS licensing regulations, NAEYC standards and QUALITYstarsNY criteria.

Requirements:

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: A minimum of a high school or equivalency diploma and one of the following:

• An Associate’s degree or the satisfactory completion 60 credits with at least one course in childhood education, psychology, or involving issues on early childhood development.
• The satisfactory completion of 60 credits and one year of experience which involved working with children leading them in program areas such as music, history, nature, art, farming, etc.
• An Associate’s degree or the satisfactory completion 60 credits and one year of experience which involved working with children leading them in program areas such as music, history, nature, art, farming, etc.
• Two years of experience which involved working with children leading them in program areas such as music, history, nature, art, farming, etc.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: A Master’s Degree is strongly preferred. A minimum of one year of experience working with children between the ages 6 weeks through 5 years also strongly preferred.

Additional Information:

SALARY & BENEFITS: The starting salary is $47,412.  Additional compensation with seniority steps maximize at a salary of $57,474.  Benefits include comprehensive health coverage, a choice of defined benefit or defined contribution pension plan, generous leave benefits, and access to tax sheltered annuities and a deferred compensation plan.

WORK SCHEDULE:  Monday through Friday 8am-4pm