Job Description

FULL JOB DESCRIPTION

Spanish Academy of Asheville has an exciting opportunity for a Spanish speaking or bilingual and biliterate, patient, flexible and nurturing person to join us as a Spanish Preschool Teacher, ages 3 to 5. You will bring a caring attitude, creative nature, and excellent communications and collaboration skills to our passionate team of child care professionals who make a meaningful difference in the lives of children and families in our community every day.

If you are motivated by smiles and hugs from children and praise from parents. Apply now!

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensures that the appearances, cleanliness and safe environment of the classroom are appropriately maintained

• Complete all Spanish academy and classroom paperwork, such as daily notes, student accident reports, and attendance reports

• Attends and participates in staff meetings, Spanish Academy events, and parent meetings as requested

• Helps and supervises children during all activities

• Counsels children when social, academic, or adjustment problems arise

• Prepares and implements classroom lesson plans, programs, and schedules

• Develops, plans, and prepares instructional aids/materials for classroom activities

• Willing to attend staff meetings and team meetings when needed to improve school learning environment and others

• Willing to attend professional development sections at least once per year offered in and out school site.

• Plans global lesson plans along with age appropriate daily lessons, and be willing to provide two Global meetings during the school year about the teacher's home country.

• Helps children with meal times and clean-up

• Ensures that all classroom and outdoor equipment are in good working condition and are used and maintained properly

• Physically arranges the classroom into well-defined interest areas

• Directs activities of other staff in the classroom to ensure that the classroom functions in an orderly manner

• Communicates appropriate information to parents and maintains developmental profiles for children

• Delivers daily instruction in Spanish to all children

• Schedules and conducts parent/teacher conferences throughout the year

• Maintains family information board and other classroom bulletin boards

• Ensures that classroom medication schedule is followed

• Classroom teaching experience in an accredited early childhood facility a plus

• Pleasant/friendly demeanor and an outgoing personality

• Highly professional and dependable

• Must be able to interact appropriately with students of all ages and skill levels as well as with parents, coworkers, and management

• Mus be able to lift no less than 40 pounds on a consistent basis throughout the workday to al least waist high

Job Types: Full-time

Pay Up to $15.00 per hour

Benefits

• Employee discount

• Health insurance

• Paid time off

Schedule

• 8 hours

• Monday to Friday

Experience

• Teaching experience: 1 year (Prefered)

• Childcare experience: 1 year (Preferred)

• CPR & 1st Aid certification (Preferred)

• Child Development Certification (EDU-119 course, Child Development Associate or any other approved by NC DCDEE) (Preferred)

• Spanish Speaking or Bilingual and biliterate (Preferred)