Christopher House (CH) is searching for Assistant Teachers looking to grow professionally in the field of Early Childhood Development.Candidates must possess a specialized interest and passion for working with Infants, Toddlers, and Two-year old’s.

With a mission to develop independent, creative, lifelong learners, our infant, preschool, elementary and family schools build a community of students, teachers, and parents committed to excellence, achievement and perseverance, respect and compassion, and equality of opportunity.

Christopher House partners with parents to provide a continuum of education for students from birth through high school, as well as immersive family supports that help parents create stable, self-sufficient families.We operate accredited early learning, elementary, and out of school time programs grounded in research-based curricula and high-quality instruction.

OUR BELIEFS

Children and families thrive when:

• Education begins at birth and continues throughout life, with parents as a child’s first teacher;
• Home environments nurture literacy, achievement, and children’s success;
• Parents have high standards and set high expectations for themselves, their children, and children’s schools;
• Professionally trained teachers know their students as individuals;
• Evaluations and program improvements are data driven;
• Parents and staff work together to continuously evaluate and improve programming;
• Education includes the development of creativity and perseverance and is multi-disciplinary in order to foster each child’s unique strengths and interests;
• Developing independent, creative, life-long researchers, education must include curriculum designed to help scholars develop socially and emotionally as well as cognitively;
• Diversity is celebrated and explored so that learners develop broad perspectives on life and learning; and
• Parents and caregivers support their children financially and emotionally.

Position Objectives:

• Assist teacher to determine the needs and provide for the development of children birth through three
• Work to create a safe environment for children
• Implement and maintain all components regarding children birth through three, based on EHS, State Pre-K, Child Care and state and local requirements

Qualifications:

• Strong alignment with Christopher House’s Values and Mission;
• Strong work ethic coupled with a proactive problem-solving approach;
• Two years of experience working in a birth through three-year-old classroom, preferably in a Head Start or governmentally funded child care program;
• Bi-lingual skills in English/Spanish is desirable

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Education:

• Associate Degree in Infant/Toddler Studies, Early Childhood Education or Child Development with a minimum of six credit hours in n courses related directly to Early Childhood Education and/or child development, from birth to age six

Please do not apply if you do not have early childhood or child development credits as this is a requirement of our funders.

Christopher House is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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