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Child Development Center Bilingual Infant/Toddler Primary Teacher Job in Ventura, VT
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Role: Bilingual Infant/Toddler Primary Teacher
Team: Child Development
Scope: Individual Contributor
Reports To: Classroom Manager
Years of Experience: 2+
Location: Ventura, CA
Compensation: $25.00-$27.00/hr
Age Group: Infants (0-2)
Great Pacific Child Development Center was founded in 1982 by Malinda Chouinard and Jennifer Ridgeway to provide childcare to employees of Patagonia. What the company has learned over the decades about children, childcare, and supporting working families is chronicled in the book: Family Business and in a series of videos - https://www.patagonia.com/family-business/. Currently, Patagonia provides on-site childcare for employees in three locations: Ventura, CA Main Campus, Ventura, CA Brooks Campus, and in Reno, NV at the Distribution Center. Patagonia’s mission and values are put into practice every day throughout our child development centers.
A primary teacher is responsible for all aspects of teaching the children in their care and works closely with the classroom manager to ensure a high-quality childcare environment. Classrooms are typically structured with children from birth to two years, or two to three and a half years or three and a half years to kindergarten. Responsibilities include: physical caregiving, child development assessments, implementation of age-appropriate, individualized curriculum, facilitating supportive relationships with children, parents, and colleagues, mentoring and assisting in parent communications such as newsletters and Educa updates.
In addition to our immersive literacy curriculum, the Child Development Centers also support a robust Spanish program referred to as the Bilingual Program. Our centers are in multilingual societies in Reno, NV and Southern California where children either speak or encounter the Spanish language in their daily lives. Patagonia believes that children who are exposed to a second language grow up to be better communicators because they have an easier time understanding the perspective of others. Ongoing exposure to a second language builds neural connections in the brain which create pathways to innovation, creativity, and problem solving throughout a lifetime. Therefore, each classroom has at least one teacher who is fluent. Spanish speaker and infuses the classroom with rich Spanish language, as well as their individual culture and traditions.
The Bilingual Teacher can bring their expertise of the Spanish language as the role of Primary Teacher, Classroom Teacher, Center teacher or Kids Club teacher. A Bilingual Teacher is also eligible to apply for the Classroom Manager position. Currently, we have 4 employees who began their career as a Spanish speaking teacher in the above-mentioned roles and have been elevated to Classroom Manager (CM). As a CM, an additional Spanish speaking teacher will be added to the teaching team to allow to CM to focus on the job responsibilities of manager.
A bilingual teacher is a member of the bilingual committee and meets regularly with the other bilingual teachers on campus. As a team, the teachers assess the bilingual curriculum, share ideas, and discuss best practices for dual-language learners. Within this team, there is a bilingual coordinator who aligns program practices across classrooms, fosters community among the team, and provides coaching and leadership for our bilingual program. In order to be eligible for the coordinator position, a teacher must have at least one year experience working at our center.
This bilingual component is in addition to a teaching role at the Child Development Centers. For a detailed description of teaching responsibilities, please see the job description for the role you are interested in.
What You’ll Do:
The responsibilities of this position will include, but are not limited to the following:
Primary Caregiving
At our Child Development Centers, we understand the importance of a meaningful bond between child and caregiver. These relationships are foundational to our program and they are an integral piece of high-quality group care. A primary caregiver is a role within the classroom that is specific to classroom managers and primary teachers. Typically, a primary caregiver will adhere to a ratio of 1 : 3 /4 for infants, 1:6/7 with preschoolers, and 1:8/9 with pre-kindergarten. Kids Club does not assign primaries.
Track the development of your primary students, managing their classroom transitions, and coordinate their integration hours.
Complete routine assessments of your primary students’ development including learning stories, facilitate parent input using the Ages and Stages Questionnaire and share information during regularly scheduled parent-teacher conferences.
Classroom Management and Practices
The learning that takes place at our Child Development Centers extends beyond the four walls of the classroom. Our children are immersed in emergent curriculum and outdoor exploration that fosters curiosity, joy, and self-expression.
Co-create and organize a stimulating and developmentally appropriate learning environment both inside and outside.
Ensure visual supervision and child safety at all times.
In partnership with your team, design emergent curriculum that meets the needs of the individual learning style of the children in your care.
Form relationships with parents, children, and co-teachers that are respectful of individual differences and culture, family styles and cultural/socioeconomic diversity.
Assist the teaching team to ensure a structured routine that allows for scheduled meal and rest breaks for the teaching team and maintains a flexible yet consistent daily schedule and routine for the children.
Communication Skills
The staff at the Child Development Centers are responsible for building meaningful relationships with children, families, and their coworkers. We believe transparency, professionalism, and empathy are critical in sustaining these bonds.
Foster a safe, inclusive environment for children, parents, and teachers.
Communicate with children using developmentally appropriate language .
Create an environment that embraces open communication and trust between staff to ensure a high-quality environment for children and families.
Treat each child with dignity and respect.
Guide children in becoming responsible integral members of the group and community.
Establish regular communication with parents about special moments that happen throughout the day, or specific issues as they occur on a day-to-day basis.
Partner with parents to create an easy transition into the classroom.
Provide Early Childhood/community resources and share information through a variety of mediums: bulletin boards, newsletters, Educa, and emails.
Language
Bilingual teachers are responsible for infusing the classroom with the Spanish language and Latin/a/o/x culture, or whichever culture aligns with your heritage.The goal is to speak Spanish as much as possible throughout the day. Bilingual teachers should aim to speak Spanish at least 75-85% of the time.It is important to use Spanish during child-initiated play, transitions, and mealtimes. These activities are an opportune time to engage with children in smaller groups and ask reciprocal questions in Spanish.
Bilingual teachers need to use their best judgement to discern when speaking English is appropriate.For instance, English may be used when bilingual teachers are when building a relationship with a new child whose native language isn’t Spanish, addres
Team: Child Development
Scope: Individual Contributor
Reports To: Classroom Manager
Years of Experience: 2+
Location: Ventura, CA
Compensation: $25.00-$27.00/hr
Age Group: Infants (0-2)
Great Pacific Child Development Center was founded in 1982 by Malinda Chouinard and Jennifer Ridgeway to provide childcare to employees of Patagonia. What the company has learned over the decades about children, childcare, and supporting working families is chronicled in the book: Family Business and in a series of videos - https://www.patagonia.com/family-business/. Currently, Patagonia provides on-site childcare for employees in three locations: Ventura, CA Main Campus, Ventura, CA Brooks Campus, and in Reno, NV at the Distribution Center. Patagonia’s mission and values are put into practice every day throughout our child development centers.
A primary teacher is responsible for all aspects of teaching the children in their care and works closely with the classroom manager to ensure a high-quality childcare environment. Classrooms are typically structured with children from birth to two years, or two to three and a half years or three and a half years to kindergarten. Responsibilities include: physical caregiving, child development assessments, implementation of age-appropriate, individualized curriculum, facilitating supportive relationships with children, parents, and colleagues, mentoring and assisting in parent communications such as newsletters and Educa updates.
In addition to our immersive literacy curriculum, the Child Development Centers also support a robust Spanish program referred to as the Bilingual Program. Our centers are in multilingual societies in Reno, NV and Southern California where children either speak or encounter the Spanish language in their daily lives. Patagonia believes that children who are exposed to a second language grow up to be better communicators because they have an easier time understanding the perspective of others. Ongoing exposure to a second language builds neural connections in the brain which create pathways to innovation, creativity, and problem solving throughout a lifetime. Therefore, each classroom has at least one teacher who is fluent. Spanish speaker and infuses the classroom with rich Spanish language, as well as their individual culture and traditions.
The Bilingual Teacher can bring their expertise of the Spanish language as the role of Primary Teacher, Classroom Teacher, Center teacher or Kids Club teacher. A Bilingual Teacher is also eligible to apply for the Classroom Manager position. Currently, we have 4 employees who began their career as a Spanish speaking teacher in the above-mentioned roles and have been elevated to Classroom Manager (CM). As a CM, an additional Spanish speaking teacher will be added to the teaching team to allow to CM to focus on the job responsibilities of manager.
A bilingual teacher is a member of the bilingual committee and meets regularly with the other bilingual teachers on campus. As a team, the teachers assess the bilingual curriculum, share ideas, and discuss best practices for dual-language learners. Within this team, there is a bilingual coordinator who aligns program practices across classrooms, fosters community among the team, and provides coaching and leadership for our bilingual program. In order to be eligible for the coordinator position, a teacher must have at least one year experience working at our center.
This bilingual component is in addition to a teaching role at the Child Development Centers. For a detailed description of teaching responsibilities, please see the job description for the role you are interested in.
What You’ll Do:
The responsibilities of this position will include, but are not limited to the following:
Primary Caregiving
At our Child Development Centers, we understand the importance of a meaningful bond between child and caregiver. These relationships are foundational to our program and they are an integral piece of high-quality group care. A primary caregiver is a role within the classroom that is specific to classroom managers and primary teachers. Typically, a primary caregiver will adhere to a ratio of 1 : 3 /4 for infants, 1:6/7 with preschoolers, and 1:8/9 with pre-kindergarten. Kids Club does not assign primaries.
Track the development of your primary students, managing their classroom transitions, and coordinate their integration hours.
Complete routine assessments of your primary students’ development including learning stories, facilitate parent input using the Ages and Stages Questionnaire and share information during regularly scheduled parent-teacher conferences.
Classroom Management and Practices
The learning that takes place at our Child Development Centers extends beyond the four walls of the classroom. Our children are immersed in emergent curriculum and outdoor exploration that fosters curiosity, joy, and self-expression.
Co-create and organize a stimulating and developmentally appropriate learning environment both inside and outside.
Ensure visual supervision and child safety at all times.
In partnership with your team, design emergent curriculum that meets the needs of the individual learning style of the children in your care.
Form relationships with parents, children, and co-teachers that are respectful of individual differences and culture, family styles and cultural/socioeconomic diversity.
Assist the teaching team to ensure a structured routine that allows for scheduled meal and rest breaks for the teaching team and maintains a flexible yet consistent daily schedule and routine for the children.
Communication Skills
The staff at the Child Development Centers are responsible for building meaningful relationships with children, families, and their coworkers. We believe transparency, professionalism, and empathy are critical in sustaining these bonds.
Foster a safe, inclusive environment for children, parents, and teachers.
Communicate with children using developmentally appropriate language .
Create an environment that embraces open communication and trust between staff to ensure a high-quality environment for children and families.
Treat each child with dignity and respect.
Guide children in becoming responsible integral members of the group and community.
Establish regular communication with parents about special moments that happen throughout the day, or specific issues as they occur on a day-to-day basis.
Partner with parents to create an easy transition into the classroom.
Provide Early Childhood/community resources and share information through a variety of mediums: bulletin boards, newsletters, Educa, and emails.
Language
Bilingual teachers are responsible for infusing the classroom with the Spanish language and Latin/a/o/x culture, or whichever culture aligns with your heritage.The goal is to speak Spanish as much as possible throughout the day. Bilingual teachers should aim to speak Spanish at least 75-85% of the time.It is important to use Spanish during child-initiated play, transitions, and mealtimes. These activities are an opportune time to engage with children in smaller groups and ask reciprocal questions in Spanish.
Bilingual teachers need to use their best judgement to discern when speaking English is appropriate.For instance, English may be used when bilingual teachers are when building a relationship with a new child whose native language isn’t Spanish, addres