Early Childhood Employment Opportunities

Early Childhood Employment Opportunities

As I am hoping to make big changes in my career, I am looking to pursue employment in New York City. This past week was my spring break, and I visited several neighborhoods in hopes of learning about the programs there. I spend a great deal of time on the New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute's website. It holds a wealth of information for New York City's early childhood programs, and I am seeing many other opportunities within the field.
All job listings are gathered from their website.




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**This one is perfect, but the salary is so low, I couldn't afford to apply.

Public Health Inspector, Bureau of Childcare

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Date Posted: 03/17/2016

Salary / Wage: $ 41,199.00 - $ 47,379.00 (Annual)

Location: New York, New York

Job Type: Other

Description:

The Bureau of Child Care ensures that child care services in New York City operate in compliance with the New York City Health Code and New York State Social Service regulations, and are licensed or permitted as required by law. The Bureau routinely inspects child care centers, home-based child care programs, after-school programs and summer camps to protect the health and safety of children while in the child care environment. The Bureau seeks to hire Public Health Sanitarians to conduct inspections of child care programs throughout New York City to enforce pertinent laws, rules and regulations.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct periodic inspections of child care programs involving visual inspection of premises, review of documents and records, field testing and sample collection, as required.
•  Prepare reports to document inspection findings in a complete, clear, accurate, and timely fashion.
• Review findings and instruct operators regarding remedial measures including but not limited to proper food handling, sanitation, vermin control and other areas of environmental health.
•  Issue Tribunal summonses and hearing notices and may close establishments in cases of imminent danger.
•  Determine site viability related to applications for permits to open a child care program under the NYC Health Code.
•  Conduct special studies and surveys.
•  Attend and testify at Tribunal hearings representing the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

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Head Teacher

University Settlement

Date Posted: 03/22/2016

Salary / Wage:

Location: New York, New York

Job Type: Teacher

Description:

The Early Childhood Centers located at 184 Eldridge Street in the Lower East Side and at 565 Livonia Ave in East New York, Brooklyn serve children from 2 years to 5 years using the “Dual Model” for serving Head Start and Child Care eligible children and their families.  Following Head Start Performance Standards the program aims at providing comprehensive early childhood care and education including health, nutrition, mental health and school readiness curricula and measurements to address achievement gaps.  Family services are fully integrated into each aspect of the program to ensure full participations from families In addition, we have a third site Park Slope North/Helen Owen Carey Child Development Center located at 71 Lincoln Place serve children from 2 years to 5 years..  The three centers are funded through an Early Learn award from NYC Administration for Children Services and Private Foundations.  

Responsibilities:

• Implement curriculum to provide positive learning experiences for children
• Supervise Assistant Teacher, Teacher’s Aide and volunteers/interns
• Plan and conduct daily classroom plans, maintain observation logs & other documentation
• Attend and participate in staff meetings and Staff Development training/workshops
• Participate in planning and implementation of field trips
• Assess the developmental needs of the children on a timely basis and plan activities to meet their individual needs
• Work with Education Director to ensure equipment and supplies are in good condition
• Participate in Parent Orientation, Home Visits and Parent-Teacher Conferences
• Assist with implementation of the program evaluation process
• Plan and use community resources that enrich the educational content of the program
• Promote sound parent relationships
• Work with children with special needs, attend case conferences and follow-up services
• Maintain good working relationships with supervisors and peers
• Work with supervisor in completing annual job performance evaluation of self and staff
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education or other related field required
• Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education or other related field preferred
• One year teaching experience working with children (age 3-5)
• New York State Teaching Certificate
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred 

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Assessment Coach

New York University Steinhardt, Child & Family Policy Center

Date Posted: 01/04/2016

Salary / Wage: Commensurate with experience

Location: New York, New York

Job Type: Other

Description:

The Child and Family Policy Center at NYU | Steinhardt works to bring state-of-the field knowledge about how to promote children's healthy development and school success to the forefront of policymaking, program design, and practice.

General Summary:

Seeking qualified applicants (with minimum of B.S. or B.A. in Early Childhood Education or related field) to coach New York State Pre-K teachers and administrators in implementing ongoing, authentic assessment tools in their classrooms/programs.

Schedule: Part-Time (approximately 20 hrs per week initially - with possibility of full-time employment, pending funding/satisfactory performance)

Responsibilities:

Assessment Coaches will provide support to Pre-K teachers and administrators in ongoing, authentic assessment. Coaches will travel to 4-5 sites within New York State (a minimum of twice per year) to engage teachers and administrators in interactive professional development sessions. Coaches will also schedule regular phone calls with teachers, with a focus on helping callers translate knowledge to practice, and improving fidelity of curriculum and assessment. Additionally, Coaches will have a leadership role in developing the structure and content of the professional development sessions and calls.