Preschool (A Child's View) Teacher

About the School:

Located in the heart of Oakland, Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children is a one-of-a-kind educational experience committed to empowering our students to realize their full potential. The School also provides vital early intervention and outreach services to visually impaired students, with or without additional challenges, throughout western Pennsylvania. Founded in 1887, our School is best equipped to care for and educate students with visual impairments. As a private institution chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the School educates approximately 200 enrolled students from 80-85 school districts within western Pennsylvania.

Position Information:

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Working Schedule: Mondays - Fridays from 8:00am to 4:00pm

Working Days: 210 days per year.

Payrate: $19/hr

Job Responsibilities:

• To interact frequently, respectfully, and appropriately with assigned children and to be available and responsive to their needs
• To maintain a safe, healthy, and organized classroom environment.
• To maintain confidentiality with regard to children, families and other staff.
• To implement curriculum as directed and to create a supportive environment/schedule that facilitates this and demonstrates knowledge of child development, across stages and ages and despite varying sensory, cognitive and physical abilities.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 2 years of direct child care experience
• Associate's Degree in Early Childhood education, Child Development, or Elementary Education is strongly preferred
• Willingness to obtain clearances for Acts 34, 114, 151, in addition to NSO and Mandated Reporter Credentials

Physical Demands / Work Requirements:

The following physical demands are typical for a role in this setting:

• Ability to help lift and/or position students when necessary. Must be comfortable with lifting up to 50 pounds from the floor.
• Ability to lift and carry objects such as equipment, books, stacks of reports, etc, generally items weighing 20 pounds or less.
• Frequent reaching, bending, twisting, crouching, stooping, kneeling, crawling, sitting, and walking including up and down stairs.
• Pushing wheelchairs, moving/sliding student equipment.
• Ability to work in a hot humid environment in therapy pool area and outdoors during student activities and morning and afternoon transportation as needed.
• Communicate respectfully with multiple team members.
• Perform maintenance and upkeep of educational areas and therapy areas (i.e. OT/PT gym, clinic room, storage rooms).
• Assist with student enrichment groups and adapted sports programming as assigned.
• Ability to read and attend to computer screens.
• Manual dexterity skills for typing and use of various equipment.
• Comply with established policies and other duties.
• Perform other responsibilities as assigned.