4K Teacher - Full Day Program

Summary

About Us

Big Oak is an example in Madison and beyond for high quality, community-based, and progressive early childhood education. We are Youngstar rated 5 out of 5 stars, state licensed and city accredited. We offer fantastic benefits including flex spending, dental, GHC health insurance, life insurance, 401(k), childcare, continuing education stipend and more. Teachers are a part of a union, and negotiate their contract to increase these benefits regularly.

Position Summary

Big Oak runs a 4k program in collaboration with MMSD. We have a blended 4k and Preschool program with 20 students, around half of which are enrolled in MMSD 4k. The 4k Teacher is responsible for supervising teachers and volunteers to implement activities that model and promote the Big Oak's mission, vision, and values, and that meet accreditation criteria for children ages four to five years old. You will prepare, with co-teachers, weekly experiences that enhance the development of language, social emotional skills, literacy, cognitive skills, emerging interests, physical capabilities, science and technology, social studies, the arts, mathematics, and English language acquisition.

Duties

• Delegate tasks to staff as needed. Tasks may include: responsibilities associated with field trips, classroom maintenance, daily routines, attachment needs of individual children, team prep time, discussions regarding individual children, practices & strategies, policy/procedural review, accident reports, other program related issues
• Understand and adhere to state licensing and city accreditation requirements
• Supervise volunteers and student teachers placed in your program
• Oversee parent/teacher conferences twice a year and review all conferences prior to meetings
• Review policy manuals, licensing rules and accreditation standards with staff
• Develop and implement the classroom's curriculum
• Administer 4K assessments and report scores to families and MMSD admin using Infinite Campus
• Meet expectations of a contracted off-site 4K program per MMSD

Requirements

License from the Department of Public Instruction permitting you to teach 4k, or ability to become licensed before your start date.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Retirement benefits or accounts
• Parental leave
• Healthcare spending or reimbursement accounts such as HSAs or FSAs
• Dental insurance
• Child Care benefits
• Hourly wage commensurate with training and experience
• Other types of insurance
• Health insurance
• Commuting/travel assistance