Early Childhood Teacher & Pedagogical Team Leader

Early Childhood Teacher & Pedagogical Team Leader

Location :

Hanna Fenichel Center for Child Development | Solana Beach, CA

Start Date : January 6, 2025

Description, Responsibilities, & Duties

At the Hanna Fenichel Center, educators work together to create nurturing, playful, and inquiry-based learning environments responsive to young children's emotional, social, intellectual, and physical needs. Our goal is to form a community that encourages every child's sense of self and natural passion for learning by providing experiences that promote strong social skills, inquiry, and discovery. Teachers collaborate with children and colleagues to research topics and develop a curriculum that supports these learning dispositions. Daily documentation, reflection meetings, and analysis of children's experiences are utilized as tools to enhance and expand learning opportunities for both children and adults. Flexible start date for the right candidate.

Minimum Qualifications / Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in early childhood education or a related field
• Two years of teaching experience in a Reggio-inspired, inquiry-based environment
• Ability to develop and maintain close parent relationships
• Strong collaboration and communication skills
• Desire for feedback and self-reflection
• An innovative, curious, creative, and open mind
• Excellent writing skills and computer literacy

Salary & Benefits

$24.00 – $29.00 per hour (Based on Education & Experience).

Excellent Health, Dental & Vision Insurance Benefits. Extensive PTO. Paid Professional Growth Opportunities, including International Conferences

Application Procedures

Please visit our website at www.hannafenichel.com so you can learn about our school before applying. If interested, write a cover letter that explains why you are interested in joining our team, your experience with the above qualifications, why you became a teacher, what your passions are outside of teaching, and what brings you joy. Please include your resume and send it to julie@hannafenichel.com.

Program Description

Founded in 1975 by the San Diego Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, the Hanna Fenichel Center for Child Development is named after famed Dr. Hanna Fenichel, a psychoanalyst and educator known for her work in the field of early child development. Our mission is to create a nurturing community that supports each child's growing sense of self and innate passion for learning through purposeful experiences that foster strong social skills, inquiry, and discovery. The Center embraces social-constructivist beliefs that play-based learning supports children in constructing their own knowledge. We view the child as the protagonist of their own learning, and through social interactions and project-based investigations, teachers support children's curiosities, questions, and theories.

Contact Info

Your support will help us advance the quality of every child's one childhood.

Together, we are empowering exceptional education.

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