Early Childhood Teacher

**Company:** For more than six decades, Goodwill Central Texas has been relentlessly focused on empowering thousands of people to work. We transform revenue from over 37 retail locations into a combination of education, career training, job placement, career coaching and support, and more. Every time you shop or support Goodwill, you are helping fund our greater mission to serve our community. Goodwill’s vision extends far beyond our retail stores and your generous donations: We envision a Central Texas where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. The Goodwill Excel Center for Adults opened in 2014 as an open-enrollment public charter high school for adults ages 18 to 50. The Excel Center Adult High School transforms lives in a supportive and holistic learning environment where all students are empowered to achieve. For more information on the Goodwill Excel Center Adult High School, visit https://excelcenterhighschool.org **Commitment to Excellence** At The Excel Center, we are building a high-performing organization focused on transforming lives through the power of education and work and becoming the model of excellence for adult education across Texas. Our team members contribute to a culture grounded in our values of caring, innovation, and accountability and focused on strong graduate outcomes. All Excel team members: - Deliver Excellence - Uphold high standards of professionalism, execution, and service to students - Own the Outcome - Demonstrate accountability through ownership, reliability, follow-through, and continuous improvement. - Work as One Team - Collaborate and contribute positively to a solutions-oriented culture - Lead with Purpose - Align actions and decisions to the organization’s mission, vision, values, and strategic priorities - Strengthen the System - Support systems, processes, and practices that strengthen organizational effectiveness and student impact All team members demonstrate our standards through strong individual performance and a commitment to collective excellence. The Goodwill Excel Center Adult High School is currently recruiting for a Early Childhood Teacher for our Norwood Campus located at 1015 Norwood Park Blvd Austin, TX 78753. **POSITION SUMMARY:** The primary role of the Early Childhood Teacher is to implement high-quality exceptional care and education to children in the Exploration Center. This position will be responsible for the overall well-being of children in the center and will be dedicated to the growth and development of each of our children. This position will be responsible for the design/layout of appropriate environments, plan for classroom instruction, and model interactions with children. **ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:** 1. Maintain compliance with all DHHS Minimum Standards for Licensing, Texas Rising Star, and aid Center in pursuing national accreditation. 2. Organizes educational planning and delivery of instruction for quality early childhood education to stimulate exploration, discovery, and conceptual learning for children. 3. Provide quality early care and education to young children by planning and implementing developmentally appropriate experiences and curricula across each of the developmental domains. 4. Maintain open and cooperative communication with parents and families encouraging their involvement in the program through parent-teacher partnerships and coordination of center-home child-rearing practices. 5. Develops and implements daily schedules, lesson plans, and classroom management techniques using program curriculum for whole group/small group of children and individualized child. 6. Assess progress for children informally (collecting relevant work samples over an extended period, develop portfolios and records of developmental growth) and formally. 7. Conducts ongoing program evaluation in cooperation with Director; uses current research in implementing classroom changes for updating methods of practices. 8. Participates in program…