Early Childhood Education Teacher
Company: Jewish Long Beach
Location: Long Beach
Posted on: November 2, 2025
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Job Description:
Employment Status: Full Time (40 Hours) or Part-Time (30 Hours)
Schedule: Day Shift, Monday - Friday Salary: $18-$23/Hour Benefits:
- Dental Insurance - Employee Assistance Program - Employee
Discount Program - Free Family Membership - Health Insurance - Life
Insurance and Long Term Disability Insurance - Paid Time-Off
(Vacation and Sick) - Vision Insurance - 403(b) Retirement Plan -
13 Paid Hoildays About the Organization Founded as separate
organizations in 1948, Jewish Long Beach and the Barbara and Ray
Alpert JCC (AJCC) are the newly merged single agency serving the
functions of a Jewish community center, Jewish federation, and
Jewish community foundation for the Long Beach and west Orange
County areas. Jewish Long Beach and the AJCC administer a wide
variety of programs and services, rooted in Jewish values but open
to all, including early childhood education, summer camp, and
after-school programs, adult education, services for seniors,
leadership development, fitness and wellness programs, advocacy,
and much more. Jewish Long Beach also awards nearly $500,000 in
grants annually to a variety of nonprofit agencies throughout the
Long Beach area and overseas. The organization owns and operates an
eight-acre multi-use campus in east Long Beach, has an annual
operating budget of approximately $7 million, and manages
approximately $35 million in philanthropic assets. Position Summary
The teacher is responsible for the health, safety and education of
young children, parents and families. Priorities are direct
programming with children, parent education and program
development. Essential Position Responsibilities - Direct care and
supervision of children. - Writing and implementing lesson plans. -
Program and curriculum development, independently and in
collaboration with other staff and parents. - Prepare a weekly
letter to parents communicate with parents about special events
using the electronic note system and telephone calls if necessary.
- Prepare and participate in parent conferences. - Attend and
participate in all staff training and meetings. - Prepare classroom
including set-up at the beginning of school and clean-up at the
end. - On time performances of Duty Schedule assignments are
crucial responsibilities within the work day. - Develop and present
parent and family education. - Maintains the highest quality of
courtesy, friendliness and service excellence toward members,
visitors and other staff. - Other responsibilities as assigned.
Behavioral Expectations - Clearly communicate the “mission,”
ensuring everyone works toward the same goals. - Create a positive
environment where two-way communication, accountability, and strong
trust are established. - Promote teamwork and respect, both
internally between staff as well as in community-facing contexts
with donors, volunteers, members, and other stakeholders. -
Demonstrate the ability to respond with a high degree of
responsiveness to the needs and requests of others, internally and
externally. Understand the impact of their work on others. - Deal
constructively with conflict and focus on the situation, issue or
behavior and not on the person by diffusing situations before
conflicts arise, resolving conflicts directly and actively
promoting and gaining cooperation from others. - Accurately provide
and receive information in oral and written communications. -
Consistently provide ideas, opinions, or information in an
articulate, professional way. - Actively listen to others and
demonstrate understanding of other points of view. - Willingness
and ability to adjust to changing conditions or priorities. - Take
the initiative to identify and act on problems, and lead by
example. Consistently make decisions that resolve problems and act
decisively when necessary. Compensation details: 17-20 Hourly Wage
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Keywords: Jewish Long Beach, Long Beach , Early Childhood Education Teacher, Education / Teaching , Long Beach, California
