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Duties:
Plan curriculum that is appropriate for the ages and developmental levels consistent with UHP philosophy and goals.

Provide care and protection for assigned group of children, ensuring that children are always supervised, health and safety procedures are followed, and appropriate staff/child ratios are maintained.

Interact with children in all areas of the program and encourage children to develop positive social relationships with each other.

Treat all children with dignity and respect and allow for individual differences by:
Providing an atmosphere of acceptance and caring for each child.
Showing as much individual attention as possible to each child.
Giving positive feedback whenever possible.
Nurturing each child's growing independence and self-identity.

Providing a curriculum that helps each child develop to their fullest potential in each area of development.

Recognize and respect the multicultural diversity of UHP's population by:
Being sensitive and open to learning about the individual cultures represented in the school.
Providing ways for families to share aspects of their culture in the program.
Seeking out books, learning materials, and activities to use in the program that depict children and families from many cultures, races, family groupings, etc.
Practicing excellent communication skills and utilizing different strategies to communicate with ESL children and parents, e.g., rephrasing confusing statements, writing notes, talking with both parents, asking another parent to translate, etc.

Conduct Ready, Set, Go conferences prior to the start of the Academic Year.

Maintain observational records for each child and prepare progress reports. Meet with parents each semester for parent/teacher conferences to discuss children’s progress reports, and more often as requested. Be available to talk to parents about their children on an ongoing basis during drop-off and pick-up.

Coordinate attendance at Board meetings with co-teacher to ensure representation of co-teaching team.

Assist in UHP’s compliance with all regulatory requirements including licensing and accreditation requirements.

Perform other duties relevant to the needs of the program, as determined cooperatively by the UHP Staff, UHP Board, and Director.

The primary responsibility of the Preschool Teacher is to provide care for children in
a child-initiated, play & nature-based, learning environment. The lead teacher plans and facilitates developmental activities as part of a comprehensive program for children’s physical, cognitive, emotional and social growth, so children can reach their highest potential.

Getting up and down from the floor on a continuous basis, to interact with children
on their level and to helping them settle on mats during circle time.
Sitting on small chairs 12” off the floor, throughout the day. Lifting 3, 4, and 5 year old children up to 30 pounds if needed. Bending over to wipe off low tables and floor spills. Reaching containers from upper shelves.

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Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

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