Job Title: Preschool Teacher
Department: Language Center Preschool, Manhattan
Reports to: Preschool Director
Salary: $60,000-$70,000
Designation: Non-Exempt Full-Time
Work Hours: 8:30am- 4:30pm
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Start Date: August 26th, 2024.

The French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) is the leading French language and cultural center in the U.S. Since 1898, FIAF has been dedicated to creating and offering New Yorkers innovative and unique programs in education and the arts, all exploring the evolving diversity and richness of French cultures.

The FIAF Language Center is the largest language school dedicated to teaching the French language in the tri-state area and welcomes more than 5,000 students annually.

The FIAF Preschool is located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
Our mission is to provide a joyful entry into French language and culture, combining the best of the école maternelle and American preschool experience to help each child reach his/her full potential.
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Position Overview:

FIAF is looking for a full-time Preschool Teacher for its Preschool, an immersion French program designed for toddlers and preschoolers (ages 2.5 to 4.5). The teacher will be responsible for planning and implementing developmentally appropriate activities designed to teach French while promoting social, emotional, cognitive, and physical growth in toddler and preschool-aged children.

Responsibilities:

– Foster enthusiasm for active participation in the learning process
– Understand the developmental milestones of young children
– Promote learning in the areas of social-emotional, language, cognitive, and physical development
– Plan and implement an age-appropriate, challenging curriculum for children. Develop lesson plans that are meaningful and age-appropriate
– Provide a wide variety of learning opportunities, including individual, both for small and large group activities, both indoors and outdoors
– Listen and respond to parents’ and caregivers’ concerns in a responsible, constructive, and resourceful manner
– Attend weekly lesson-planning meetings
– Establish and maintain appropriate standards of student behavior utilizing a variety of behavior management strategies and techniques
– Actively seek opportunities for professional development in early childhood education
– Ensure the physical safety of children through anticipation and removal of hazards, visual observation of children active or at rest, and by appropriately responding to potential injuries
– Work in a team, share information, and build positive working relationships
– Actively support the school’s philosophy and community and enforce its policies
– Integrate meaningful and appropriate use of technology within the curriculum

Qualifications/Requirements:

– Be a native speaker (or have an equivalent level) of French
– Be fluent in English
– Have a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education
– Have at least two years of experience in a preschool setting of which at least one year in a French immersion program
– All candidates must be eligible to work in the U.S for any employer
– Be fully vaccinated against COVID-19

Generous Benefits:

– Generous vacation package: you’ll have the same vacations as the preschool and sick days.
– Excellent working environment
– Health Care, Dental, & Vision Plan
– 403(b) Savings Plan
– FIAF Membership

TO APPLY:
> Process: Please submit a cover letter and resume in French or in English.
Candidates will also submit the title of a French book suitable for 3-year-old preschool-aged children including a progression and one sequence preparation.
> Contact: Emelyne Maroufi – Human Resources ([email protected])

PLEASE NOTE: Due to the large number of applicants we receive, we will only be able to contact those that we would like to meet for interviews. No phone calls please.

FIAF is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, marital status, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, citizenship status protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.