Child Care Teacher
About the role
The UW Medical Center Children’s Center at Northwest offers year-round care to infants, toddlers and preschoolers and is operated by UW Medical Center. The Center is child-centered and directed, focusing on a child's natural development and encouraging them to follow their own educational path.
Responsibilities
- Create and implement classroom curriculum aligned with the UWMC-Northwest Childcare Center philosophy
- Oversee staff and volunteers working directly with the children
- Oversee classroom arrangement, organization, storage, maintenance, and clean up
- Attend to the daily needs of the children such as meal preparation, feeding and clean up, and diaper changing and toilet training
- Implement individual behavioral plans
- Observe and document children’s learning
- Maintain daily written records on individual children including documenting attendance, eating, sleeping, accidents, and individual medication records
- Recommend referrals and provide input for parent conferences
- Attend all required trainings including State Training and Registry System (STARS) classes
Requirements
Average of 2 years of experience in early childhood education or child development, or equivalent combination of education and experience. An associate degree or equivalent in Early Childhood Education or Child Development is preferred, but a bachelor’s degree in a related field may substitute for the associate degree requirement. Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.
About UW Medical Center-Northwest
The UW Medical Center Northwest campus offers emergency and inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical, and therapeutic care. It is located in north Seattle on a beautiful, easy-to-access 44-acre campus that includes the neighboring Northwest Outpatient Medical Center and Specialty Care Meridian Pavilion.
Compensation, Benefits and Position Details
Pay Range: Minimum $24.55 hourly, maximum $35.60 hourly. For more information about benefits, visit here.
Shift: First Shift (United States of America)
Temporary or Regular: Regular position
FTE (Full-Time Equivalent): 100.00%
Union/Bargaining Unit: SEIU 1199NW UWMC Northwest Service and Maintenance