Child Care Teacher

About the role

The Child Care Teacher utilizes the Reggio Emilia educational approach to plan, develop, and implement child-centered creative and adaptive lesson plans. They ensure a safe, secure, and engaging environment for children aged 6 weeks to 6 years.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, and implement lesson plans for assigned classroom
• Document children’s daily progress and activities and prepare reports to parents
• Ensure the classroom is clean, neat, and free of health hazards or infection control risks
• Prepare ongoing assessments and documentation regarding children and their activities
• Supervise teacher aides and volunteers assigned to their classroom or within their scope of practice throughout the Center
• Review the area for safety both indoors and outdoors
• Prepare lesson plans for the week

Requirements

• Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for Hire: Child Development Associate (CDA) certificate preferred
• Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for Continued Employment: N/A
• Experience: Previous experience working with children ages 6 weeks to 6 years of age (paid or unpaid), 2 years of formal teaching experience OR 2-year degree in early childhood education, child psychology, psychology, or closely related field, experience specifically working with children 6 weeks to 2 years old, previous experience working with children in a care center environment, familiarity with the Reggio philosophical approach to education for children
• Education/training: High School Diploma or equivalent, minimum of 40 hours of coursework in early childhood education or related field (i.e. Child Psychology, Children’s Literature) or equivalent combination of education and experience, Bachelor's or Master's degree in Early Childhood Education or Elementary Education strongly preferred

Qualifications

• Ability to respond to the needs of children
• Ability to communicate effectively and with respect with parents and team members
• Ability to support parents in achieving their parenting goals

Skills

• Strong recall
• Reasoning
• Problem solving
• Hearing
• Speak clearly
• Write legibly
• Reading
• Logical thinking
• Creativity

Benefits

• No benefits mentioned

Pay

• Pay details not specified

Schedule

• Schedule details not specified