Child Development Teacher

Located at the McKay-Dee Hospital Child Development Center in Ogden, Utah.

About the role

This full-time position promotes a safe, nurturing environment for children, supporting their social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development through developmentally appropriate practices. The role involves continuous hands-on care for young children, including frequent floor-level interaction, diaper changing, and supporting daily needs in classrooms serving infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children.

Schedule

Full-time (40 hrs/wk), Monday - Friday (no weekends). This position follows a rotating schedule with shifts running from 6:00 am to 6:30 pm.

Pay

Hourly rate: $18.76 - $24.38, dependent upon experience.

Responsibilities

• Establish a developmentally appropriate room environment that is safe, welcoming, clean, nurturing, and stimulates learning and discovery.
• Provide direct supervision of children at all times.
• Warmly interact with children using approved early childhood education standards and immediately attend to their physical and emotional needs.
• Follow all regulatory standards and best practices as outlined by Utah Department of Health, Child Care Licensing; complete 20 hours of annual training on these standards.
• Accurately and professionally maintain daily records as required by State Licensing, including incident reports, attendance sheets, and daily record sheets.
• Organize engaging and educational activities, materials, and daily schedules that meet the developmental goals for each child in care.
• Maintain observation notes, conduct formal assessments, and provide portfolio documentation to assess children’s progress in achieving developmental milestones and behaviors; share information with parents regularly, including two formal parent conferences annually.
• Observe and recognize difficulties individual children may have mastering developmentally appropriate milestones or behavior; discuss follow-up actions with leadership and parents if needed.
• Work collaboratively as a team player and demonstrate a commitment to continuous learning.

Requirements

• Six months of experience working in an early childhood program.
• Pediatric CPR and First Aid Certification (within 60 days of hire).
• Food Handlers Permit (within 60 days of hire).

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate degree in Early Childhood Development/Education or a closely related field (e.g., Elementary Education, Family-Life Studies, Child Psychology) from an accredited institution.
• Certificate in Early Childhood Development (CDA – Child Development Associate).

Skills

• Knowledge of child development and experience caring for children.
• Love for children; flexibility, patience, and kindness.
• Ability to proactively resolve conflict and remain calm under stress.
• Strong organizational skills and time management.
• Excellent customer service and professional verbal/written communication.
• Ability to react quickly in emergencies to ensure children’s safety.
• Basic computer knowledge (Outlook Email, Microsoft Word, Internet navigation, uploading documentation) for record-keeping, training, communication, and curriculum planning.

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need to see, read, and assess information, documentation, and children’s needs.
• Frequent verbal communication with children, colleagues, clients, and visitors; ability to hear and understand spoken information, alarms, and needs quickly and accurately, especially during emergencies.
• Manual dexterity for writing, typing, diaper changing, sanitizing, food/medication preparation, and engaging in fine-motor play with children.
• Strength and dexterity to frequently lift and carry children up to 35 pounds.
• Full range of movement to safely care for children, including walking, bending, pushing, pulling, lifting, leaning over, squatting, kneeling, and sitting on the floor or at low levels.
• Ability to quickly respond to emergencies by running and performing CPR/First Aid actions.

Benefits

Intermountain Health provides a comprehensive benefits package covering mind, body, and spirit, fostering a sustainable culture of wellness that includes living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged programs.