Early Childhood Teacher (18-24 month olds)

About the role

The incumbent's main responsibilities include: meeting the daily needs of the children, maintaining the necessary and appropriate routines; using age appropriate classroom curriculum and management practices; daily conversations and conferences with parents regarding their child; modeling behavior for and supporting coworkers; and providing coworkers and parents with informational training sessions.

Responsibilities

• Meet the daily needs of the children
• Maintain routines
• Use age-appropriate classroom curriculum and management practices
• Converse and confer with parents
• Model behavior and support coworkers
• Provide informational training sessions

Requirements

• One year of verifiable experience as a teacher/caregiver in a program related to the care of children less than 5 years of age
• Eligible to receive and maintain a current Sheriff's Card for Child Care by the 1st day of employment
• CPR and First Aid within 3 months of hire date
• Attendance at a Child Abuse and Neglect Workshop within 3 months of hire date
• TB skin test or chest X-ray as required
• Attendance at an Infectious Disease Workshop within 3 months of hire date
• Possess computers skills necessary to complete online learning requirements for job-specific competencies, access online forms and policies, complete online benefits enrollment, etc.

Qualifications

Requires the ability to obtain 15 children care training hours per licensing year, with a minimum of 12 child development hours to be obtained upon hire as per Department of Social Services requirements. Applicants with an Associate degree in Early Childhood Education or a CDA are preferred.