Early Childhood Teacher

About This Role

Join the support team at Noah's Ark Christian Learning Center in Tomah, WI as a Early Childhood Teacher. This role pays $15 – $22/Hr and requires relevant professional experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement educational curriculum by planning engaging classroom activities based on developmentally appropriate practices and early learning standards.
• Lead by example and encourage teaching team success through modeling and coaching.
• Design and implement individual and group age-appropriate activities to foster social, cognitive, and emotional growth.
• Maintain regular communication with parents through informal discussions, progress reports, and parent-teacher conferences.
• Ensure adherence to all center policies and state regulations.
• Establish and maintain a healthy classroom environment, including hygiene, cleanliness, safety, and security standards.
• Supervise teacher assistants and classroom volunteers to ensure they follow planned activities, hygiene, and safety standards.
• Maintain accurate records, forms, and files.
• Develop a personal professional development plan to ensure continuous quality improvement.

Requirements

• Must have a minimum of 2 years of professional child care experience.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, and basic computer skills are required.
• Able to work with high energy and in a team environment (staff, children, and parents) to foster a collaborative atmosphere.
• A strong understanding of child development is essential.
• Infant/child CPR and First Aid certification are mandatory.
• SIDS/AHT certification is also required.
• A successful candidate must clear a full background check and pass a health screening.
• Associate's Degree in early childhood education or a related field of study with a minimum of 30 Credits in ECE is required.
• Must be able to perform frequent walks, use hands and fingers, handle objects, tools or controls, talk to and hear voices at various levels. May also be required to kneel, bend, squat or crawl.
• A specific vision ability is necessary, including the ability to see up close and up to a certain distance, see colors, have peripheral vision and depth perception.
• Excellent leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills are necessary.

Nice to Have

• An Associate's degree in Childhood Education or a related field is a plus.

Common Questions

• What is the education required for this position?
  At least an associate degree is required
• What does this position pay?
  This Early Childhood Teacher role pays $15 to $22/Hr.
• Is this full-time or part-time?
  This job is Full Time.