Early Childhood Teacher

About the role

Join Our Team and Make a Lasting Impact on Young Lives at Vogel! Are you ready to create a meaningful difference in the lives of young children using your early childhood development skills?

Responsibilities

• Provide personalized care and age-appropriate interactions with children, recognizing their unique talents, interests, and backgrounds.
• Model exemplary caregiving practices for fellow staff, volunteers, and families.
• Address the basic needs of children, including diapering, feeding, napping, and daily routines.
• Collaborate with colleagues to ensure quality indoor and outdoor learning experiences, including food and nutrition activities.
• Develop and implement tailored weekly lesson plans based on assessments and observations.
• Utilize various assessments to inform activity planning and goal-setting, sharing outcomes with families.
• Implement social-emotional development strategies and behavior interventions, collaborating closely with case managers, parents, and organizational leaders.
• Collaborate with therapists for children with developmental delays, supporting skill development.
• Complete required data entry and maintain necessary documentation.
• Conduct home visits, parent-teacher conferences, and create child progress reports.
• Uphold Vogel's cultural fundamentals and mission statement, respecting client confidentiality.

Requirements

• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
• An empathetic and engaging approach to working with diverse populations.
• Strong organizational and technology skills.
• Ability to work autonomously, maintaining accountability.
• Capacity to manage complex workloads and diverse personalities.
• Superior interpersonal skills, tactful, mature, and flexible.
• Knowledge of early childhood education best practices and regulations.
• A commitment to continuous professional development and learning.
• A bachelor's degree in Early Childhood or related field preferred.
• CDA certification required.
• 3-5 years of classroom experience preferred (not required with Bachelor's/Associate's in Early Childhood).
• First Aid and CPR certification (or willingness to obtain).

Qualifications

• Successful completion of criminal history check and health screenings.

Skills

• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
• An empathetic and engaging approach to working with diverse populations.
• Strong organizational and technology skills.
• Ability to work autonomously, maintaining accountability.
• Capacity to manage complex workloads and diverse personalities.
• Superior interpersonal skills, tactful, mature, and flexible.
• Knowledge of early childhood education best practices and regulations.
• A commitment to continuous professional development and learning.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Health savings account.
• Life insurance.
• Paid time off.
• Professional development assistance.
• Referral program.
• Tuition reimbursement.

Pay

This is a full-time salaried position with a salary range of $35,000 - $60,000 per year based on education and experience.

Schedule

This is a full-time position.