Early Childhood Teacher II - 500821

Key Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on care and supervise children, ensuring their safety, health, and well-being throughout the day.
• Lead the planning and delivery of developmentally appropriate, play-based lessons aligned with Ohio’s Early Learning Standards.
• Observe, assess, and document children’s development to guide individualized instruction and classroom planning.
• Maintain an organized, safe, and stimulating classroom environment that reflects children’s interests, supports all areas of development, and meets Ohio Step Up To Quality standards.
• Ensure compliance with Ohio licensing requirements, center policies, and classroom procedures.
• Prepare and organize classroom materials, learning centers, and schedules to support active engagement and learning.
• Foster nurturing relationships, encourage positive behaviors, and model social-emotional skills.
• Communicate effectively with families about children’s progress, needs, and daily experiences.
• Collaborate with team members, administrators, and community partners to support children’s learning, developmental transitions, and overall well-being.
• Supervise routines such as meals, snacks, and rest periods, ensuring health, safety, and program standards are maintained.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be eighteen (18) years of age and possess a H.S. diploma or GED equivalent.
• Associate degree in early childhood education or a closely related field, or valid Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential required.
• Demonstrated experience engaging and caring for young children in an educational setting.
• Must have or obtain the following trainings within three (3) months of employment: Infant & Child First Aid & CPR, Common Childhood Communicable Disease, Recognition and Prevention of Child Abuse.
• Shall not have any convictions of child abuse or crimes involving moral turpitude.
• Must have a fingerprint check by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI).

Conditions Of Employment

• To promote the highest levels of health and well-being, the University of Toledo campuses are tobacco-free.
• Pre-employment health screening requirements for the University of Toledo Health Science Campus Medical Center will include drug and other required health screenings for the position.