Teacher Associate - Child Care Center - Full Time

About the role

The Elliot Child Care Center is an employee-sponsored Early Care and Education program within the Elliot Hospital's healthcare industry setting. It offers year-round employment and fantastic healthcare industry benefits.

What You’ll Do

• Assists, plans, and implements the daily program under the direction, or in place of, the Lead Teacher in cases approved by the Director or designee.
• Assists in establishing, preparing for, and caring for a developmentally appropriate environment.
• Makes suggestions to Lead Teacher and/Director that may benefit the classroom or program.
• Supervises and interacts with children in all activities.
• Helps maintain a program that helps each child have a positive experience throughout the day by treating all children with dignity and respect and allowing for individual difference, providing for the children’s individual needs, and assisting other staff with appropriate techniques.
• Helps maintain the observational and assessment records kept on each child.
• Completes all required paperwork in a diligent and thorough manner.
• Adheres to program’s policies, health and safety regulations, and emergency procedures.
• Communicates with families in an open, friendly, and professional manner about their children through regular interaction, including verbal and written reports.
• Maintains courteous and professional communication and relationships with coworkers at all times.
• Maintains and professional attitude at all times and maintain loyalty to the program.
• Attends all staff meetings and recommended training programs and conferences.
• Provides the Director or designee with documentation in accordance with program and/or state requirements.
• Follows all applicable NH child Care Program Licensing Rules, with particular attention to maintaining child: staff ratios.
• Shows initiative in the improvement of early childhood education, our program, and our curriculum/environment.

Job Qualifications

• Education: Must be 18 years of age, have a high school diploma or general equivalency diploma. A minimum of 9 early childhood credits, or related field, including at least one 3 credit course in child growth and development, from a regionally accredited college OR Child Development Associate Credential preferred.
• Experience: Six (6) months experience with relevant & appropriate age group preferred.
• Certification: First Aid and CPR certification preferred or must be obtained within 90 days of hire.
• Licensure: Must meet current NH Child Care Licensing regulations for Associate Teacher.