Child Care Teacher

WE'VE GOT BENEFITS!

Paid Bi-weekly

Employee Only Health Benefits-$30/month

Free Employee Only Life & Dental Insurance

Discounted Child Care

403B Retirement-Employer Contribution at 1 year

Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) & Holidays

Paid Parental Leave at 1 year

We are looking for a fun and engaging Child Care Teacher to encourage the healthy intellectual and psychological growth of the children in our facilities. You will teach and actively supervise young children while also motivating them to use their mental capacities and exercise their imagination.  

• Prepare child development materials and arrange a physical environment to meet the changing needs of infants and toddlers.
• Plan and implement a child development program utilizing the Integrated Approach.
• Serve as the primary provider for a small group of children.
• Design and incorporate the Head Start content areas of health, nutrition and parent involvement.
• Planning and implementation of a program geared to infants and toddlers, including role modeling desired behavior by all childcare workers.
• Use the appropriate skills to meet social, emotional, physical and developmental needs of individual infants and toddlers.
• Prepare child development materials and arrange a physical environment to meet the changing needs of infants and toddlers.
• Observe children for safety and assessment purposes and maintain child assessment records.
• Participate in planning, assessing and evaluation of program content and center plans.
• Establish and maintain ongoing communications with each child and their family.
• A minimum of three home visits per year must be conducted with appropriate records of these contacts.
• Must conduct two parent conferences.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of IAD and resource materials.
• Supervise and guide children during mealtime, toileting, hand washing, rest periods and play activities.
• Supervise and direct teacher assistants and volunteers.
• Responsible for maintaining clean and sanitary classroom area.
• Participate in all staff development activities, in-service training and workshops.
• Perform other related duties as required.

• AA degree in Child Development or a closely related field OR high school diploma or equivalent with Infant/Toddler Child Development Associates (CDA) and a health card.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Must demonstrate the ability to communicate and interact effectively and professionally with both children and adults.
• Insured and reliable vehicle for transportation.
• Must be able to pass a pre-employment and/or periodic physical examination, TB skin test, and complete background check every 24 months.

BENEFITS PACKAGE INCLUDES:

Child Care Associates offers a competitive benefits package that is provided to all fulltime employees that include health, dental and life insurance coverage. Additional voluntary benefits are offered to all fulltime employees in addition to the core benefits package. 

After completing one (1) year of service, the company contributes 4% of the employee's earnings to the 403(b) retirement plan. If the employee also elects to make a contribution to the plan, Child Care Associates will match half (50%) of the employee's contribution up to 4% of base salary.

Child Care Associates provides other benefits, which are outlined in the Staff Handbook, such as paid holidays, paid time off (PTO).