Daycare Teacher

A daycare teacher works with young children, including infants, toddlers, and pre-schoolers, and is responsible for their well-being and education while parents are at work. The job description of a daycare teacher requires patience, compassion, responsibility, strong organizational skills, and a background in working with children.
Position Description
A daycare teacher watches children whose parents work full time, designs creative activities to entertain children and aid in their intellectual development, and encourages positive interactions among children at the daycare home.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities of a Daycare Teacher

• Monitors all children under care while parents are at work.
• Ensures that children are safe and well behaved.
• Designs craft projects and other creative activities for children to complete.
• Provides snacks and meals for children.
• Makes sure daycare home is clean and organized.
• Takes children outside and oversees recess as they play outside.
• Monitors interactions between children to ensure there are no fights or disputes.
• Disciplines children when necessary.
• Provides updates to parents on children’s behavior and progress.
• Administers first aid when necessary.
• Comforts children who are homesick or upset.
• Designs activities that help children learn alphabet and basic reading skills.
• Arranges and oversees naptimes.
• Feeds, changes, and carries infants at the daycare home.
• Required to complete 20 hours of training each year.
• Administers care to sick children until they can be picked up by parents.
• Contacts parents in the event of an emergency.
• Answers parent inquiries.
• Addresses and resolves disputes among children.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrates patience and compassion.
• Exhibits traits of a responsible and attentive person.
• Demonstrates strong organizational skills.
• Possesses knowledge of proper childcare techniques.
• Possesses strong listening skills.
• Demonstrates ability to communicate effectively with young children.
• Exhibits strong leadership skills.
• Is able to think and act quickly in a crisis.
• Possesses knowledge of basic first aid and emergency procedures.
• Demonstrates strong problem-solving skills.
• Exhibits ability to think creatively and innovatively when designing activities.
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills.
• Possesses physical and mental stamina required to oversee large numbers of young children on a daily basis.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $10.00 per hour

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Enoch, UT 84721: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Childcare: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $10 - $-1