Child Care Lead Infant Teacher, Oak Park YMCA

Come Learn and Grow with Us!!

We are hiring outgoing, loving, and dependable staff that enjoy teaching through play. We are a play-based center that encourages learning through experiences. Our lead teachers have the ability to teach in a variety of ways. We encourage you to make our curriculum your own and put your own spin on it.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Meet the emotional, social, physical and cognitive needs of each child ranging from 6 months to 15 months of age.
• Maintain a file on each child while keeping confidentiality on all information on child/parent
• Plan and prepare activities that are developmentally appropriate for the children in your classroom, adhering to research-based child development principles.
• Execute creative curriculum to individually and collectively nurture the children, providing a variety of experiences that promote physical development, creative expression, language development, and relational opportunities.
• Report progress of children to parents in bi-annual reports and through parent-teacher conferences
• Maintain daily open communications with parents and share information to better plan with them on how to meet their childs needs
• Keep accident reports.
• Maintain a safe and healthy environment.
• Attend in-service and staff meetings
• Supervise assistants, aids and volunteers in the classroom.
• Keep all appropriate records and meet all applicable licensing regulations.
• Maintain a neat, attractive, stimulating, and safe environment conducive to learning
• Give medicine to children as outlined by parents
• Adhere to State of Michigan Child Care Licensing rules and regulations
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life insurance eligibility
• Paid Time Off
• Work Monday through Friday, no weekend hours (unless training is required)
• Free YMCA Adult Membership
• 50% discount on program fees for themselves up to $500 per year
• 15% retirement contribution upon eligibility

Job Requirements:

• Must be at least 21 years of age
• Prefer a Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or other related field OR Associate’s Degree with 2 years professional experience in child care field OR be willing to complete required classes within two years of your hire date
• Completion of YMCA trainings within a required time frame.

Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is often required to: bend, stoop, kneel, twist, reach with hands, sit, stand for an extended period of time, lift and/or move up to 40 pounds, have finger dexterity, grasp, perform repetitive motions, talk, hear and have visual acuity.

Disclaimers:

• Must complete successful background screening and drug test for YMCA and all other off-site screenings for partnering organizations.
• This job description may not be all-inclusive and employee is expected to perform all other duties as assigned by direct management.
• Job descriptions and duties may be modified when deemed appropriate by management.

Include: Cover letter, resume, transcripts, and three references

Pay: $18.00 - $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

License/Certification:

• Child Development Associate Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person