Childcare Teacher

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Bonus based on performance
• Dental insurance
• Employee discounts
• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Training & development
• Vision insurance
• Wellness resources

The position of a Childcare Teacher is an important role in the early childhood environment as teaching is a team effort. The assistant teacher will work alongside the lead teacher to implement a variety of daily activities which include observing, supervising and educating children, organizational duties, and optimizing the learning and play environment while also meeting the childcare health and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Assist the lead teacher with curriculum development (lesson plan) that is age appropriate for the children in the classroom Assist the lead teacher in implementing activities on the lesson plan and following the daily schedule
• Assist the lead teacher in observing and assessing children’s behavior and progress
• Assist and engage with the children throughout the day
• Follow and implement health, safety and sanitation procedures throughout the day
• Maintain regulatory compliance

Job Responsibilities to maintain employment:

• Complete 15 hours of professional development annually and implement what you have learned back into the classroom
• Update TB skin test every two years
• Complete a professional development plan with the director annually
• Complete a staff evaluation with the director annually
• Complete CPR/First Aid certification every two years (if required by director)
• Complete the 1.5 hour Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma Training in the first year of hire
• Complete 6 hours of Orientation in the first 90 days of hire
• Follow and implement all center policies and procedures on a daily basis
• Other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements

• Frequent sitting with occasional standing and walking for 8-10 hour shifts.
• Frequent use of fine motor skills to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls and ability to reach with hands and arms on a regular basis.
• Intermittently required to lift objects weighing up to 20 pounds.
• Consistently required to talk and/or hear.

Required Skills/Abilities

• Proof of high school diploma/GED/Commonwealth Child Care Credential (CCCC)
• Complete the National Background Check Program for Kentucky and any out of state background checks
• Provide a TB skin test or health professional statement
• Other functions may be assigned, and management retains the right to add or change the duties at any time.