Childcare Teacher

Job Description

Join the Suwannee Valley 4C’s Teaching Team!

Starting Pay Rate $15.84 Hour

Suwannee Valley 4Cs is the Head Start and Early Head Start grantee in Columbia, Hamilton, Lafayette and Suwannee counties. Established in 1985, we are a private, non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of low-income children and their families by offering comprehensive early childhood development services.

Work Schedule: M-F, 7:30 am- 4:00 pm, 12 month position

OVERVIEW OF BENEFITS:

• 14 Paid holidays/year
• Paid Time Off (PTO)13 days/year
• Teacher Planning Time Daily
• Health, Dental and Supplemental Insurance
• Agency-paid Life Insurance
• Pension Plan
• Tuition Assistance/Scholarship

Basic Function:

Assist the Co-Teacher in conducting classroom activities, planning, and recordkeeping, maintaining classroom environment and ratios, and supervising children.

Qualifications:

• Infant/Toddler Teacher – Staff Credential Preferred (CDA, FCCPC)
• Three (3) years of classroom experience working with infants/toddlers preferred
• Child care training (Parts I & II – 40 hours) requirement pursuant to Chapter 65C-22, required by DCF
• 5 Hour Literacy Course as required by DCF
• Safe Sleep/Shaken Baby Syndrome training required by DCF to complete at Orientation/within 30 days of hire
• Must clear Department of Children and Families background screening requirements
• Must pass physical
• Must have current First-Aid/Pediatric CPR certification
• Must have access to dependable transportation with valid current liability insurance and a valid driver’s license

Skills:

• Ability to lift 45 lbs. from floor level and carry 75 feet several times a day
• Ability to get up and down from floor level throughout the day
• Ability to bend and lift child from floor level to changing table throughout the day (EHS)
• Ability to establish and maintain warm, nurturing long-term relationships with young children and their families
• Good communication skills
• Flexible, resourceful and cooperative attitude; adapts positively to change
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisor, subordinates/peers
• Understanding of and sensitivity to the needs of low income families with young children
• Personal commitment to the healthy development of young children
• Good record-keeping skills

Please upload a copy of your DCF Child Care Training Transcript along with your resume

EOE / Drug Free Workplace

Our Agency is Required to Participate in the Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. Education and Awareness Website: https://info.flclearinghouse.com

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $15.84 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan

Application Question(s):

• Do you have the required 45 DCF training hours?
• Do you currently have a Florida Childcare Credential (FCCPC or National CDA)?

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Work Location: In person