early childhood development specialist

Precious Moments Kids Academy

Overview Join our vibrant team as a Childcare Worker and become a vital part of nurturing young minds! In this role, you will create a safe, engaging, and supportive environment for children across various age groups, from toddlers to preschoolers. Your enthusiasm and dedication will help foster early childhood development, promote literacy and numeracy skills, and support individual learning needs. This paid position offers an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful difference in children&rsquo;s lives while working within a collaborative and dynamic educational setting.Responsibilities<ul><li>Develop and implement age-appropriate curriculum plans that promote early childhood education, literacy, math, and social skills.</li><li>Use learning management systems (LMS) and other educational technology tools to enhance lesson delivery and track student progress.</li><li>Adapt teaching strategies to meet the needs of children with disabilities or special education requirements, ensuring inclusive classroom experiences.</li><li>Manage classroom activities efficiently, maintaining positive behavior management and conflict resolution techniques.</li><li>Engage children through creative play, physical education, storytelling, and library services to stimulate curiosity and love for learning.</li><li>Collaborate with colleagues on instructional design, lesson planning, and curriculum development aligned with Montessori or other pedagogical approaches.</li><li>Provide individual tutoring or academic advising to support students&rsquo; unique learning goals and developmental milestones.</li></ul>Skills<ul><li>Strong knowledge of early childhood education principles, childhood development, and classroom management techniques.</li><li>Experience working with children in preschool or toddler care settings; private school experience is a plus.</li><li>Proficiency in lesson planning, instructional design, and integrating learning technology into daily activities.</li><li>Excellent communication skills for engaging with children, parents, colleagues, and community partners.</li><li>Ability to work effectively with individuals with disabilities or special needs using appropriate strategies.</li><li>Familiarity with curriculum development for literacy education, math instruction, physical education, and library services.</li><li>Demonstrated conflict management skills to foster a respectful and inclusive classroom environment. Embark on a rewarding career where your passion for teaching children meets your desire to inspire growth! We are committed to supporting your professional development through ongoing training in early childhood education methods, behavior management techniques, and innovative instructional strategies. Join us in shaping the future&mdash;one child at a time!</li></ul>Work Location: In person

Childcare Worker

St. Timothys Christian Preschool

Job Overview We are seeking enthusiastic and dedicated Preschool Floater Teachers for our summer programs and Preschool 2&rsquo;s Teachers for the fall semester. These roles are vital in creating a nurturing, engaging, and educational environment for young learners. As a Floater Teacher, you will provide flexible support across classrooms, ensuring smooth daily operations and enriching the children's experiences. The Preschool 2&rsquo;s Teacher will lead a dedicated classroom, fostering early childhood development through innovative lesson planning and interactive activities. Both positions offer rewarding opportunities to make a positive impact on children's growth and learning during their formative years.Responsibilities<ul><li>Implement developmentally appropriate curriculum development tailored to early childhood education standards</li><li>Support classroom management by maintaining a safe, organized, and stimulating environment for children</li><li>Engage children in literacy education, math activities, physical education, and creative play to promote holistic development</li><li>Assist with toddler care, behavior management, and classroom routines to foster positive social interactions</li><li>Collaborate with team members to develop lesson plans that incorporate Montessori principles and standardized testing when appropriate</li><li>Communicate effectively with parents and guardians about children's progress and classroom activities</li><li>Support children with special education needs through early intervention strategies and individualized attention when necessary</li></ul>Experience<ul><li>A minimum of 12 ECE units and at least one year teaching experience</li><li>Knowledge of childhood development theories and practices, including behavior management techniques</li><li>Experience in curriculum development, lesson planning, and implementing literacy or math education programs</li><li>Familiarity with early intervention methods and special education accommodations is a plus</li><li>Strong communication skills to effectively collaborate with colleagues and families</li><li>Previous experience in private schools or daycare environments is advantageous</li><li>Background in teaching physical education or tutoring young children is beneficial</li></ul>Join our team to inspire young minds, support their growth, and create joyful learning experiences! We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where every child can thrive through passionate teaching and dedicated care.Pay: $22.00 - $27.00 per hourBenefits:<ul><li>Dental insurance</li><li>Employee discount</li><li>Health insurance</li><li>Vision insurance</li></ul>Work Location: In person

Preschool Floater Teacher position for summer and Preschool 2's Teacher for fall

Intermountain Health

<div>Job Description:
Part-time position (10 hrs/wk) 
 
The Child Development Teacher promotes an environment of care for children that is safe and nurturing. The Child Development teacher interacts with children using developmentally appropriate practice to support their social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development.
Posting Specifics<ul><li>
Pay Rate: Based on experience</li><li>
Shift Details: Part-time position (10 hrs/wk) At least 10 hours per week but likely closer to 15 hours per week. 
Hours of operation at the Center are Monday-Friday from 5:45am - 6:45pm. 
Shifts would be mainly in the Afternoon and Evening hours (Monday - Friday). 
Typically STARTING between 2:00pm - 3:00pm and ENDING between 5:30pm - 7pm. Possibility of earlier hours needed to cover shifts for other staff time off. Need to be available all 5 days a week (Monday - Friday).
</li><li>Department: Child Development Center, Located at the R-Kids (Utah Valley Hospital Child Development Center)</li><li>
Additional Details: 
Passion for working with young children 
Flexibility in schedule 
Creativity and adaptability 
 
Due to the nature of the center being census based, scheduling differs based on how many children attend each day and there are often many changes to the schedule so this position requires flexibility to work well.</li></ul>
Minimum Qualifications<ul><li>
Six months experience working in an early childhood program</li><li>
Pediatric CPR, First Aid Certification within 60 days of hire</li><li>
Food Handlers Permit within 60 days of hire</li></ul>
Preferred Qualifications<ul><li>
Associate degree in Early Childhood Development/Education or a closely related field (Elementary Education, Family-Life Studies, Child Psychology). Education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified.</li><li>
Certificate in Early Childhood Development (CDA &ndash; Child Development Associate)</li></ul>
Essential Functions
This position works under broad guidelines dependent on the age, development, and classroom regulations for each group of children. Teachers must have great flexibility in providing care and activities for children.<ul><li>
Establishes a developmentally appropriate room environment that is safe, welcoming, clean, nurturing, and that stimulates learning and discovery.</li><li>
Provides direct supervision of children at all times.</li><li>
Warmly interacts with children using approved early childhood education standards and immediately attends to their physical and emotional needs.</li><li>
Follows all regulatory standards and best practices as outlined by Utah Department of Health, Child Care Licensing. Completes 20 hours of training to review these required standards annually.</li><li>
Accurately and professionally maintain daily records as required by State Licensing including incident reports, attendance sheets, and daily record sheets.</li><li>
Organizes engaging and educational activities, materials, and daily schedules that meet the developmental goals for each child in care.</li><li>
Maintain observation notes, conduct formal assessments, and provide other portfolio documentation to assess children&rsquo;s progress in achieving developmental milestones and behaviors. Information on each child&rsquo;s development will be shared with parents regularly, with two formal parent conferences annually.</li><li>
Observes and recognizes obvious difficulties individual children are having mastering developmentally appropriate milestones or behavior and discusses follow-up actions with leader and parents if needed.</li><li>
Is a team player and a continuous learner</li></ul>
Skills<ul><li>
Knowledge of child development and experience caring for children</li><li>
Love children. Flexibility to follow children&rsquo;s interests/needs, have patience and be kind.</li><li>
Ability to proactively resolve conflict and keep calm under stress</li><li>
Good organizational skills and time management</li><li>
Excellent customer service</li><li>
Professional verbal and written communication skills</li><li>
Ability to react quickly in emergencies to keep children safe</li><li>
Basic computer knowledge (Outlook Email, Microsoft Word, Internet navigation, uploading documentation) to maintain records, complete required training, communicate with parents/staff, plan curriculum</li></ul>
Physical Requirements<ul><li>
Ongoing need for employees to see and read information, documentation, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and to be able to assess children&rsquo;s needs.</li><li>
Frequent interactions with children, colleagues, clients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.</li><li>
Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate supplies and equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes manual writing, frequent use of computer/tablet (typing, documenting), performing routine care duties (changing diapers, sanitizing/cleaning, preparing/serving food, medication/bottle preparation), and engaging with children in fine-motor play. Dexterity and strength of hands and arms is needed to frequently lift and carry children up to 35 pounds.</li><li>
Expected to utilize full range of movement to safely care for children. Full range of movement includes the ability to walk, bend to retrieve, push, pull, and lift/carry children and equipment weighing up to 35 pounds. Employees must interact with children at the child&rsquo;s level, which requires the ability to frequently lean over, bend, squat/crouch, kneel, work on hands and knees, get down and back up from floor level, and sit on the floor or at a low level.</li><li>
Expected to be able to quickly respond to an emergency by running after a child in danger and perform all CPR/First Aid actions.</li></ul>
Location:
Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital
Work City:
Provo
Work State:
Utah
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
10
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
$18.30 - $23.79
We care about your well-being &ndash; mind, body, and spirit &ndash; which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.
Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
At Intermountain Health, we use the artificial intelligence (&quot;AI&quot;) platform, HiredScore to improve your job application experience. HiredScore helps match your skills and experiences to the best jobs for you. While HiredScore assists in reviewing applications, all final decisions are made by Intermountain personnel to ensure fairness. We protect your privacy and follow strict data protection rules. Your information is safe and used only for recruitment. Thank you for considering a career with us and experiencing our AI-enhanced recruitment process.
All positions subject to close without notice.</div>

Child Development Teacher

The Nest Schools

<div>
 
 Overview
 
 
 
 A re you a current Assistant Director or a lead teacher working in the field of Early Childhood Education? Do you currently feel you have
 
 hit a career wall?
 
 Are you looking for a new opportunity with
 
 better compensation, support
 
 , and a career that offers
 
 growth
 
 opportunities?
 
 
 If you answered YES to any of these questions, look no further, and let us be the first to introduce you to The Nest Schools!
 
 
 Founded in 2021, The Nest Schools is a new Early Childhood organization founded and operated by tenured early childhood professionals. We are driven by our vision to raise a world of kind, healthy, happy, and inspired children as the worldwide leader in early childhood programs for children, our families, and our team. We aspire to be THE state-of-the-art provider of Early Childhood programs and are looking for the best in the ECE industry to lead this school.
 
 
 We are seeking a School Director who understands the value of Early Childhood Education and will embrace the idea that our teachers are Early Childhood Professional Educators. We believe in this so much that each of our schools is supported by a full-time curriculum and education specialist. We also provide classroom budgets to spend on learning materials and crafts to ensure that your teachers can deliver the experiences they envision.
 
 
 We
 
 ACTIVELY
 
 strive to be a &ldquo;Best Workplace&rdquo; for all our teachers and staff via numerous programs designed around our core values of
 
 WELLNESS, INNOVATION, KINDNESS
 
 , and
 
 FUN
 
 !
 
 
 
 How do we achieve this?
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Nest Eggs Reward &amp; Recognition Program
 </li>
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 Mentor Programs
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 <li>
 Funday Mondays
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 <li>
 Director Retreats &ndash; training, with the most dynamic speakers and presenters in our industry
 </li>
 <li>
 N est University - the most INNOVATIVE approach, ANYWHERE to providing training and certificate programs leading to real career opportunities in the field of Early Childhood Education in the childcare/preschool space
 
 
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 </ul>
 
 We offer all the perks &ndash; and they keep getting better
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Industry-leading benefits and MONEY &ndash; best paid in the industry!
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 Career growth opportunities
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 <li>
 Centralized billing and receivables to relieve you of unneeded administrative duties
 </li>
 <li>
 Centralized call screening - to give you more time to focus on the quality of programs and children, families, and staff.
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 Centralized hiring screening
 </li>
 <li>
 Outside professional development opportunities - eg. NAEYC conferences, Nest Conferences, and more
 </li>
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 Fellowship with other directors both regionally and throughout the company
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 Qualifications
 
 
 
 <ul>
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 Previous administrative experience preferred. Preferably in large school
 </li>
 <li>
 Early Childhood Education Required
 </li>
 <li>
 Willing to obtain Director Credential
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 Pay Range
 
 
 
 USD $43,000.00 - USD $48,000.00 /Yr.
</div>

Childcare Assistant Director

Tiny Sprouts Playschool

Overview Join our vibrant childcare team as a Childcare Float/Cleaning Specialist, where your energy and dedication will make a meaningful difference in the lives of children and the smooth operation of our early childhood programs. In this dynamic role, you will provide flexible support across classrooms, assist with daily cleaning and sanitation tasks, and ensure a safe, engaging environment for young learners. Your proactive approach and caring nature will help foster a nurturing space that promotes growth, learning, and well-being for children of various ages.Duties<ul><li>Support classroom teachers by assisting with child supervision, activities, and behavior management to ensure a positive learning environment.</li><li>Provide attentive toddler and infant care, including feeding, diapering, and comforting children as needed.</li><li>Maintain cleanliness and sanitation standards throughout the facility by disinfecting toys, surfaces, and shared spaces regularly.</li><li>Assist with setup and cleanup of classroom materials, ensuring all areas are organized and safe for children&rsquo;s activities.</li><li>Support special education initiatives by working with children with disabilities or additional needs, following individualized plans.</li><li>Help manage classroom supplies inventory and notify staff when materials need replenishing or repairs are required.</li><li>Respond promptly to any safety concerns or emergencies by following established protocols and communicating effectively with staff.</li></ul>Qualifications<ul><li>Prior experience working with children in daycare, preschool, or early childhood education settings is highly preferred.</li><li>Knowledge of childhood development principles and age-appropriate caregiving practices.</li><li>Certification in first aid and CPR is required; additional training in special education or behavior management is a plus.</li><li>Demonstrated ability to work effectively with individuals with disabilities or special needs.</li><li>Strong classroom management skills combined with patience, compassion, and excellent communication abilities.</li><li>Experience in classroom setup, cleaning routines, and maintaining a safe environment for infants through preschool-aged children.</li><li>Ability to multitask efficiently while maintaining a lively, positive attitude that encourages children's growth and exploration. This paid position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to a nurturing educational environment while developing your skills in early childhood care and classroom support. We value energetic team players committed to creating joyful learning experiences for every child!</li></ul>Pay: $13.00 - $15.00 per hourBenefits:<ul><li>Childcare</li><li>Flexible schedule</li><li>Paid time off</li><li>Tuition reimbursement</li></ul>Work Location: In person

Childcare float/cleaning

ASA INTERNATIONAL

Job Summary We are seeking a passionate and dedicated Childcare Educator to inspire and nurture young minds in a dynamic early childhood education setting. In this role, you will create engaging learning experiences that promote childhood development, literacy, and social-emotional growth. Your enthusiasm and expertise will help foster a safe, inclusive, and stimulating environment where children can thrive. This paid position offers an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact on children's lives while developing your skills in classroom management, curriculum development, and early intervention strategies.Responsibilities<ul><li>Design and implement age-appropriate lesson plans that incorporate curriculum development principles, including literacy education, math, physical education, and Montessori methods.</li><li>Foster a positive classroom environment through effective behavior management and classroom management techniques.</li><li>Support children&rsquo;s social-emotional development by encouraging positive interactions and teaching conflict resolution skills.</li><li>Collaborate with families, colleagues, and specialists to support children with special education needs or those requiring early intervention services.</li><li>Monitor and assess children&rsquo;s progress using standardized testing methods and informal observations to tailor instruction accordingly.</li><li>Maintain a safe and clean classroom environment that complies with child welfare standards and daycare regulations.</li><li>Engage in ongoing professional development related to childhood development, preschool experience, toddler care, and early childhood education best practices.</li></ul>Requirements<ul><li>Proven experience working with children in a daycare, preschool, or private school setting with classroom experience in early childhood education.</li><li>Strong knowledge of childhood development theories, behavior management techniques, and classroom management strategies.</li><li>Familiarity with curriculum development, lesson planning, tutoring, and teaching physical education activities.</li><li>Experience working with students who have special needs or require early intervention support is preferred.</li><li>Excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with parents, colleagues, and external specialists.</li><li>Ability to implement Montessori or other educational methodologies as appropriate for the age group.</li><li>Certification in early childhood education or related fields is highly desirable; ongoing professional development is encouraged. Join us in shaping the future by providing nurturing care and innovative learning experiences for young children!</li></ul>Pay: $16.00 - $20.00 per hourBenefits:<ul><li>Dental insurance</li><li>Flexible schedule</li><li>Health insurance</li><li>Life insurance</li><li>Paid time off</li><li>Professional development assistance</li><li>Retirement plan</li><li>Vision insurance</li></ul>Work Location: In person

Childcare Educator

Scenic Rivers YMCA

Job Overview We are seeking a passionate and energetic Preschool Assistant to join our vibrant early childhood education team! In this role, you will play a vital part in creating a nurturing, engaging, and educational environment for young learners. Your enthusiasm and dedication will help foster curiosity, social skills, and foundational knowledge in preschool-aged children. This paid position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of young minds while working alongside experienced educators committed to excellence in early childhood education.Responsibilities<ul><li>Support lead teachers in implementing daily lesson plans aligned with curriculum standards, including literacy, math, and social-emotional learning activities</li><li>Assist with classroom management to promote a positive, safe, and inclusive environment for children of diverse backgrounds and abilities</li><li>Engage children in age-appropriate activities that encourage exploration, creativity, and critical thinking</li><li>Provide attentive toddler and preschooler care, ensuring their physical needs are met with compassion and professionalism</li><li>Help with classroom organization, including preparing materials for lessons and maintaining a clean learning space</li><li>Support children with special needs or disabilities by adapting activities and providing individualized assistance as needed</li><li>Foster effective communication with children, parents, and team members to ensure a collaborative approach to early childhood development</li></ul>Requirements<ul><li>Prior experience working with young children in daycare, preschool, or early childhood education settings</li><li>Knowledge of childhood development principles and best practices in early childhood education</li><li>Experience with classroom management techniques and behavior management strategies</li><li>Familiarity with curriculum development, including literacy education and foundational math skills</li><li>Ability to work effectively with children who have autism or other disabilities; experience working with children with special needs is highly desirable</li><li>Strong communication skills to collaborate with colleagues and engage parents positively</li><li>Certification or training in early childhood education, Montessori methods, or special education is preferred but not required</li><li>Passion for nurturing young learners&rsquo; growth through engaging lesson planning and hands-on activities</li></ul>Join us in making a meaningful difference in the lives of young children! This role offers the chance to develop your skills in early childhood education while contributing to a supportive team dedicated to fostering curiosity, confidence, and joy in learning.Job Type: Part-timePay: $12.50 - $15.00 per hourBenefits:<ul><li>Employee discount</li><li>Flexible schedule</li><li>Professional development assistance</li></ul>Work Location: In person

Child Care Assistant Teacher

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