Child Care Teacher

At Lakeview Village, we are friendly professionals who are united by our passion for providing aging adults with a lifestyle and quality services above the rest. No matter the stage in your career, this is your opportunity to be a part of a community that creates cherished memories for our residents.

Lakeview Village is a continuing care retirement community that also has an on-site Child Development Center. We have an opening for a Child Care Teacher to work Full Time.

Lakeview's Child Care Teacher is responsible for upholding the Lakeview Village Child Development Center's (CDC) educational philosophies and goals by forming appropriate relationships with staff and families, providing guidance for the children, and providing overall management to the assigned classroom. Provides a warm, nurturing environment where families feel welcomed and loved.

Why join us?

• Competitive pay
• Health, dental, and vision benefits
• Retirement plan with employer match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Fitness center and pool

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Creates a classroom environment that fulfills the social, emotional, physical, spiritual, and intellectual needs of individual children, and the group as a whole.
• Takes responsibility for self-and team-functioning, contributes to a positive, upbeat work environment.
• Creates a clean, orderly, and safe physical environment that permits children to explore and learn.
• Interacts appropriately with children on a group and individual level and encourages them to participate in activities.
• Responds to the needs of children effectively, and with sensitivity.
• Ensures that children are appropriately and adequately supervised in all assigned areas.
• Establishes good relationships with children's parents, ensures that parents maintain positive involvement with the CDC.
• Interacts positively with residents, staff, and others.
• Complies with all child observation record keeping requirements. Observes, reports, and documents significant behaviors or developmental concerns to the CDC director in a timely manner.
• Utilizes appropriate, consistent, and positive discipline.
• Executes developmentally appropriate lesson plans as directed by the Preschool and Toddler II teachers.
• Ensures that children are released to only authorized adults.
• Assists in ensuring that the CDC consistently meets the goals of the intergenerational program.
• Assists in ensuring that the CDC consistently meets State licensing regulations.
• Assists the Director in effectively monitoring volunteers.
• Attends in-service training or educational meetings as required.