Child Care Teacher

CoreTechs

Richmond, VA

$18–$22 Per Hour
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10 days ago

Job Description

Child Care Teacher
Richmond, VA 23298 - Onsite

SCHEDULE NOTES

Child Care Center Open 6:00 AM - 8:00 PM, Monday - Friday
A 7.5 Hour Shift would be within those hours.
MUST HAVE 2 YEARS CHILDCARE EXPERIENCE

Note: MUST be legally authorized to work in the United States.

JOB SUMMARY:

Utilizing the Reggio education approach, the Child Care Teacher plans, develops and implements child creative and adaptive lesson plans and provides a safe, secure and engaging environment for children six weeks to six years age. As part of a teaching team, Child Care Teacher ensures that interactions with children support their self-esteem and promote their growth and development. The Child Care Teacher makes learning a fun process that allows and encourages children to explode their full potential

DUTIES:

Plan, develop and implement lesson plans for assigned classroom
Document children’s daily progress and activities and prepare reports to parents
Ensure that the classroom is clean and neat and free of health hazards or infection control risks
Supervise teacher aides and volunteers assigned to their classroom or within their scope of practice throughout the center
Provides support for the program goals designed to promote autonomy, significant respect for the abilities of children, involvement of parents and enriched experience which aid in maximizing the potential of the developing child and family
Demonstrates understanding of how Reggio concepts are implemented in both the indoor and outdoor classrooms
Licensing and /or Accrediting Body Requirements and Standard
Performs in adherence to licensing and /or Accrediting Body Requirements and Standard
Develops Lesson Plans/Goals designed to nurture and promote cognitive, social and motor development
Plans for and promote gross and fine motor development, language skills and independence
Focuses on enhancing self-concepts and self-esteem through positive interactions with children and families
Documents & Provides Feedback/Observations
Prepares, review and maintains assigned written reports and records for each child
Follows established policies, procedures and regulatory guidelines in an effort to support best practice for children and families
Continuing Education/Required Meeting Actively participates in staff meetings, special sessions and mandatory CE events
Maintains collaborative team relationships with other teachers/staff
Meets with other teachers, team leader, Site Supervisor or Director to communicate need of the children, staff and area
Review data provided on each child and provide for a smooth transition into and out of the area for both parents and children
Infection Control & Environmental Health/Safety Utilize infection control procedure and demonstrate safe consciousness in assessing environmental needs
Ensure that classroom tables, chairs, cabinets, cubbies, cots, toys and bookshelves are cleaned routinely to ensure that infection control risks are minimized
Clean/sweeps floors to remove materials that may pose a safety hazard (food, water, paper, etc.)
Removes broken toys, reports unsafe wood surfaces or running surfaces
Ensure that staff are stationed on the playground to allow for adequate supervision and response time for the children’s needs and coverage for station are consistently maintained
Ensures that bleach and cleaning solutions are prepared correctly, are labeled with date and time and are in a locked area
Assist in coordinating environmental needs with team to ensure a safe, clean, well-stocked area and an area which meets the children and family’s needs
Performs other duties are assigned and/or participates in special projects in order to support the mission of VCUHS and department
Accept alternate assignments, as required

SKILLS:

Previous experience working with children ages six (6) weeks to six (6) years of age (paid or unpaid)
Two (2) years of formal experience
Frequent bending. Climbing (steps, ladder, other)
Reasoning abilities
Problem-solving abilities
Ability to hear effectively
Ability to speak clearly
Ability to write legibly
Reading and comprehension abilities
Logical thinking abilities
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Ability to manage frequent and intense customer interactions
Ability to adapt to frequent change
Ability to handle multiple priorities
Frequent and intense customer interaction
Ability to work in Noisy Environment

PREFERRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

Experience specifically working with children six (6) weeks to two (2) years old
Familiarity with the Reggio philosophical approach to education for children

Required Education

Two (2) year degree in early childhood education, child psychology, psychology or closely related field
High School Diploma or equivalent
Minimum of 40 hours of coursework in early childhood education or related field (i.e. Child Psychology, Children’s Literature) OR Equivalent combination of education and experience

Preferred Education:

Bachelors or Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education or Elementary Education

Required Certifications & Licensure:

Child Development Associate (CDA) Certificate

Preferred Certifications & Licensure:

Child Development Associate (CDA) Certificate

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we are an organization that values diversity. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, including minorities and persons with disabilities.

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Numbers & Facts

Location	Richmond, VA
Salary	$18–$22 Per Hour

Skills

Best Practicesunmatched
Child Developmentunmatched
Child Psychologyunmatched
Childcareunmatched
Customer Relationsunmatched
Diversityunmatched
Early Childhood Educationunmatched
Environmental Healthunmatched
Environmental Impactunmatched
Food Safetyunmatched
High School Diplomaunmatched
Housekeeping/Cleaningunmatched
Infection Controlunmatched
Lesson Plansunmatched
Licensingunmatched
Multitaskingunmatched
Needs Assessmentunmatched
Policy Developmentunmatched
Primary Schoolunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Procedure Developmentunmatched
Regulationsunmatched
Reporting Skillsunmatched
Risk Managementunmatched
Safety Processunmatched
Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
Team Lead/Managerunmatched
Team Playerunmatched
Training/Teachingunmatched
Writing Skillsunmatched

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