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Department OBGYN-Horizons - 412480 Career Area Other Posting Open Date 06/18/2026 Application Deadline 07/06/2026 Position Type Temporary Staff (SHRA) Position Title Early Childhood Teacher Position Number 20031998 Vacancy ID S027692 Full-time/Part-time Full-Time Temporary Hours per week 40 Work Schedule Position Location North Carolina, US Hiring Range $20.00 per hour Proposed Start Date Estimated Duration of Appointment 6 months or longer
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Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education and research.
Patient care: We promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.
Education: We prepare tomorrow`s healthcare professionals and biomedical researchers from all backgrounds by facilitating learning within innovative and integrated curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education to ensure a highly skilled workforce.
Research: We develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers and resources. We provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our university to support outstanding research. We foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic and population research.
Position Summary
This position will implement developmentally appropriate activities for the children ages birth to five on an as-needed basis to support staff in their absence. This position will comply with policies and regulations including meeting all regulations of the NC Division of Child Development, Early Head Start and the policies and procedures of the childcare center daily. This position will also be responsible for complying with the administrative policies of the UNC Horizons Program and the childcare center.
This position will provide supervision of and interaction with the children in care to maintain a safe, healthy and nurturing learning environment. The Early Childhood Development Practitioner will contribute to the maintenance of the childcare center's physical environment by discarding any broken or dangerous toys and informing supervisor of any health/safety hazards of the center's physical environment or of items that need to be replaced.
This position will establish and maintain effective communication with parents and offer support, advice and encouragement to the parents regarding their child's goals, accomplishments and overall well-being. This position will communicate questions and concerns regarding Horizons and/or Sunrise Corner with other team members with appropriate supervisors.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
High school diploma or equivalency and one year of related childcare experience; or equivalent combination of training and experience.
Management Preferences
Coursework in Early Childhood Development or similar field
Special Physical/Mental Requirements Campus Security Authority Responsibilities
Not Applicable.
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