Master Teacher

Job Summary and Responsibilities

The California Hospital Medical Center Early Care and Education programs provide early care and education services for infants, toddlers, and pre-school children. Staff within these programs are charged with nurturing and stimulating the social, emotional, language, cognitive, and physical development of each child. Center-based Early Care and Education programs are open year-round from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Duties include:

• Planning and preparing daily classroom activities.
• Direct instructional services.
• Maintaining high-quality classroom environments.
• Daily record keeping.

Job Requirements

• 2 years of experience working with children birth to five years.
• BA in Child Development or a minimum of 24 Child Development units required.
• Current CPR and First Aid training required.
• Bilingual English/Spanish language skills preferred.
• California Department of Education Teacher Permit preferred.

Where Youll Work

Founded in 1887, Dignity Health - California Hospital Medical Center is a 318-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in downtown Los Angeles, California. Serving over 70,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, heart care, womens health, and a family birth center.

In 2025, we opened our new patient tower, Grand Tower, featuring a dramatically expanded Emergency Department and Family Birth Center that will increase patient comfort and privacy. Additionally, California Hospital Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and recently was awarded the AMA/ASAs Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement, recognizing the hospitals commitment to providing the best stroke care.

California Hospital Medical Center shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health and CommonSpirit Health, one of the nations largest health care systems, dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality, and affordable patient-centered care.

Visit https://www.dignityhealth.org/socal/locations/californiahospital for more information.