Job Title: Daycare Teacher (Two-Year Old Room)
Program: Early Childhood Education
Reports to: Facility Director, Fayette Early Learning Academy
Position Summary: The Daycare Teacher in a classroom is responsible for the academic, social-emotional growth and development of all children in their care, which may include children ranging in age from toddlers to preschool age children. Daycare Teachers develop partnerships with birth parent’s/child’s caregivers to engage and encourage parental participation in program. The Teacher is also responsible for assuring compliance with codes of all State and local governing/licensing agencies, and works collegially with other staff members.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Develops weekly lesson plans, and implements age appropriate curriculum to nurture and stimulate all domains of children’s development in their care.
- Provides a developmentally appropriate classroom environment that reflects the children’s learning and growth.
- On an ongoing basis, plans, evaluates, and improves the physical environment in the classroom to create opportunities to meet the changing needs of the developing child.
- Provides responsive care to all children by adapting daily care giving routines and plans to the interests and needs of the individual child and the group.
- Completes child transition and orientation of the classroom with parents.
- Maintains ongoing, open communication with parents/ caregivers and provides a classroom environment that encourages parent participation.
- Plans periodic parent conferences to discuss children's developmental progress, needs and interests.
- Maintains accurate, complete, and timely client and agency records, including completion of daily meal and attendance records.
- Maintains up to date emergency forms, curriculum plans, individual child development profile, and other records as needed.
- Completes daily health checks regarding hygiene, safety, and overall well-being of the children.
- Provides functional training and guidance to staff, interns, substitutes and volunteers assigned to the classroom.
Education:
- All staff must provide a clean background check before the first day of employment.
- At least 1 year of experience is preferred for teachers.
- CDA or higher is required, with the exception of the existence or creation of a Professional Development Plan with a 6-month limit for obtaining a CDA or higher. Assistance in this can be provided.
Skills & Abilities:
- Early Child Development knowledge and experience.
- Good communication, problem solving, and priority setting skills as well as maintaining an overall positive and professional attitude /disposition.
- Ability to use a computer or tablet to input developmental data.
- Ability to effectively plan, organize and implement educational activities.
- Ability to make decisions on behalf of children and protect their well-being.
- Must be able to manage confidential information.
- All employees, regardless of position, serve as role models for children and adolescents who are served by our agency. Therefore, each employee must at all times be emotionally stable and able to function effectively with children, adolescents, and adults who may have mental or behavioral health problems. The staff must be able to demonstrate appropriate daily behavior, appropriate expression of emotions, as well as appropriate role modeling. Hostility, aggression, and unnecessary or inappropriate physical actions as well as inappropriate emotional expression are not acceptable.
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to:
- Frequently walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, and talks or hears.
- Often required to stand and sit; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, bend, squat or crawl.
- Lift and carry up to 25 pounds and, in case of emergency, a 40 pound child.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
- May occasionally be required to drive a motor vehicle.
Fayette Early Learning Academy is fully committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and to attracting, retaining, developing, and promoting the most qualified employees without regard to their race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by state or local law. We are dedicated to providing a work environment free from discrimination and harassment, and where employees are treated with respect and dignity.
Job Type: Full-time/Part-Time
Pay: $11.00 - $13.00 per hour
Job Types: Part-time, Full-time
Pay: $11.00 - $13.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Professional development assistance
Schedule:
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
Experience:
- Childcare: 1 year (Required)
License/Certification:
- CPR & First Aid certification (Preferred)
- TCC/CDA or Associates Degree (Preferred)
Work Location: In person