Early Childhood Infant Teacher

• In support of the organization’s mission, provide leadership for and work in cooperation with the team of program staff, to create and ensure a safe, nurturing, culturally appropriate environment. This includes positive role modeling, effective supervision of children and behavior management, organizing and carrying out curriculum activities and individual planning for children.
• In cooperation with program staff, be responsible for meeting the needs of children in care. This includes development of and following each child’s or classroom daily schedule for health, transportation, meals, rest and curriculum activities. The Early Childhood Teacher must exercise flexibility to meet the daily needs of the center/program.
• Must be knowledgeable of, abide by, and ensure staff compliance of all State of Nebraska Childcare Licensing regulations, and COA standards.
• Ensure the completeness and accuracy of documentation regarding children according to the organization’s policies and procedures. This may include incident reports, daily communication with parents, and other program documentation.
• Play a lead role in the development and implementation of Creative Curriculum practices into children’s routines. Assist other staff in planning classroom and individual studies and themes, routine care, and classroom environments.
• In support of other teachers and program philosophy, provide parents with relevant child development information, positive communication regarding their child and follow through on reasonable parent requests. Establish and maintain relationships with families that foster trust and respect.
• Participate in leadership and ongoing professional development opportunities and attend mandatory trainings including curriculum and agency required training. Meet the pre-service and ongoing training requirements as dictated by the organization.
• Plan for and carry out parent conferences and plan for/assist with family events related to early childhood development to ensure that parent conferences and events are positive and performed on a regular basis.
• Actively participate in all staff meetings and assist in the facilitation of necessary team meetings.
• Support CEDARS mission and be knowledgeable of its services in addition to community resources available to families.
• Manage the day-to-day operations as assigned. Be responsible for cleanliness, upkeep of the center and outdoor property always.
• Ensure client confidentiality, promote ethical practices, and always maintain professional boundaries.
• Perform staff observation for designated staff and provide feedback and consultation when necessary. This also includes providing information to the Program Director to be used for staff performance evaluations.
• Assist the Program Director in monitoring client/staff ratios.
• Adhere to policies and procedures of CEDARS.

• 19 years of age or older
• Associate or bachelor's degree in a related field in child development or education; Child Development Associate (CDA) credential, Certified Childcare Professional (CCP) credential, or equivalent is also accepted.
• Genuine interest in and concern for children, youth and their families
• Sensitive to the cultural and socioeconomic characteristics of the clients and families we serve
• Valid Nebraska driver’s license and a good driving record 
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• medical, dental, and vision coverages
• flexible spending accounts and health spending accounts
• personal leave, emergency leave, paid holidays, and floating holidays
• retirement plan with 5% company match
• life & long-term disability insurance
• employee assistance program
• wellness and engagement program
• early childhood childcare discount
• mileage reimbursement
• extensive training and professional development opportunities

Salary : $18