Love working with children? Join us in providing high-quality, mission-driven, child care! Excellent benefits, training and ongoing continuing education provided.

Compensation range: $15.00-$16.50 based on education. (CDA or Associates or Bachelors in early childhood related field). 

Free Childcare for 1 child offered based on availability

Organization Overview

Since 1906 YWCA Utah has been a voice for women, a force for change, and a place for hope. Our enduring belief is that better lives for women – all women – will lead to stronger families and communities. YWCA is Utah’s most comprehensive provider of family violence services; our programs include walk-in services and a crisis line, emergency shelter, transitional housing, children’s programs, and a vast array of supportive services. In addition to our work in the area of family violence, the YWCA also reaches out broadly into the community with offerings for every woman, including a nationally accredited child care and early education center, leadership opportunities for women at all life stages, and opportunities to participate more fully in civic life. YWCA Utah is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.

Benefits:

• Paid parental leave
• Free Childcare for 1 child offered based on availability
• Generous package of vacation, sick, and bereavement time available to all employees (amount accrued varies based on hours/week)
• Health and dental insurance eligibility for employees, partners, and dependents
• 10 paid holidays
• Employer retirement contribution of up to 10.5% of gross annual salary when eligible
• Professional development with internal and external training opportunities
• Discounted, on-site, community early child education (based on availability)
• Free IHC Employee Assistance program providing counseling options to employees, partners, and dependents

Position Summary:

Assist Lead Teacher in planning and implementing educational and play-based child care to ensure health, safety, and enrichment of children from birth through age five.

Essential Job functions:

1. Assist in planning, implementing and supervising infant/toddler/preschooler stimulation and educational activities in order to enhance their emotional and physical growth.
2. Provide developmentally appropriate care, comfort, nurturing and guidance to infants/toddlers/preschoolers in order to enhance their emotional and physical growth.
3. Assist children with acquisition of age-appropriate social skills.
4. Supervise and implement appropriate feeding schedules and individual maintenance requirements.
5. Ensure the cleanliness, orderliness, and safety of facility according with health and hygiene standards, including but not limited to the toileting area, toys, cots, sheets, diaper changing area and food service/preparation area.
6. Work with teaching team to create and maintain a cheerful, aesthetically pleasing child care environment that reflects the cultural diversity and interests of the children.
7. Share responsibilities for accurate record keeping, data collection, and anecdotal child reports in order to ensure coordinated departmental interventions.
8. Monitor emotional and physical health of children, report all cases of suspected child abuse and respond to emergencies as needed in order to protect children.
9. Maintain compliance to Child Care Licensing, Federal Food Program, NAEYC Accreditation and YWCA standards.
10. Assist Lead Teacher in preparation of materials of daily lesson plans, and alert director when supplies are running low or when toys or equipment are in need of repair.
11. Obtain and maintain adequate awareness and observance of appropriate developmental guidelines and techniques for behavior management in accordance with state licensing and NAEYC standards.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities:

• Uphold and act in accordance with the mission of the organization, vision, values and strategic direction of the organization.

• Demonstrate commitment to understanding and using Sanctuary Model principles, language, and tools in daily work.
• Model YWCA community standards and encourage program participants and other staff to follow them.
• Understand and follow all established organizational and program-related policies, procedures and protocols.
• Keep all records necessary to ensure that work is conducted in accordance with agency, contractual, and legal requirements. Records are expected to be complete, accurate, and timely.
• Satisfactorily perform all duties outlined in this job description.
• Maintain all certifications and licensing related to role, program licensing, and grant standards including but not limited to: CPR, First Aid, Food Handlers Permit, LCSW/CSW/SSW, etc.
• Attend all required staff meetings, individual and/or group supervision, agency-wide staff and other training, as well as any other meetings and activities as requested.
• Monitor campus security in collaboration with all staff to protect the safety and well-being of program participants, staff, and visitors.

Qualifications:

• 18 years of age. CDA preferred. If no CDA or other higher educational requirements within a year of hire. 
• Experience working with children required.
• An understanding of and agreement with YWCA Utah’s mission, values and philosophy regarding the elimination of racism, empowerment of women and commitment to anti-oppression work and social justice.
• Understanding and commitment to issues of cultural diversity and anti-racism.
• Ability to work scheduled hours on a regular basis.
• Must be able to pass criminal background screening.

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YWCA Utah is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process due to disability, it is available upon request. No applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.

Physical/Sensory Demands
Work is generally performed in a safe and comfortable office environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: sit for long periods of time; use computer to enter data; use telephone to converse with customers and employees; walk and stand for long periods of time; perform repetitive wrist, hand and/or finger movement. Travel to attend conferences, training, outreach and other events occurs routinely.
Equal Opportunity Employer
YWCA Utah is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process due to disability, it is available upon request. No applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.