Entry Level Child Care Preschool Teacher

Description

At the Early Learning Centers of Boys and Girls Club of Truckee Meadows, you can:

Build a great future for your community by working with the infants, toddlers, and preschoolers who need you most.

Teach children to walk, talk, count, and read letters by learning about conflict management and yourself through Conscious Discipline.

Develop yourself from entry level into a caring and knowledgeable early childhood provider.

As either a full-time or part-time teacher-in-training at our licensed Early Learning Centers, you will learn to:

• Check children in and out
• Give bottles to infants and feed solid foods as age appropriate
• Change diapers
• Put infants, toddlers, and preschoolers to sleep at nap time
• Soothe infants by singing to and cuddling them
• Supervise and play with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers on the floor
• Plan lessons for toddlers and preschoolers
• Lead toddler and preschooler lessons
• Understand your emotions and children's emotions through Conscious Discipline
• Ensure play, sleep and changing areas are kept clean
• Clean toys at end of day

All in groups of the following sizes:

• Four (4) 0-9-month-olds
• Six (6) 9-18-month-olds
• Six (6) 18-24-month-olds
• Nine (9) 2-year-olds
• Twelve (12) 3-year-olds
• Thirteen (13) 4/5-year-olds

Full-Time Shift:  8am to 5pm Monday through Friday

Part-Time Shift:  12:30pm to 6pm Monday through Friday

Benefits Include:

• Free Training and Professional Development opportunities, including a path to a Child Care certification (CDA)
• Promotion path up to $16.75 within a year, with a fast-track for experience
• Free/discounted child care
• Tuition reimbursement
• PTO
• 7% retirement pension
• Internal career paths to admin-level positions, including Assistant Director and Lesson Coordinator positions

Benefits for full-time staff also include:

• Employer-paid medical, vision, and dental
• Complimentary short-term and long-term disability
• Life insurance coverage

Hiring Process:

• Application review (A complete application is required to move forward.)
• Phone screen after complete, qualified application
• Interview conducted
• Final decision typically made within five to seven business days of full application

Qualifications

Qualifications for PT/FT Teacher-in-Training:

• Demonstrate our GREAT values-Generous, Respectful, Encouraging, Accountable and Trustworthy-by:
  • Getting to know children by name
  • Being open to feedback
  • Being dedicated to local community
  • Helping the team
• Able to pass drug test (for drugs illegal in the state of Nevada)
• Able to pass background check through the state
• Able to complete courses to be licensed for Child Care in Nevada within 90 days
• Able to provide references
• Available Monday through Friday
• Meet state of Nevada requirements, including professional development outside of your regular shift
• Great speaking and customer service skills to communicate effectively with parents; English required; bilingual preferred
• Willing to work with ages from 6 weeks to 5 years
• Able to lift up to 30 pounds
• Extended periods of time sitting on the floor

Education:

• High school or GED (Preferred)

At our Early Learning Centers, you’ll have the opportunity to lead a great life, inspired by GREAT values: Generosity, Respect, Encouragement, Accountability, and Trustworthiness. If you have experience working with children or are thinking about working with children, we could be the perfect fit for you.

Salary : $14 - $17