Temporary Child Care Teacher

Casey's is looking for a temporary Child Care Teacher to work at our Ankeny Store Support Center on-site Child Development Center. As a Child Care Teacher, you will be responsible for the daily care of an assigned group of children, planning developmentally appropriate activities, and maintaining the environment in accordance with program objectives. You will ensure compliance with established policies and procedures within assigned program area.

As an Child Care Teacher, you will also:

• Perform general care and specific daily interactions with an assigned group of children.
• Maintain regular observational and developmental records for each child.
• Maintain daily communication with parents concerning their child's behavior and development.
• Plan, prepare, maintain, schedule, and supervise developmentally appropriate learning centers and activities to meet weekly objectives.
• Attend to personal and physical needs for an assigned group of children.
• Help maintain a fun, interactive classroom that is clean, organized and a child-safe environment.
• Attend staff and parent meetings, as required.
• Attend conferences related to the childcare field, and acquire the necessary hours as stated in the state licensing guidelines.
• Follow all licensing guidelines and company standards to ensure the daily care of every child.

Our Child Care Teachers work four 10-hour days each week between the hours of 6:40 am - 5:35 pm.

This is a temporary position starting as soon as possible and will last approximately 6 weeks.

What you can expect when you join the Casey's Team:

• A transformative culture putting service first and taking pride in caring for our guests, our communities, and each other.
• Opportunities to use cutting edge technologies and enterprise wide collaboration to enable our strategy and drive world class service.
• The right balance between work and life, to do your best work and enjoy those important personal moments. Ask about our options for workplace flexibility that may be available.
• Dress for your day dress code, jeans are welcomed!The opportunity to work for a big company that has not lost our small company feel. Our senior leadership team is engaged, involved, and accessible!
• What are you waiting for? Come be a part of a company that is growing, transforming, and is here for good!

• Associate’s degree in Child Development or related field or equivalent experience is required.
• Strong working knowledge of childcare and development.
• Annual Universal Precautions training.
• First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification.
• Mandatory child abuse training class.
• Creativity, compassion, and professionalism are a must.
• Fun and enthusiastic attitude is required.
• Exceptional patience and ability to remain calm at all times.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, especially relating to children.
• Constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintaining them over time.
• Effective written communication skills.
• Excellent creativity used in developing children's programs.

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Prior experience in a child-care setting.