Early Childhood Education Teacher

Healthcare for Kids Inc. provides services for children while receiving ongoing care that cannot easily be provided due to family and friends scheduling limitations. Why will you LOVE working for us…. We provide an environment where you are encouraged to grow and advance professionally with a healthy work/life balance! You are our biggest asset, and we believe in rewarding and recognizing the work you perform by promoting from within.

General Purpose of Position:

The Childcare Teacher will work with the childcare team to adapt and implement lesson plans. They will guide other staff to provide quality interactions, room environments, and educational programming in the classroom. They will provide classroom management and support training initiatives as they relate to programming. They will work within guidelines of all HCK policy and procedures. The Childcare Teacher will ensure the classroom is following best practice standards for a high-quality early childhood experience.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Associates degree in Early Childhood Education/Special Education required. Bachelors degree preferred. Able to communicate effectively both verbally and written in a clear, concise and easily understood manner. Child Care and/or Pediatric experience preferred. Exhibit leadership and organization skills. Must be able to multi-task and perform as a foundational team member. Current negative Tuberculosis skin test (PDD) required. Current CPR (Basic Life Support) required.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

1. Provides exceptional customer service and quality care.

a. Seeks to provide professional and courteous service to the children and their families. Acts as a role model for other team members. Facilitates all classroom team members to provide this professional and courteous service.

b. Provides proposals and solutions to meet goals and work requirements. Participates in a team effort to fulfill area goals and work requirements.

c. Promotes and maintains confidentiality in all situations and interactions.

d. Provides guidance and supervision to team members regarding curriculum and teaching with a positive approach. Works as a team player and works effectively with minimal supervision.

e. Follows chain of command with questions/concerns.

2. Conducts sound teaching instruction and utilizes appropriate established guidelines for learning and lesson plans.

a. Utilizes age-appropriate guidelines and information to foster independence and advancement of developmental levels.

b. Refers inquiries to the appropriate resource and keeps Administrator/DON informed in advance of all programming and curriculum needs.

c. Performs multiple tasks and can prioritize these tasks appropriately.

d. Able to be flexible with changes that occur throughout the day including staffing, children, employees and nursing care.

e. Handles emergent situations safely while remaining calm.

f. Reports situations, special needs, or problems of individual children immediately to the Administrator/DON.

3. Documents appropriate information in a timely manner.

a. Performs data entry at the time care/direction/teaching is given.

b. Utilizes proper procedures for all care/direction.

c. Documents all communications with all members of the multidisciplinary team in the child’s medical record.

d. Uses dates, time and signatures appropriately on all documentation.

4. Maintains the following Room Leader responsibilities:

a. Implements the daily program, curriculum and lesson plan for the assigned classroom.

b. Ensures engagement between staff and children during play and other activities.

c. Works with childcare team to adapt and implement lesson plans and guide classroom management.

d. Prepares materials for implementation of curriculum in advance.

e. Ensures a working schedule is written and implemented for the classroom.

f. Communicates professionally with children, families, and co-workers.

g. Coordinates all instruction for the children as directed by the physician, parent, therapist according to the plan of treatment and care plans.

h. Reports conditions and learning needs of the child to all team members, supervisors, and family.

i. Ensures all educational and instruction judgments are made based on holistic aspects of care of the child. Identifies any needs of the child and family.

j. Fosters the family and child to achieve independence.

k. Seeks advice and assistance if needed.

l. Maximizes inclusion activities/programs for each child focusing on social skills and behavior needs while coordinating educational goals with nursing goals.

m. Manages custodial care of children.

5. Maintains professional responsibilities in relation to state regulations and Healthcare for Kids guidelines.

a. Keeps current in the affairs of HCK through staff meetings and designated communications.

b. Ensures engagement between staff and children during play and other activities.

c. Attends regular staff planning and evaluation meetings.

d. Attends in-service education including center specific nursing in-services, HCK corporate in-services and additional in-services to learn new procedures, applications, and updates.

6. Follows all policy and procedures implemented by Healthcare for Kids as applicable to the job or duties assigned and in relation to the employee handbook.

7. Maintains a current certification in basic life support.

8. Performs other duties as assigned by the Administrator/DON.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Orchestrates daily lesson plan and directs staff in providing quality interactions, room environments, and educational programming.

2. Motivates all team members and organizes the day-to-day activities of their team.

3. Acts as a mentor for employees as experience and knowledge permits.

WORK CONDITIONS:

1. Physical Demands – While performing duties on the job, the employee is required to perform activities on a child’s level. This includes sitting and crawling on a child’s level. The employee may be confined to a limited workspace. The employee is required to bend, stoop, squat, kneel and reach freely. The employee must be able to lift and/or move a maximum of 50-100 lbs with assistance. The employee is required to assist with transfers, total lifts, assist with walking, position changes and assist with sitting. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color peripheral vision and the ability to adjust focus. The employee must have acute hearing and olfactory senses for assessment purposes. Must have good tactile senses and fine manual dexterity with range of motion to all extremities.

2. Work Environment – While performing the duties of the job, the employee will encounter moderate physical exertion. The employee must be able to think, act and move quickly. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to severe. There are numerous distractions that will need to be filtered out. Sometimes exposed to temperature extremes, physical injury by child, exposure to infectious diseases and offensive odors.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00 - $22.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Education:

• Associate (Preferred)

Experience:

• Classroom management: 1 year (Preferred)
• Teaching: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• CPR Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $20 - $22