What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supv - Child Development Ctr position at Lexington Medical Center?
Child Development Center
Full Time
AM Shift
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Consistently named best hospital, Lexington Medical Center dedicates itself to providing quality health services that meet the needs of its communities. Ranked #1 in the Columbia metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Medical Center is the only hospital named one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina and the first hospital in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care.
The 607-bed teaching hospital anchors a health care network that includes six community medical centers and employs more than 8,700 health care professionals. The network includes a cardiovascular program recognized by the American College of Cardiology as South Carolina’s first HeartCARE CenterTM and an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence affiliated with MUSC Hollings Cancer Center for research and education. The network also features an occupational health center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, an Alzheimer’s care center and nearly 80 physician practices. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year.
Job Summary
Assists Teacher with the daily supervision of children and implementation of classroom curriculum and activities. Provides and teaches age appropriate basic care for children, including feeding, hand-washing, changing diapers, and potty training. Performs student record keeping and communicates regularly with parents per Teacher instructions. Adheres to CDC and DSS safety guidelines and regulations.
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum Education: High School Diploma or equivalent
Minimum Years of Experience: None
Substitutable Education & Experience (Optional): None
Required Certifications/Licensure: CPR and First Aid certification must be obtained within 90 days of hire and renewed biannually.
Required Training: Employees in this role without 30 days experience must be supervised by senior staff. 15 hours of DSS Training annually.
Essential Functions
- Provides a safe and nurturing learning environment through responsive and sensitive care that is age and developmentally appropriate for the children in the classroom, collaborating with families to meet each child's individual needs.
- Provides and teaches age appropriate basic care for children, including feeding, hand-washing, changing diapers, potty training, etc.
- Performs basic housekeeping functions in the classroom to adhere to sanitary requirements.
- Assists with weekly lesson plans, maintains student portfolios, and performs essential record keeping.
- Introduces and establishes positive guidance techniques including self-talk, redirection, role play, discussion, and modeling positive behaviors.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Builds positive relationships between the children, families, and team members.
- Implements teacher-led activities for physical movement both indoors and outdoors that are safely monitored through zoning, supervision and proper ratios.
- Utilizes the CDC's communications application, which includes attendance and transitions, recording lessons/activities, daily report/activity entries, and communication with families.
- Mentors and trains new staff to follow CDC expectations of executing routines that support a safe and positive classroom environment.
- Attends staff meetings/workshops and completes annual continuing education.
- Performs all other duties as assigned.
We are committed to offering quality, cost-effective benefits choices for our employees and their families:
- Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits
- Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
- Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one. LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
- Employer paid life insurance – equal to 1x salary
- Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary
- Adoption assistance
- LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
- Tuition reimbursement
- Student loan forgiveness
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of LMC to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. LMC strives to provide a discrimination-free environment, and to recruit, select, on-board, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation. LMC endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employee’s desires and abilities and the hospital’s needs.
