Teacher, Greenberg Child Care Center

The Greenberg Child Care Center at Skidmore College invites applications for a full-time 12-month Early Childhood Teacher position working with children ages 6 weeks to 5 years of age in and energetic, physically active environment.

Responsibilities :

• Supervision of children and providing a safe environment. Provide for the emotional, social, mental and physical needs of the children in care by planning cooperatively with co-workers to develop and carry out a developmentally appropriate curriculum. Provide care and nurturing to all children to create an environment where children feel safe, happy and free to explore and learn.
• Work cooperatively with co-workers to maintain a clean and organized classroom as well as maintaining other areas throughout the center and the playground.
• Updating required paperwork, some daily such as attendance records, daily health checks and anecdotal records, weekly plans, incident / accident reports and sunscreen and topical ointment permissions as needed. Personal training documentation must be updated as trainings are completed.
• Complete 30 hours of OCFS required training every 2 years in 10 topic areas.  15 hours must be completed and documented within the first 6 months of employment.
• Supervision and guidance of staff members including new teachers, assistant teachers, substitute teachers, college student employees and observers and volunteers, making sure all are following policies and procedures to meet regulation requirements.

Qualifications :

Education : Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education or a closely related field including early childhood development course work.

Experience : Experience working with and caring for young children (infants-5years).

Pay rate : $18-$20 / hour

Required documents needed to apply :

EEO STATEMENT

Skidmore College is committed to being an inclusive campus community and, as an Equal Opportunity Employer, does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, national or ethnic origin, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, predisposition or carrier status, domestic violence victim status, familial status, dating violence, or stalking, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

Employment at Skidmore College is contingent upon an acceptable background check result.

CREATIVE THOUGHT MATTERS.

Salary : $18 - $20