Early Childhood Lead Toddler Teacher - Children's Village

At the Y, we believe every child is of promise and deserves the opportunity to discover who they are and what they can achieve. The Treasure Valley Family YMCA’s Child Development programs support children in their ongoing growth to ensure that they are ready for the next educational milestone, whether that be preschool, kindergarten, middle school, or high school.

The Early Childhood Lead Teacher is responsible for creating an environment with a teaching team that promotes each child’s development and supports children and their family’s diverse needs and interests.

Responsibilities:

• Fulfill all job requirements from the job description for which this position will be a lead.
• Function as a point person for others in the same job position.
• Support others in handling and resolving concerns and inform supervisor.
• Assist with tasks as assigned.
• As assigned, mentor and assist with the position-specific training of staff.
• Under the direction of supervisor, plan, organize, supervise, and facilitate a variety of age-appropriate curriculum, assessments, and parent communication on child growth and development.
• Create an environment that fosters safety though active supervision and by role modeling safe behavior.
• Nurture children through purposeful programs dedicated to building relationships, achievement, and belonging.
• Develop intentional relationships and maintain effective daily communication with participants and parents.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 2 years working with children.
• Child Development Associate (CDA) certification, ability to obtain within 2 years, or 12 college credits in Early Childhood, Child Development, Elementary Education, and/or Special Education.
• Must be able to engage others in conversations and make all people feel welcome.
• Ability to respond calmly and quickly to safety and emergency situations.
• Must have good interpersonal and communications skills and be sensitive, adaptable, professional, and articulate when dealing with others.

Required Licensure and/or Certifications:

• Boise City and/or Idaho State Child Care License: Prerequisite upon hire (14-day compliance period).
• Pediatric CPR/AED: Prerequisite upon hire (14-day compliance period).
• First Aid: Prerequisite upon hire (14-day compliance period).

Schedule:

This is a full-time position at 40 hours weekly.  Schedule requirements are Monday through Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm.

Benefits:

Treasure Valley Family YMCA provides a progressive work environment with great benefits for qualifying full-time employees. Benefits include:
• 12% employer-funded retirement plan after two years of service with immediate vesting and ability to make additional contributions to retirement benefits through 403(b) savings plan.
• High quality and affordable benefits including health (75% employer paid for family) and dental insurance (50% employer-paid for family).
• Free use of YMCA facilities for immediate family.
• Generous paid time off package, earning at the rate of 24 paid days off per year to start.

Welcoming and Inclusion:

At the Y, we welcome everyone whose behavior adheres to our core values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility. We advance our cause by building a stronger and more equitable community where everyone has the opportunity to learn, grow, thrive, and reach their full potential with dignity. The Y is a force for building bridges among all people–regardless of ability, age, birthplace, cultural background, ethnicity, faith, gender, gender identity, ideology, income, race, or sexual orientation. The Y is for all.