Pre-School Educator
Pre-School Educator
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$ 44000 - 46000
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Job Description
All fulltime university staff are eligible for VCUs robust benefits package that includes: comprehensive health benefits paid annual and holiday leave granted up front generous tuition benefit retirement planning and savings options taxdeferred annuity and cash match programs employee discounts wellbeing resources abundant opportunities for career development and advancement and more. Learn more about VCUs benefits here.
At VCU we provide UNcommon learning research creativity service and discovery the hallmarks of the VCU experience. A premier urban public research university nationally recognized as one of the best employers. VCU is a great place to work. It is a place of opportunity where your success is supported and your career can thrive. VCU offers employees a generous leave package career paths for advancement competitive pay and an opportunity to do missiondriven work.
Summary:
Preschool educators at the VCU Child Development Center are responsible for planning and delivering highquality education including lesson plans and ageappropriate materials. They collaborate with teammates and instructional assistants to ensure service objectives are met.
Preschool Educators exercise excellent judgment for complex issues including behavior management classroom management and professional knowledge of child development expectations. Their decisionmaking has a measurable impact on service delivery and operational goals. Preschool Educators report to the assistant director and director or in some areas as needed
General Duties:
Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order.
Daily attendance of scheduled shift between 8:305:30.
Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical mental and social
development; such as games arts and crafts music storytelling and basic skills.
Professional knowledge in promoting age appropriate learning; such as color shape number and letter recognition personal hygiene and social skills.
Observe and evaluate childrens performance behavior social development
and physical health.
Decision making has a measurable impact on service delivery and operational goals.
Professional development and training as necessary to maintain and grow professional knowledge and skills.
Minimum Qualifications:
Ability to effectively communicate both written and orally.
Ability to maintain leadership in a classroom environment with students under 5.
Ability to provide care for childrens needs.
Ability to develop design and create learning curriculum.
Ability to identify the development needs of others and help others improve their
knowledge or skills.
Ability to identify education needs of others and develop a formal educational or
training program or classes to meet those needs.
Ability to analyze information and evaluate results to choose the best solution
and solve problems.
Demonstrated experience working in community engagement early childhood experiences and/or volunteer coordination.
Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty staff and
student environment or commitment to do so as a staff member at VCU.
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelors or associates Degree.
13 years relevant professional experience or equivalent.
Previous early childhood education or early childhood classroom experience
CPR/First Aid Certification.
Tessa NeSmith
Employment Type
Full Time
