Early Learning Teacher

Vanderbilt University Medical Center Child and Family Centers offer early childhood care and education for the children of VUMC employees. The childcare program serves children from six weeks old to age 5. The centers are licensed by the Tennessee Department of Human Services. The Child and Family Centers provide quality care and education in a safe nurturing and engaging environment.

Possible Positions Available:

• Infant Classroom

• TwoYearOld Classroom

• Toddler Classroom

• 45 YearOld Classroom

Minimum Requirements*

• Two years minimum experience in a professional early childhood setting.

Benefits:

• Competitive Pay based on experience*

• Health Insurance

• Dental Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• Life Insurance

• 403b with company match

• Paid Time Off (PTO) starting at 25 days per year

• Tuition Assistance

* Its important that all candidates internal or external please upload an updated resume that includes the start and end dates (month & year) of any relevant positions you have held. Your resume should be in a Word or PDF format.

Key Responsibilities

• Leads ageappropriate curriculum and activities to nurture and stimulate all domains of childrens development in their care.
• Provides a developmentally appropriate classroom environment that reflects the childrens learning and growth.
• Performs ongoing developmental evaluations of children as required by DHS and develops lesson plans and follows curriculum implementation that addresses the individual needs of each child.
• Maintains ongoing open communication with parents/caregivers.
• Plans and implements support for nutrition routines.
• Provides attentive supervision of children.

Technical Capabilities

• Customer Communication (Advanced): Demonstrates the uppermost levels of expertise in written and or oral communications in challenging and complex situations. Demonstrates the ability to relate to customers in writing in a way which results in improved customer loyalty and effective website usage. Works closely with website marketing groups to communicate to current and potential users regarding new offerings and enhancements. Often takes the lead role on highly pressurized situations when there is a need to inform customers of sensitive issues. Consistently delivers communications services in a creative and imaginative manner while setting standards for others.
• Training & Development (Novice): Has presented course modules as part of a program. Effectively prepared by demonstrating knowledge in course content structure and objectives as well as audience characteristics. Demonstrated audience sensitivity and awareness. Responded professionally to content questions.
• Mentoring & Coaching (Intermediate): Demonstrates good training and mentoring practices on a regular basis. Acts as a mentor to a person in need of support and direction. Makes a concerted effort to seek problem definition so it is clearly understood clarifying and refining goals as needed. Knows how to make personal gains apparent supporting pride in accomplishment. Cites specific examples of conduct and responds to lack of progress in constructive ways. Encourages twoway dialogue soliciting opinions of people being trained and mentored. Explores alternative solutions and approaches which make a person or team more likely to accomplish their goals.
• Curriculum Development (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate curriculum development of moderate difficulty. Can identify learning needs collect input from consultation and review plan component courses and their learning outcomes and plan course delivery resources and assessment.
• Customer Service (Intermediate): Keeps management informed on all aspects of one or more projects. Takes personal responsibility to ensure external and internal customer satisfaction is met despite pressures and/or significant obstacles. Discusses options with customer for alternative ways to meet expectations costeffectively and efficiently. Commands respect and confidence from customers and identifies influences and creates business opportunities. Negotiates with customers for changes in service levels understanding the business rationale for those changes. Deals with unexpected customer demands smoothly and without conflict.
• Curriculum Development (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate curriculum development in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Generally works under the direction of others while accomplishing assignments.