Childcare Teacher

Job Title: Child Care Teacher
Pay: $20-$22 Per Hour
Shift: M-F a 7.5-hour shift between the hours of 6A-8P.
Location: Richmond VA 23298
Schedule: Permanent Role

Job Duties:
Utilizing the Reggio education approach the Child Care Teacher plans develops and implements child-centered and adaptive lesson plans and provides a safe secure and engaging environment for children aged six weeks to six years. As part of a teaching team the Child Care Teacher ensures that interactions with children support their self-esteem and promote their growth and development. The Child Care Teacher makes learning a fun process that allows and encourages children to reach their full potential.

-Plan develop and implement lesson plans for the assigned classroom.
-Document childrens daily progress and activities and prepare reports for parents.
-Ensure that the classroom is clean and neat and free of health hazards or infection control risks.
-Supervise teacher aides and volunteers assigned to their classroom or within their scope of practice throughout the center.

-Provides support for the program goals designed to promote autonomy significant respect for the abilities of children involvement of parents and enriched experience which aid in maximizing the potential of the developing child and family.
-Demonstrates understanding of how Reggio concepts are implemented in both the indoor and outdoor classrooms.
-Licensing and /or Accrediting Body Requirements and Standards.
-Performs in adherence to licensing and /or Accrediting Body Requirements and Standards.
-Develops Lesson Plans/Goals designed to nurture and promote cognitive social and motor development.
-Plans for and promotes gross and fine motor development language skills and independence.
-Focuses on enhancing self-concepts and self-esteem through positive interactions with children and families.
-Documents & Provides Feedback/Observations.
-Prepares review and maintains assigned written reports and records for each child.
-Follows established policies procedures and regulatory guidelines in an effort to support best practices for children and families.
-Continuing Education/Required Meeting Actively participates in staff meetings special sessions and mandatory CE events.
-Maintains collaborative team relationships with other teachers/staff.
-Meets with other teachers team leader Site Supervisor or Director to communicate need of the children staff and area.
-Review data provided on each child and provide for a smooth transition into and out of the area for both parents and children.
-Infection Control & Environmental Health/Safety: Utilize infection control procedures and demonstrate safe consciousness in assessing environmental needs.
-Ensure that classroom tables chairs cabinets cubbies cots toys and bookshelves are cleaned routinely to ensure that infection control risks are minimized
-Clean/sweeps floors to remove materials that may pose a safety hazard (food water paper etc.).
-Removes broken toys reports unsafe wood surfaces or running surfaces.
-Ensure that staff are stationed on the playground to allow for adequate supervision and response time for the childrens needs and coverage for station are consistently maintained.
-Ensure that bleach and cleaning solutions are prepared correctly are labeled with date and time and are in a locked area.
-Assist in coordinating environmental needs with the team to ensure a safe clean well-stocked area and an area that meets the children and familys needs.
-Performs other duties as assigned and/or participates in special projects to support the mission of the client and department.
-Accept alternate assignments as required.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Reasoning abilities.
• Problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to hear effectively.
• Ability to speak clearly.
• Ability to write legibly.
• Reading and comprehension abilities.
• Logical thinking abilities.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to manage frequent and intense customer interactions.
• Ability to adapt to frequent change.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities.
• Frequent and intense customer interaction.
• Ability to work in a noisy environment
• Child Development Associate (CDA) Certificate
• Previous experience working with children aged six (6) weeks to six (6) years of age (paid or unpaid).
• Two (2) years of formal experience.
• High School Diploma or equivalent

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