Associate Teacher - Early Childhood Development Center; ONSITE

Associate Teacher - Early Childhood Development Center (ONSITE)

Job Summary
The Early Childhood Education Center Associate Teacher supports the delivery of a high-quality early childhood education program within the University of Michigan-Flint Early Childhood Development Center (ECDC). Working under the functional direction of the Lead Teacher, this position helps implement developmentally appropriate curriculum and maintain a safe, nurturing, and engaging learning environment that reflects the Center's Reggio Emilia-inspired philosophy.

Through collaboration, professionalism, and a commitment to continuous improvement, the Associate Teacher supports the Center's mission of providing exceptional early childhood education and serving as a valued resource for the University and community.

This posting is intended to fill multiple available positions.

100 % Assist the Lead Teacher with curriculum, lesson plans, learning centers, activities, outdoor experiences, and classroom routines.

Provide active supervision and attentive care while maintaining required ratios and group size.
Support arrival, departure, meals, toileting or diapering, rest, transitions, and daily care routines.
Use positive guidance and support children's cognitive, language, physical, social, and emotional development.
Assist with observations, assessment information, portfolios, classroom records, and family communication.
Prepare, organize, clean, sanitize, and maintain classroom materials, learning areas, and equipment.
Support inclusion and implement established care, accommodation, and behavior-support plans as directed.
Follow incident, injury, illness, medication, emergency, safe-sleep, food-service, and mandated-reporter procedures.
Participate in classroom planning, staff meetings, training, coaching, Great Start to Quality, and GSRP when assigned.

At least 18 years of age.
High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
Meets all Michigan licensing requirements applicable to a child care teacher and program staff member.
Maintains required comprehensive background-check eligibility and completes Mi Registry verification, orientation, health and safety training, CPR/first aid, and ongoing professional development within required time frames.
Ability to provide active supervision, follow directions, work cooperatively on a classroom team, and communicate respectfully with children, families, and colleagues.
Ability to meet attendance, scheduling, and physical requirements necessary for safe classroom care and supervision.
Prompt and consistent attendance

In addition to the required qualifications above, GSRP Associate Teachers must have one of the following:
An associate degree in early childhood education, child development, or an accepted equivalent;
A valid Center-Based Birth-to-Five Child Development Associate (CDA) credential;
A valid Center-Based Preschool CDA credential; or
A previously issued and still applicable 120-hour GSRP approval letter.
This recruitment is seeking candidates who are already fully credentialed for assignment to a GSRP-funded classroom. The University is not relying on a future credential-completion or compliance-plan pathway to satisfy this desired qualification.

Candidates who do not meet GSRP requirements will be considered for a non-GSRP teaching assignment.