Child Care Specialist

Job Posting

Title:

Child Care Specialist

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Hiring Department:

University Child Development Center

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled

Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

To Be Determined at Offer

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Earliest

Start Date:

Ongoing

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

AUSTIN, TX

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Job Details:

Your skills will make a difference.

You’ll be working for a university that is internationally recognized for our academic programs and research. Your work will make a difference in the lives of FAS staff, thereby enhancing the student experience. If you’re the type of person that wants to know your work has meaning and impact, you’ll like working in our department and for UT Austin. UT Austin provides an outstanding benefits package including but not limited to:

• Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
• Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
• Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
• Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with employer matching funds
• Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs:
  Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
• Robust free training access through Linked In Learning plus professional conference opportunities
• Tuition assistance
• Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets
• Free access to UT Austin’s libraries and museums with staff
• Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin Cap Metro buses with staff
• For more details, please see: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and  .

To care for and teach young children in a child care environment. Responsible for providing a variety of functions in care giving and teaching in a child care learning environment.

No Sponsorship

Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship.

• Create and implement developmentally appropriate lesson plans.
• Supervise and care for children in the 3-5 year age range both indoors and outdoors.
• Communicate daily with parents.
• Supervise assistant.

High school graduation or GED. One year of experience working with young children in a licensed child care center.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Hands on experience leading 0-5 year olds. Formal training in a child related field. Previous experience working in an accredited center. Previous lead teacher experience teaching pre-k. Stable work history. Bilingual a plus.

$50,000

• May work around standard office conditions.
• Use of manual dexterity.
• Climbing of stairs.
• Lifting and moving.
• Sitting on floor with children
• Exposure to various bodily fluids.
• Working indoors and outdoors.
• Lifting up to 30 lbs.

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

Equal Opportunity

Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer,complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual…