Early Childhood Infant Toddler Preschool Specialist; Childcare Specialist), Campus Children's Center

CAMPUS CHILD CARE SUPPORT (BL-CCCS-IUBLA)

Indiana University Early Childhood Education Services is committed to creating high-quality experiences for children, families, and our employees.

IU Early Childhood Education Services (ECES) provides year-round, high-quality care and education at nationally accredited centers for children ages birth through 5 years. Our commitment to high-quality is demonstrated by providing child-centered, active learning environments based on research supported best practices, through degreed teachers, strong campus support, and adherence to the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). In addition to the service component, the IUB ECES Centers meet the academic mission of Indiana University by providing sites for student training and by serving as research sites for faculty and students.

Finally, the early childhood centers at IUB serve as model high quality, early education programs for the Bloomington community and the state of Indiana.

• Partners with each child's family toward their optimal growth and development.
• As a member of the teacher team, the Infant Toddler Early Childhood Specialist works collaboratively with their co-teacher, Director, other co-teachers, aides and families toward the betterment of the Center.
• Provides excellent care and appropriately challenging experiences for children ages 0-3 years.
• With their classroom co-teacher, the Preschool ECE professional develops and implements child-centered, developmentally appropriate curriculum and assessment based upon observations of the children's interests and individual needs.

• Plans and implements developmentally appropriate activities for children enrolled. This includes physical needs, classroom activity participation, goal writing, lesson plans, preparation, etc.
• Assesses children's individual needs and tracks and records progress through parental meetings, developmental goal-setting, and routine assessment.
• Maintains the classroom in a safe, clean, and orderly environment, such as through maintaining licensing standards as set forth by the state and supervising children during free play, naps, learning, and outdoor time.
• Attends staff meetings and participates in ongoing professional development.
• Supervises and evaluates classroom assistants and aids. This includes observing and documenting job performance and potential disciplinary and performance issues.
• Performs other duties as assigned by childcare leaders.

• Required
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  Bachelor's degree in early childhood education or a related field

• Preferred
  :
  Some experience in childcare or related field
• 1 year formal experience with infants and toddlers aged children
• Willingness and interest in working with infant and toddler aged children

• Required
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  Proficient communication skills
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism
• Demonstrate time management and priority setting skills
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty

This role regularly requires the ability to effectively communicate, handle equipment, remain stationary and ascend/descend ladders/stairs, move objects up to 40 pounds, detect items in close proximity and far away, discern colors, detect peripheral objects, discern detail, and have good depth perception. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without accommodation.

• The classroom budgets for materials and equipment.
• Paid breaks and planning time included in the 8-hour workday.
• Being a team member of a program known nationally and internationally for its Continuity of Care practices.

Bloomington, Indiana

$35,000.04 per year

Monday - Friday

9:30 AM-5:30 PM

Management reserves the right to adjust work hours to accommodate the needs of the department.

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Health Care and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long‑term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Indiana University is an equal opportunity employer and provider of ADA services and prohibits discrimination in hiring. See Indiana University Notice of Non-Discrimination which includes contact information.