Teacher, Preschool ​/ Daycare

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• Location 1617 E 10th Street,Carroll, IA, 51401,United States
• Employee Type Non-Exempt
• Required Degree 2 Year Degree
• Manage Others No

Description

We are hiring a caring and energetic full-time caregiver for children ages birth–3. Join our state-of-the-art early childhood center and help create a safe, nurturing, and engaging environment year-round. Competitive benefits include generous leave, health/dental/vision insurance, paid life insurance, and IPERS.

EOE AD#2622

Supports the organization’s mission, vision, and values by exhibiting the following behaviors: excellence and competence, collaboration, innovation, respect, personalization, commitment to our community, and accountability and ownership

Perform the duties as required to assist lead teacher in providing a safe, clean, healthy environment for the children in the classroom.

• Participate in lunch time activities by assisting with preparing and serving food, eating with the children, and cleaning up after meals.
• Encourage the children to develop a positive self concept through supportive and cheerful interaction by assisting to create a developmentally appropriate environment where children are comfortable enough to verbalize feelings, question, explore, experiment and problem solve.
• Assist with instruction by following lesson plan while adapting plans to meet individual learning styles. Promote successful classroom performance for each student.
• Prepare and maintain all necessary paperwork and records according to CACFP guidelines.
• Maintain an organized, clean classroom and present interesting ideas and activities to share with children.
• Develop and maintain good communication while respecting confidentiality. Establish rapport and trust with parents, staff, volunteers, and visitors in order to respond to children’s environmental needs.
• Provide support in all areas of the classroom, including but not limited to, maintaining a clean, safe, positive environment, maintaining accurate confidential records within applicable regulations and performance standards, assisting in conducting developmental screenings and taking quality child observations.
• Assist lead teacher in supervising students in non-classroom activities such as playground supervision and dismissal.
• Provide assistance to children during daily napping (if applicable) and bathroom routine by offering direction and support when needed.
• In the absence of Lead Teacher, step in and perform all responsibilities of substitute teacher using prepared lesson plans.
• Perform other duties or complete other projects as assigned.

• Ability to establish priorities and meet deadlines.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a driver’s license, automobile, and current valid insurance in order to travel to designation locations.
• Knowledge of Agency’s policies, practices and procedures.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, management, and various other business and community contacts.
• Ability to work with confidential information.
• Ability to work in a team-based environment.
• Ability to adapt to the organization’s changing needs.
• Ability to pass a physical examination.

NOTE: A review of this position has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of essential functions. All duties and responsibilities listed above are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent(s) will possess the skills, knowledge, and abilities to perform each duty or function…