Early Childhood Teacher

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Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit

Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education and research.

Patient care:
We promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education:

We prepare tomorrow's healthcare professionals and biomedical researchers from all backgrounds by facilitating learning within innovative and integrated curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education to ensure a highly skilled workforce.

Research:
We develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers and resources. We provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our university to support outstanding research. We foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic and population research.

Position Summary

This position will implement developmentally appropriate activities for the children ages birth to five on an as-needed basis to support staff in their absence. This position will comply with policies and regulations including meeting all regulations of the NC Division of Child Development, Early Head Start and the policies and procedures of the childcare center daily. This position will also be responsible for complying with the administrative policies of the UNC Horizons Program and the childcare center.

This position will provide supervision of and interaction with the children in care to maintain a safe, healthy and nurturing learning environment. The Early Childhood Development Practitioner will contribute to the maintenance of the childcare center’s physical environment by discarding any broken or dangerous toys and informing supervisor of any health/safety hazards of the center’s physical environment or of items that need to be replaced.

This position will establish and maintain effective communication with parents and offer support, advice and encouragement to the parents regarding their child’s goals, accomplishments and overall well-being. This position will communicate questions and concerns regarding Horizons and/or Sunrise Corner with other team members with appropriate supervisors.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

High school diploma or equivalency and one year of related childcare experience; or equivalent combination of training and experience.

Management Preferences

Coursework in Early Childhood Development or similar field

Special Physical/Mental Requirements

Campus Security Authority Responsibilities

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Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all to apply without regard to age, color, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Required Documents

• Curriculum Vitae / Resume

Optional Documents

• List of References

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