Early Childhood Teacher II

## Early Childhood Teacher IIApplytime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
R-093746
** Job Title
** Early Childhood Teacher II
** Agency
* * Texas A&M University
** Department
* * CS Children's Center
** Proposed Minimum Salary
** Commensurate
* * Job Location**,
** Job Type
** Staff
* * Job Description
**** A Glimpse of the Job
**** The Texas A&M Children's Center is seeking an Early Childhood Teacher II to help bring the classroom to life
** by supporting engaging, developmentally appropriate learning experiences for young children. This role blends responsive caregiving, social‐emotional support, and thoughtful observation to document each child’s growth. It also includes mentoring and guiding others while contributing to a positive, collaborative team culture. With a strong focus on play‐based learning and emergent curriculum design, this position works closely with university partners and the broader community to create a vibrant, connected educational environment.

It also plays a key part in offering college students a meaningful, hands‐on laboratory experience that reflects best practices in early childhood education.
** What You Need to Know
**** Salary:
** Compensation will be commensurate to the selected hire’s experience.
** Cover Letter/Resume:
** A cover letter and resume are strongly recommended and will help in our review. You may upload them on the application under the CV/Resume section.

** Qualifications
* *** Required

Education and Experience:

*** High school diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience.
* 2 (two) years of early childhood education experience.
** Required Licenses and

Certifications:

*** Pediatric CPR, Pediatric First Aid Certification, or the ability to be certified within 60 days of employment.
* Child Development Associate (CDA).
** Required Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
*** Knowledge of child growth and development, learning theories, effective learning environments, and appropriate teaching strategies.
* Ability to develop knowledge to assess the effectiveness of instructional strategies and learning environments.
* Ability to give, receive, and reflect on constructive feedback.
* Ability to work cooperatively with others in a fast-paced environment.
* Ability to assist in mentoring and supervising early childhood preservice teachers and student employees.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
* Team building, collaboration, and leadership skills.
* Ability to present information clearly and concisely.
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* Physical Requirements:

*** Requires ability to lift light to moderately weighted objects.
* This position requires the ability to safely lift and carry/hold children with proper lifting techniques for children of varying age and size.
* This position may have biological exposure to bacteria and communicable diseases as well as exposure to blood and bodily fluids.
** Essential Duties/Tasks
**** Classroom Duties
*** Assumes the responsibility of classroom oversight in the case of a teacher's absence.
* Assists in planning and implementing daily curriculum according to developmentally appropriate practices and understands the principles of responsive caregiving.
* Possess a well-articulated philosophy regarding child learning, social-emotional development, and positive guidance.
* Collaborates with team members to develop and implement emergent and project-based curriculum daily with integrated interest/learning areas.
* Assists to perform observations, record anecdotal notes, and to take photographs and videos of child development in classroom to be used in coordination with assessment tool for intentional planning and reporting.
* Works to fully include children into classrooms with a variety of developmental needs creating a strong classroom community.
* Demonstrates best practices in a model early childhood learning environment.
* Assists in establishing and following classroom routine based on curriculum and developmentally appropriate practices.
* Assists to establish individual and group goals in coordination with families.
* Assists to conduct family conferences and share progress…