Toddler Teacher

Benefits

Benefit package includes:
Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription insurance, Life insurance, Workers’ Compensation insurance, Unemployment insurance, and Total Disability insurance. Retirement:
The University contributes 4% of the regular salary with up to 3% additional in matched contributions into the TIAA Retirement Program. Other benefits include tuition remission for employee, spouse, and employee’s dependent children under the age of 25 (this does not include the last two year of the PharmD program or the JD). Employees receive two weeks of vacation, two weeks of sick leave, and three days per year of personal leave.

Responsible for direction and overall supervision of a group of children. Performs activities that ensure the safety, involvement, and creativity of each individual in the group. Works with team teachers to plan, discuss and implement daily plans in accordance with the current curriculum while incorporating the Ohio Early Learning Education Standards.

Responsible for direction, teaching, and overall supervision of a group of children. Work with the teaching team to prepare and implement daily plans and care in accordance with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and Step Up to Quality Regulations, the centre’s current curriculum, and Ohio Early Learning Education Standards. Understand and apply the centre’s mission statement. Assist in the implementation and planning of the centre events.

• Ensure the health and safety of the group at all times, while promoting a feeling of trust and security in the program.
• Work with teaching team to collect appropriate anecdotal notes and assess the progress of each child in the group.
• Research current trends in child development/education and put into practice in the classroom as appropriate within curriculum and best practices.
• Work in cooperation with teaching team members to assure the individual needs of each child is met as the situation demands.
• Meets the physical and emotional needs of each child.
• Satisfy the developmental needs of each child through child/adult interactions and planned activities.
• Ensure that the classroom is prepared before children arrive, cleaned at end of each shift and observe for safety hazards throughout the day. Keep classroom and hallway looking fresh and inviting.
• Greets each child, parent, and guest warmly and enthusiastically daily.
• Arrange the learning environment in a manner that promotes safety and learning in a cheerful environment. Assist with classroom schedule and arrangement consistent with ECERS (Environment Rating Scales).
• Conduct parent conferences on each child’s development.
• Assure all required classroom documentation and record-keeping is completed in a timely manner (i.e. daily lesson plans, weekly lesson plans, required formal and informal assessments, parent/teacher conference forms, daily attendance, environmental screening, child screening forms, newsletters, professional development plans).
• Attend general staff meetings, teacher planning meetings and assist in setting the goals for the center.
• Work with the center director to be in compliance with all state licensing rules and Step Up to Quality requirements.
• Complete all state-required paperwork and background checks.
• Complete annually all professional development training hours.
• Complete all required CPR, First Aid, Communicable Disease, and Child Abuse and Neglect Training.
• Other duties that are assigned.
• Remain in teacher/child ratio at all times.

• Professional in appearance, attitude, and ability.
• Respect the confidentiality of each child and his/her family.
• Treat children, parents, and staff members with dignity and respect.
• Develop a sense of teamwork with co‑workers in all activities, including housekeeping, diapering/toilet training, and meal service as well as lesson preparation and record‑keeping. Work cooperatively with other staff and accept supervision to help promote a positive environment.
• Practice good communication skills and exhibit a warm nurturing attitude.
• Knowledge and experience working with young children and the basics of child development.
• Ability to perform…