Childcare Specialist

Overview

CHILD CARE CENTER (IN-CHCR-IUINA). Indiana University (IU) Indianapolis Center for Young Children partners with families to provide a nurturing, play-based learning environment that fosters social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and language development. The Center strives to be the standard for quality center-based childcare.

• 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, tracks, and records progress through parental meetings, developmental goal-setting, and routine assessment.
• Maintains the classroom in a safe, clean, and orderly environment 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, including observing and documenting job performance and potential disciplinary and performance issues.
• Performs other duties as assigned by childcare leaders.

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in education or related field.
• Preferred: Experience in childcare or related field.

• Preferred: Indiana teaching license.

• Proficient communication skills.
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrates 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.

The role requires the ability to communicate effectively, handle equipment, remain stationary, and ascend/descend ladders or stairs. It also requires the ability to move objects up to 40 pounds, detect items in proximity and detail, and have good depth perception. The role can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.

Location:

Indianapolis, Indiana. This is an in-person position.

$43,284.96 per year

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare 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)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.

Career Level:

Core

FLSA:
Exempt

Job Function:
Educational Resources & Tech

Job Family:
Childcare Services

This posting is scheduled to close at 11:59 pm EST on the advertised Close Date. To guarantee full consideration, please submit your application within 5 business days of the Posted Date. If you wish to include a cover letter, you may include it with your resume when uploading attachments. Indiana University is an equal opportunity employer and provider of ADA services and prohibits discrimination in hiring.

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