Child Care Teacher Assistant; Head Start

Child Care Teacher Assistant

Join our team at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as a Child Care Teacher Assistant and help create a vibrant, nurturing, and enriching learning environment! In this role, you'll work closely with Lead Teachers to design and deliver meaningful learning experiences that foster the intellectual, emotional, social, and physical growth of every child. You'll play a key part in ensuring a safe, healthy, and stimulating classroom where curiosity and creativity thrive.

We believe in the power of family engagement, and you will actively encourage strong connections between children and their families, supporting relationship-building that extends beyond the classroom.

UAMS offers amazing benefits and perks (available for benefits eligible positions only):

• Health:
  Medical, Dental and Vision plans available for qualifying staff and family
• Holiday, Vacation and Sick Leave
• Education discount for staff and dependents (undergraduate only)
• Retirement:
  Up to 10% matched contribution from UAMS
• Basic Life Insurance up to $50,000
• Career Training and Educational Opportunities
• Merchant Discounts
• Concierge prescription delivery on the main campus when using UAMS pharmacy

Responsibilities:

• Establishes and maintains a learning environment that enables children to achieve the greatest amount of success in learning through discovery in the environment.
• Models appropriate language and behavior for children and parents in all situations. Guides learning through discovery in the environment. Utilizes curriculum for developing age-appropriate activities. Listens to the children and to the parents.
• Assesses children's development levels of learning and plans activities in accordance with developmentally appropriate practices.
• Shares learning activities of children with the parents through home visits, classroom parent-teacher conferences, and daily progress notes.
• Works cooperatively with parents, service providers, and volunteers to ensure that the children's needs are met.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma/GED PLUS six (6) months of experience working in an early childhood environment.
• Child Development Associate (CDA) credential for preschool.
• Must be enrolled in a CDA program to complete within two (2) years of hire.

Salary Information:
Commensurate with education and experience

Required Documents to Apply:
Cover Letter/Letter of Application, List of three Professional References (name, email, business title), Resume, Unofficial/Official Transcript(s)

Optional Documents:

Constant Physical Activity:
Feeling, Hearing, Standing, Talking, Walking

Frequent Physical Activity:
Feeling, Hearing, Standing, Talking, Walking

Occasional Physical Activity:
Kneeling, Reaching

Benefits Eligible:
Yes