Floater, Education ​/ Teaching

The Associate, Child and Family Development performs duties necessary to teach and care for infant through twelve-year-old children, provides support and constant communication with families, and serves as a model for college students, specifically in Child and Family Development.

• Assist with operation of a developmentally appropriate early childhood classroom using a constructivist curriculum and environment with quality interactions and programing based on licensing regulations and accreditation standards.
• In the absence of the Teacher, coordinate students, work study students, childcare attendants, therapists, and observers in the classroom.
• Welcome and invite college students to be a part of the CDLC community.
• Model developmentally appropriate practice in the classroom
• Coach and provide feedback to students during practicum time.
• Observe and record development for individual children; may work with the Childcare Teacher to create individual goals for the children.
• Use the children's goals to support the Childcare Teacher in creating the constructivist curriculum and environment within the classroom.
• Maintain paperwork for children's records and classroom curriculum. Coordinates resources for children with special needs and works with the manager and Childcare Teachers to ensure children’s needs are met.
• Develop and maintain rapport and trust with families; may attend developmental, transition, and exit conferences, or additional conferences.
• Participate in educational parent meetings; support the Childcare Teacher with daily communication and bimonthly newsletters.
• Participates in CDLC Parent Advisory Council, STLCC, campus, and community events.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma or equivalent with one (1) year of related full-time experience
• Preferred:
  Associate degree in Early Childhood, Child and Family Development, or a related field with 1 year of full-time or 2 years of part-time experience in a licensed childcare center
• Must clear Family Care Safety Registry and fingerprinting, complete Hepatitis A Immunization series
• Must maintain current CPR, pediatric first aid, and medication administration training

• Work is performed in the Child Development Laboratory Center and may work in any one of the classrooms within the center
• Occasionally exposed to bodily fluids and cleaning agents

• Constantly required to lift up to 50 pounds
• Constantly required to move quickly up and down off the floor
• Regularly required to lift items overhead, bend, and stoop