Early Childhood Teacher

Job Summary

The Student Parent Support Center provides information, support, and family resources for university students, faculty, staff, and patients. Student Parent Support Center childcare programs are NAEYC accredited and serve children birth to six years. We offer part-time and full-time programming in three campus childcare programs for students, faculty, and staff and drop-in childcare for patients visiting the three U Health Centers throughout the Salt Lake Valley.

These include Campus Child Care Programs (UKids - Presidents Circle, UKids - East Village, and UKids-Guardsman Way), South Jordan Health Center Program, Farmington Health Center Program, and Sugar House Health Center Program.

An excellent benefits package is included (see here for a full description of the benefits package):
Generous retirement options, paid parental leave (in addition to FMLA), Paid holidays per year plus vacation accruals each month. Wonderful health insurance options that are both affordable and allow access to care through the University of Utah health system. Tuition reduction for employees and family members. Options for short-term and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and HSA/FSA savings plans are available.

Free public transportation pass (see here for more information).

• Complies with State of Utah Child Care Licensing Regulations () at all times.
• Aligns with NAEYC Standards (https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).).
• Promotes leadership skills within a classroom team and oversees classroom assistants to interpret behaviors and ensure that they are working appropriately with children.
• Models appropriate behavior and teaching techniques for teaching assistants.
• Develop and implement lesson plans to stimulate developmental progress as well as provide intentional daily experience, and hands‑on activities for infants, toddlers, and preschool children in accordance with Creative Curriculum Developmental Objectives, DAP guidance techniques, and play‑based learning.
• Use positive guidance techniques to minimize inappropriate behavior and redirect children to learn how to appropriately manage their own behavior in a positive manner.
• Supports staff in activities such as: playing on the floor with children at their eye level; actively supervising and maintaining ratios at all times; helping children toilet including lifting children to change their diapers, guiding them through the potty training process (as directed by the lead teacher), and washing hands; cleaning the classroom; maintaining safe transitions between indoors and playground (including actively supervising children outdoors year‑round).
• Assists children with physical necessities, feeding, toileting/diapering, medical emergencies, and other life skills, to give proper care and, where appropriate, facilitate development.
• Daily routine care of children such as: feeding, diapering, cuddling, playing, singing, talking, picking children up, holding them, and otherwise providing a gentle and nurturing environment. You will need to be available and responsive to the individual needs of children.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Establishes and maintains friendly, professional, and effective working relationships with other employees, parents, and children.
• Works in conjunction with parents and guardians to build and maintain relationships, discuss concerns, provide suggestions and solutions to day‑to‑day problems, and alleviate concerns.
• Works in a supportive and cooperative manner with all staff.
• Work as a team to maintain a cheerful and aesthetically pleasing childcare environment that reflects the interests of the children.
• Follows directives given by Administration, including Director or Director Designee. This may include last‑minute changes to ensure the safety and well‑being of children are maintained.
• Demonstrate the ability to work independently, but show a willingness to take direction from the supervisor.
• Demonstrates consistent attendance and…