Early Childhood Educator

Make more than a Living, Make a Difference

Do you enjoy working with infants and toddlers? Want to support, nurture, and build a foundation for young children? Joining our Eckerd Connects Early Head Start staff as an Early Childhood Educator is a great opportunity to make a difference in the life of a child and start their building blocks to success.

• Low-Cost Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 19 days of Paid Time Off the first year
• 11 paid holidays
• Retirement savings plan with employer match up to 5%
• Flexible spending accounts
• Paid short-term and voluntary long-term disability
• Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary term life insurance
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible Employer
• PTO Exchange

Hourly Rate: $18.37

• Ensure that quality of services is exceptional, and center-based/family childcare home requirements and goals are being met.
• Monitors and documents provisions and progressions in Early Childhood Education and School Readiness.
• Assists with the implementation of a developmentally and linguistically appropriate approach to child development and education.
• Provides additional center-based and family childcare home support, as assigned.

• CDA required
• Associate degree or higher from an accredited college or university with a major in Early Childhood Education, Social or Behavioral Science or Education, which included 18-semester hours in Early Childhood Education preferred.
• CPR/First Aid training for Infant/Child/Adult within ninety (90) days of hire date and maintain through the duration of employment.
• 2 years of experience in teaching infant/toddler, pre-school or kindergarten.
• Required to pass a drug screen in compliance with our Substance Abuse and Drug-Free Workplace policy.
• This position requires Level 2 background screening through Florida's Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. Learn more:

* This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a person assigned to this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties that may be performed by a person so classified.

Eckerd Connects' Early Head Start programs provides high quality, comprehensive care and support services to infants, toddlers, and their families. The program provides free year-round services for children ages 0-3 years and their families to promote education, self-sufficiency, community building, health and well-being. This partnership provides community-based, high quality care to our most vulnerable population, infants, and toddlers.

Eckerd Connects | Early Head Start

2714 North 16th St.

Tampa, FL 33605

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Eckerd Connects is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals, including individuals with disabilities. We comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state and local laws by providing reasonable accommodations to employees and applicants with disabilities; known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; and for sincerely held religious beliefs, observances, and practices. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.

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Eckerd Connects is a drug-free workplace and utilizes E-verify to confirm employment eligibility.