Early Learning Center Teacher - Birmingham, AL

Early Learning Center Teacher - Birmingham, AL

Position Title Early Learning Center Teacher - Birmingham, AL

Estimated Hours Per Week 5 - 30

Anticipated Length of Assignment N/A

Auburn University manages the Harris Early Learning Center in Birmingham, Alabama, and we’re looking for someone like you to join our vibrant and supportive team in our state‑of‑the‑art accredited preschool facility for over 200 children ranging in age from six weeks to five years old!

Are you a passionate and engaged early childhood or daycare professional looking for an opportunity to grow your career with an employer who supports you?

Our mission is to make a difference in the lives of children, with a deep commitment to:

• Providing high-quality care and education
• Training and educating college students who plan to be educators
• Conducting research on child development and the role teachers play

Our teachers are critical to our success at Harris Early Learning Center. In this role, you will have the important opportunity to plan, create, and implement daily programs for preschool learning environments. Each classroom is staffed with two full‑time teachers, and we have 16 classrooms at the center.

Our assistant teachers are critical to our classroom success. In this role, you will help teachers plan, create, and implement daily programs for preschool learning environments. Depending on the needs of the center, assistant teachers may move among multiple classrooms to assist.

This is a part‑time temporary position. Temporary Employment Services (TES), a unit of Auburn University, provides qualified temporary employees to meet campus staffing needs.

State of Alabama Teacher Salary Matrix

• High School Diploma: $15.48/hr – $19.23/hr
• Associate’s Degree: $16.44/hr – $20.19/hr
• Bachelor’s Degree: $17.40/hr – $21.15/hr
• Master’s Degree: $18.36/hr – $22.11/hr

Essential Functions

• Plan and implement a curriculum for a group of children that is consistent with developmentally appropriate early childhood education practice and in accordance with NAEYC accreditation standards.
• Mentor and facilitate the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development of children through safe and structured environments.
• Plan, implement, and evaluate a daily program which includes designing classroom arrangement for optimal learning, and developing planning materials and activities that facilitate active learning for the children.
• Instruct and evaluate a daily program which includes designing classroom arrangement for optimal learning, and developing planning materials and activities that facilitate active learning for the children.
• Participate in modeling best classroom practices for undergraduate students completing course requirements or internships.
• Collaborate with community representatives such as therapists, specialists, and psychologists as needed. Administer medication per doctor’s prescribing instructions.
• Communicate with parents on a daily basis to keep them informed of daily progress of their child.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Some positions may require progress towards a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential.
• If selected you will be required to obtain a CPR/First Aid Certificate within 60 days of hire, and a TB Skin Test.

Salary Range: $15.48/hr – $22.11/hr (based on the matrix above).

Work Hours:

7:00am – 6:00pm;
Monday – Friday, as needed.

City position is located in:
Birmingham

State position is located:
Alabama

Posting Date: 10/30/2024

AUBURN UNIVERSITY IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION / EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. It is our policy to provide equal employment and education opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable law. The Office of AA/EEO strives to ensure an inclusive and equitable working, living, and learning environment for members of the Auburn University community.

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