Childcare​/Preschool Teachers KidsPoint

Description Position Summary

As an Assistant Teacher with KidsPoint Early Learning Center & Preschool, you will help care for children and implement activities. We have children enrolled from ages 6 weeks to 5 years old in 7 classrooms. Openings are available in Cedar Rapids at KidsPoint Downtown. This position reports to the Site Director.

Pay starts at $15+/hour, DOE.

Hours of operations: 6am- 6pm, Monday through Friday.

• Assist the Lead Teacher in providing appropriate early childhood education experiences to promote the healthy emotional, social, intellectual, and physical development of each child
• Assist in planning and implementation of age appropriate curriculum to ensure quality early learning programming
• Ensure compliance with all child care licensing standards as defined by the Iowa Department of Human Services
• Ensure accurate and timely completion of all required written documentation (i.e., incident reports, daily grams, room journals, etc.)
• Use positive guidance methods of discipline
• Assist in daily communication with parents
• Assist in maintaining a neat, organized classroom, taking responsibility for the upkeep of all educational materials
• Eat all meals and snacks with children and assist in development of good nutrition habits
• Help children establish good habits of toileting and personal hygiene
• Supervise children and activities at all times to ensure safety of each child
• Attend parent meetings and other center activities when appropriate
• Assist other child care staff in areas of individual teaching expertise
• Complete 6 hours of professional development annually, 2 of which must be in a sponsored group setting (10 contact hours during the first year of employment, 4 of which must be in a sponsored group setting) with 1.5 hours related to CACFP
• Provide guidance, support, and structure for program volunteers

• Values:
  Demonstrate Waypoint’s core values every day you are at work: have compassion, instill ownership, empower people, and embrace diversity.
• Dependability:
  Show up to work on time, every time. Keep your commitments. Take responsibility for your own actions. Understand implications of your decisions.
• Communication:
  Demonstrate the ability to treat others with respect and consideration when working with a variety of personalities and leadership styles. Listen and seek clarifications. Communicate internally and externally in a positive tone.
• Professionalism:
  Take pride in how you present yourself. Motivate yourself to bring your best every day. Develop strategies to achieve organization goals.
• Adaptability:
  Be able to multitask in a changing and evolving work environment to best fit the situation. Demonstrate support for innovation and for organizational changes needed to improve the organization's effectiveness.

• Comply with all Waypoint policies and procedures as outlined in the Waypoint Employee Handbook
• Be responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of the total work environment
• Perform all other duties as assigned
• Be able to sit, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, and lift up to 50 pounds

• 12 Paid Holidays
• 10 Days PTO first year of employment
• $25K Life Insurance paid in full by Waypoint
• $405/month towards Waypoint’s medical insurance through Wellmark
• Short-Term Disability
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• FSA & HSA
• 401K + match
• EAP

• Must show evidence of security and judgement to handle crisis situations and the ability to work with parents and children in a classroom setting. A high school diploma or GED (or proof one is in progress) with 1 year of verifiable child care experience is required.
• Must be at least 18 years-old and complete the following trainings once hired:
• Pre-employment physical examination including testing for communicable diseases
• TB skin test taken within 6 months prior to the start date completed by a licensed physician and repeated every 3 years
• First Aid and CPR certification within the first year of employment, with First Aid being renewed every 3 years and CPR being renewed annually
• Mandatory Child Abuse Reporter training within the first 6 months of employment and repeated annually
• 1 hour of Universal Precautions and Infectious Disease Control training within the first 6 months of employment and repeated annually
• Receive a negative report on the Waypoint/Department of Human Services Non-Law Enforcement Records Check and the National Criminal History check; conducted every two years