Daycare Teacher

Daycare Teacher, Full-time

The Teacher provides a warm, nurturing, safe and loving environment where self-concepts are enhanced, independence encouraged, and individuality respected. The Teacher will also provide the childcare center with effective programming, referral services for parents, and supervise day-to-day implementation of programs. Our daycare is open Monday to Friday, 5:30 am to 5:30 pm, and this is a float position. The Teacher will be working with all age groups in the daycare.

• Tuition Reimbursement
• Excellent benefits - health, dental, vision, and life and disability insurance
• HMC Wellness Center membership
• 401(k) plan with employer match

• Infants (6 weeks to 15 months) - $133 weekly, $27 daily
• Toddlers (15 months to 2 yrs) - $126 weekly, $26 daily
• 2 years to 3 years - $119 weekly, $25 daily
• 4 years to 5 years - $112 weekly, $23 daily

Responsibilities include providing childcare with a warm and safe environment, and ensuring programming supports growth and development. The Teacher will supervise day-to-day implementation of programs and support staff.

• Implement programs that meet the emotional, physical, intellectual, and social needs of each child and classroom.
• Supervise programs on an ongoing basis in all classrooms. Observe and evaluate programming, act as a resource for classroom teachers, and provide in-service training as needed for staff development.
• Prepare and implement weekly lesson plans based on a curriculum outline. Interact with children and encourage their involvement in classroom activities.
• Prepare a warm and safe environment that is orderly, clean, appealing, and promotes growth and development.
• Observe, record and report significant individual or group behaviors to supervisor. Maintain all records and files.
• Use appropriate and positive discipline methods.
• Assist classroom teachers with formal parent-teacher conferences twice a year, and through informal daily reports.
• Recruit children, process applications, confirm residency requirements and income levels of families, determine tuition, place children in appropriate classrooms, establish commencement date for children and maintain appropriate enrollment numbers.
• Inform parents of childcare center policies and maintain records of children’s starting dates, termination dates and vacations.
• Communicate with parents regarding complaints or concerns both verbally and in writing. Meet with parents whose child/children are having trouble within the childcare center, including children who may require interventions with other medical, educational, or psychological providers.
• Coordinate purchases/inventory of supplies and equipment.
• Work with dietary staff to ensure the food provided meets all nutritional needs of children.
• Maintain communication with community agencies.
• Attending monthly staff meetings