Daycare Teacher

Daycare Teacher, Full-time

HMC Offers:

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

Employee Daycare Rates

• 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

Job Preview:

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.

Responsibilities:

• 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-teach 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

• Minimum of an Associate's Degree in Child Development or Early Childhood Education, or the equivalent (defined as 64 semester hours in any discipline with a minimum of 21 semester hours of college credit in Child Development, Early Childhood Education or Early Childhood Special Education, and either a Gateways to Opportunity Level I Illinois Director Credential (see 89 Ill. Adm. Code 50.720(b) and ) or 3 semester hours of college credit or 3 points of credential approved training in administration, leadership or management).
• Knowledge of a child's physical, emotional and developmental patterns. Sensitivity to the individual and group needs of children. A joyful approach to teaching children.
• Evidence of emotional maturity and stability. Ability to utilize good judgment within a crisis situation. Ability to seek supervision and accept constructive feedback.
• Ability to create an atmosphere of positive and appropriate discipline. Sensitivity to the individual needs of parents, along with the ability to communicate effectively and appropriately with parents.
• 1560 clock hours of experience in a recreational program or licensed day care center serving school-age children or a license exempt school-age childcare program operated by a public or private school, and six semester hours (or nine quarter hours) of credit from an accredited college or university related to school-age childcare, child development, elementary education, physical education, recreation, camping or other related fields

Background and drug screen Disclaimer:

All HMC employees are required to pass a Federal and State background check and pass a drug and alcohol test. We test for illegal and legal substances, including THC/marijuana.

Compensation details: 18-20 Hourly Wage

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