Child Care Teacher

Child Care Teacher role at VCU Health.

Utilizing the Reggio education approach, the Child Care Teacher plans, develops and implements child-centered creative and adaptive lesson plans and provides a safe, secure and engaging environment for children six weeks to six years of age.

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Part-time
• Job function:
  Education and Training
• Industry: Hospitals and Health Care

• As part of a teaching team, ensure that interactions with children support their self-esteem and promote their growth and development.
• Make learning a fun process that allows and encourages children to explore their full potentials. Communicate effectively with parents and team members.
• Support parents in achieving their parenting goals.

• Child Development Associate (CDA) certificate preferred.

• N/A

• Previous experience working with children ages 6 weeks to 6 years of age (paid or unpaid).
• 2 years of formal teaching experience or a 2-year degree in early childhood education, child psychology, psychology, or a closely related field.

• Experience specifically working with children 6 weeks to 2 years old.
• Previous experience working with children in a care center environment.
• Familiarity with the Reggio philosophical approach to education for children.

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of 40 hours of coursework in early childhood education or related field (e.g., Child Psychology, Children’s Literature) or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education or Elementary Education strongly preferred.

• Respond to the needs of children.
• Plan, develop and implement lesson plans for the assigned classroom.
• Document children’s daily progress and activities and prepare reports for parents.
• Ensure that the classroom is clean and neat and free of health hazards or infection control risks.
• Prepare ongoing assessments and documentation regarding children and children’s activities.

• Supervise teacher aides and volunteers assigned to their classroom or within their scope of practice throughout the Center.

• All positions are required to be available for shift rotations and holidays.
• Preparation of the environment for classroom activities, including evenings, is required.
• Ensuring that classrooms are kept in a manner that supports infection control, a pleasing environment in terms of aesthetics and readiness for the next class assigned to that area is required.
• Reviewing the area for safety both indoors and outdoors is essential.
• Preparation of lesson plans for the week is required.
• Age specific groups served:
  Pediatric, Adult.

• Physical:
  Lifting less than 20 lbs.
• Activities:
  
  Frequent bending, climbing (steps, ladder, other).
• Mental/Sensory:
  Strong recall, reasoning, problem solving, hearing, speak clearly, write legibly, reading, logical thinking, creativity.
• Emotional:
  Fast-paced environment, steady pace, able to handle multiple priorities, frequent and intense customer interactions, noisy environment, able to adapt to frequent change.

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