Child Care Center Teacher

Job Description

Job Description

About This Role

Position available for a full-time Child Care Center Teacher at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Children's Center, position number 0096648T. Applications are now being accepted and reviewed until the position is filled.

• Denotes essential functions to the position:

1. *Maintains a high standard of professional and ethical conduct that complies with all established university and center policies.
2. *Provides supervision, care, education, protection, and engagement at all times with a group of young children that complies with current licensing and accreditation standards, and established center policies.
3. *Maintains daily childcare routines (e.g., diapering, hand washing, transitions) and all established UHMCC procedures in a caring, hygienic manner consistent with appropriate child development principles.
4. *Adjusts communication approach and messaging to support a language-, cultural-, and ability-diverse community that includes administrators, colleagues, children and their families.
5. *Collaborates with families to develop individual care and learning plans for each child that presents developmentally appropriate challenges to promote the individual physical, intellectual, emotional and social wellbeing and growth within the context of that child's life.
6. *Establishes and maintains positive, collaborative relationships with families that encourages sharing of concerns, and celebrates their child's accomplishments.
7. *Establishes and maintains positive, collaborative, professional, mutually respectful relationships with colleagues at all times.
8. *Demonstrates a practical understanding of the UHMCC Universal Teaching Practices, and regularly implements each practice in a small group setting.
9. *Demonstrates a practical understanding of the Braided Curriculum, and provides each child with full access to the entire curriculum throughout the year.
10. *Demonstrates a practical understanding of child development and an ability to conduct and appropriately use assessments of child progress patterns to develop individualized care and learning plans with families.
11. *Demonstrates a practical understanding of classroom design in a developmentally appropriate, welcoming, and engaging manner that incorporates a variety of materials in sufficient quantity to implement the defined unit plan for all children in that classroom.
12. Ensures that families regularly receive adequate and meaningful information about their child's experiences and growth over time through daily contacts, semi-annual parent conferences, individualized child portfolios, and written communication.
13. Supports family engagement by providing opportunities for families to participate in classroom activities; provides transitional space for children and families to enter and leave the classroom; provides family networking activities and other types of activities that enhance the care and learning experience for both the child and their family.
14. Documents curriculum experiences in the classroom environment and on weekly newsletters to families and staff.
15. Plans and implements appropriately detailed unit plans that adequately describe key activities that progressively develop specific learning objectives.
16. Provides care and comfort to young children as needed, which may require lifting and carrying children of up to 50 pounds in weight intermittently throughout the day.
17. Maintains outdoor learning spaces, and additional spaces and materials shared with other classrooms, in a manner that is safe, reasonably clean and orderly, developmentally appropriate to all children engaged in the space, and aesthetically pleasing.
18. Actively participates in staff meetings and reviews all meeting support materials.
19. Actively participates and completes all required program training.
20. Develops and implements an individual professional development plan in collaboration with program administration, demonstrating continual progress through the plan.
21. Oversees and supports student employees, volunteers, and interns to ensure a healthy, safe, and caring environment for young children.
22. Other duties as assigned.

1. Possession of a baccalaureate degree in Early Childhood Education/Child Development or related field that includes 6 credits in child development, early childhood coursework, or early childhood special education; or Possession of a baccalaureate degree in any field that includes 12 credits in child development, early childhood coursework, or early childhood special education; And one year of full-time progressively responsible professional experience with responsibilities for early childhood care and learning; Any equivalent combination of education and/or professional work experience which provides the required education, knowledge, skills and abilities as indicated.
2. Functional knowledge of principles, practices and techniques in Early Childhood Education demonstrated by knowledge, understanding and ability to apply concepts, terminology.
3. Functional knowledge and understanding of principles, theories, federal and state laws, rules, regulations and systems associated with Early Childhood Education.
4. Demonstrated ability to recognize problems, identify possible causes and resolve the full range problems that may commonly occur in the Early Childhood Education.
5. Demonstrated ability to understand oral and written documentation, write reports and procedures, and communicate effectively in a variety of situations.
6. Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external organizations, groups, team members and individuals.
7. Demonstrated ability to operate a personal computer and apply word processing software.
8. Knowledge of young children's development, characteristics, and behavior patterns.
9. Ability to care for, guide and develop positive relationships with young children.
10. Ability to sensitively relate to young children, their parents, and other staff in a learning and training environment.
11. Ability to lift and carry toddlers and preschool children for a distance of 50 feet on a daily basis and a distance of up to 100 yards in emergency situations.
12. Experience working with preschool aged children in a center-based or related program.
13. Be of reputable and responsible character, and meet all State of Hawaii Administrative Rules in child care licensure requirements, which include but are not limited to clearing a criminal background history or registry check, employment history check, child abuse or neglect history check, or any other situations that pose a risk to children in care.
14. Fulfill the State of Hawaii Administrative Rules' standards for ability and suitability by completing a three-year employment history check for disciplinary actions and any behavior which would put a child at risk.
15. Ability to plan and implement activities and events for children.
16. Ability to multitask and prioritize work assignments.

1. Experience teaching young children in an accredited program.
2. Experience working in a setting with diverse children, families, and staff representing a broad range of abilities, needs, perspectives, approaches to communication, and ways of connecting and being.
3. Experience working in a program with a training component.
4. Experience with team teaching.
5. Knowledge and understanding of the social learning theory.
6. Certification for Infant/Toddler Care, or Lead Teacher qualified for Infant/Toddler Group Child Care.