Childcare Teacher

Job Description

Job Description

Vincentian Child Discovery Center | North Hills

Full Time | Choose a 4-day, 10-hour schedule OR a regular Monday–Friday, 8-hour schedule

Eligible for a $2,000 sign-on bonus + full employee benefits!

 

Do you believe work should be meaningful and fun? Join the team at Vincentian Child Discovery Center as a Child Care Teacher , where you’ll help create a safe, nurturing, and engaging environment where children can learn, grow, and thrive.

 

What You’ll Do

As a Child Care Teacher, you’ll work alongside supervisory staff to plan and implement engaging classroom experiences while providing guidance and support to your classroom team. You’ll:

• Plan, develop, and implement age-appropriate classroom activities and curriculum that support children's social, spiritual, physical, and intellectual growth.
• Provide warm, compassionate care that supports each child's individual needs and development.
• Oversee and provide guidance to Teaching Assistants and Daycare Assistants .
• Provide for children's daily needs, including care, hygiene, meals, learning, and developmental activities.
• Promote positive behavior through appropriate guidance, discipline, and classroom management techniques.
• Model positive behaviors and effective communication for children and fellow caregivers.
• Maintain a safe, clean, organized, and welcoming classroom environment .
• Complete classroom records, observations, assessments, and other required documentation.
• Communicate professionally and respectfully with parents and families.
• Help new children and families transition comfortably into the classroom and Center.
• Assist with specialized programs, family events, and Center-wide activities.
• Prepare meals provided by parents and supplement with Center food as needed to meet children's nutritional needs.
• Support staff development and maintain a collaborative classroom environment.
• Stay current with applicable childcare regulations and professional development requirements.
• Follow all applicable policies, regulations, and safety procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

 

What We’re Looking For

Candidates must meet one of the following minimum education requirements:

• Regional accredited ECE-focused ASB or AST
• AA/AS in Early Childhood Education (ECE)
• AA/AS/BA/BS in a related field + 18 ECE credits
• AA/AS/BA/BS in an unrelated field + 30 ECE credits
• Elementary Education degree + 12 ECE credits

We’re also looking for someone who is:

• Warm, compassionate, and enthusiastic about working with children.
• Creative, energetic, and adaptable.
• Organized and able to prioritize multiple classroom responsibilities.
• Comfortable providing leadership and guidance to classroom staff.
• A strong communicator who works well with children, families, coworkers, and management.
• Dependable and committed to providing high-quality care and education.
• Most importantly, someone who knows how to have FUN at work!

 

Don't meet all of the qualifications for a Child Care Teacher? You may still be a great fit for our Child Care Teaching Assistant position. Please see that job posting here:

 

Our Benefits

Vincentian offers a comprehensive benefits package for eligible full-time employees, including:

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage
• PTO
• Sick time
• Floating holiday
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Retirement with employer contribution
• Employee Discounts on Childcare
• Additional voluntary benefits
• Employee perks and discounts

 

Why Vincentian Child Discovery Center?

At Vincentian, our work is centered around innovation, quality, compassion, spirituality, dignity, collaboration, advocacy, and stewardship. At the Child Discovery Center, that mission comes to life every day through the relationships we build with children and families.

As a Child Care Teacher, you’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while working alongside a team that believes in creating a positive, supportive, and fun place to work.

If you’re passionate about early childhood education and ready to help children learn, grow, and have fun, we’d love to hear from you!

 

Vincentian is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

\nCompany Description

Vincentian is a nonprofit organization that has provided a continuum of compassionate care since 1924 when the Vincentian Sisters of Charity opened the Holy Rosary Cottage to serve sick or elderly women who otherwise had nowhere else to turn. Grounded in St. Vincent de Paul’s teachings of charity and compassion for the poor, the Sisters quietly served Western Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable and slowly transitioned this crucial work to laypeople to carry the mission forward.

Today, services to older adults include independent living, personal care, memory care, short-term post-acute rehabilitation care, and long-term skilled nursing. In addition, Vincentian operates a childcare center, a catering line, and a learning institute for training and development.

Vincentian's mission is rooted in fearless compassion - a willingness to step in to proactively meet unmet needs in the community. At Vincentian, we put people at the center of everything we do.

Company Description

Vincentian is a nonprofit organization that has provided a continuum of compassionate care since 1924 when the Vincentian Sisters of Charity opened the Holy Rosary Cottage to serve sick or elderly women who otherwise had nowhere else to turn. Grounded in St. Vincent de Paul’s teachings of charity and compassion for the poor, the Sisters quietly served Western Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable and slowly transitioned this crucial work to laypeople to carry the mission forward.\r\n\r\nToday, services to older adults include independent living, personal care, memory care, short-term post-acute rehabilitation care, and long-term skilled nursing. In addition, Vincentian operates a childcare center, a catering line, and a learning institute for training and development.\r\n\r\nVincentian's mission is rooted in fearless compassion - a willingness to step in to proactively meet unmet needs in the community. At Vincentian, we put people at the center of everything we do.