Early Childhood Teacher

Job Description

Job Description

BENEFITS:
The Salary range for this position is between $19-$21/hr depending on licensure and experience.

At Bellefaire, we prioritize our employees and their wellbeing. We provide competitive benefit options to our employees and their families, including domestic partners and pets.
Our offerings include:

• Comprehensive health and Rx plans, including a zero-cost option.
• Wellness program including free preventative care
• Generous paid time off and holidays
• 100% paid parental leave for childbirth, adoption, and foster care
• 50% tuition reduction at Case Western Reserve University for the MSW program
• Defined benefit pension plan
• 403(b) retirement plan
• Pet insurance
• Employer paid life insurance and long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Support for continuing education and credential renewal
• Ancillary benefits including: dental, vision, voluntary life, short term disability, hospital indemnity, accident, critical illness
• Flexible Spending Account for Health and Dependent Care

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Education: Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood, or related field preferred; or CDA (Child Development Associate)
2. Licensure: None.
3. Competency/Skills:
   • Core Expertise: Possess skill, knowledge and abilities to perform the essential duties of their role; keeps knowledge up to date.
   • Independent Judgement: Demonstrate awareness, sensitivity and skills in working professionally with diverse individuals, groups, and communities who represent various cultural and personal background and characteristics.
   • Interpersonal Communication: Communicate clearly using verbal, nonverbal, and written skills in a professional context; demonstrates clear understanding and use of professional language
   • Professional & Ethical Conduct: Adhere to professional values such as honesty, personal responsibility, and accountability; Applies ethical concepts within scope of work and adheres to Agency policies and procedures
   • Collaboration and Teamwork: Function effectively as a member of a professional team that includes employees, clients, and family members
   • Problem Solving & Decision Making: Recognize problems and respond appropriately; gathers information and sorts through it to identify and address root case issues; make timely decisions.
   • Service Orientation: Anticipate, recognize, and meet the needs of others, whether they are clients or not.
   • Technical Proficiency: Demonstrate competence in utilizing Agency computer systems and software as required to perform essential job functions.
4. Experience: Experience working with young children preferred.

AGENCY SUMMARY:
Bellefaire JCB is among the nation’s largest, most experienced child service agencies providing a variety of mental health, substance abuse, education, and prevention services. Bellefaire JCB helps more than 43,000 youth and their families yearly achieve resiliency, dignity and self-sufficiency through its more than 25 programs.

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JOB SUMMARY:
Responsibilities of a Teacher in assigned class include adherence to all the terms of the Jewish Day Nursery (JDN) mission, policies and procedures. The Teacher will plan and institute programs that enhance children’s growth and maintain professional relationships with both the child and their parents.  Types of classrooms include Infant, Toddler, or Preschool. Types of Teachers include Regular, Floater (moving between all classrooms) and Substitute (filling in as needed). Depending on Classroom, Teachers must be able to perform the essential functions and the physical requirements of the position. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

1. Pay careful attention to the physical and emotional well-being of each child within the group.  The Teacher should demonstrate warmth and consideration for children and parents, creating an atmosphere of acceptance in the classroom.
2. Adhere to all licensing, CACFP (Child and Adult Care Food Program) and Accreditation rules.
3. Demonstrate enthusiasm, be open to new teaching methods and ideas. The Teacher should plan and execute a stimulating program that enhances each child’s intellectual, emotional, social and physical growth. 
4. Arrange the room in a way that allows for designated activity areas but also permits the Teacher to keep track of each of the children.
5. Develop and maintain a supportive and professional relationship with parents.
6. Model care and concern for the classroom and educational materials including but not limited to meal tables, floors, toys etc. by keeping them clean and in good repair.  Broken or unusable materials should be discarded; materials not in use can be rotated through other classrooms with the assistance of the assistant director.
7. Care of students, which includes supervising children when using restroom, during hygiene including proper   changing and disposal of diapers, rubber pants and cleaning of accidents, care of sick/vomiting students, assisting students with meals, management of students’ clothes and assisting during school transition.
8. Offer a minimum of 1 conference per year, which will be presented to the parent in written form, or verbally if requested.  Give director(s) a copy of this report to be placed in the child’s file.
9. Supervise and help train volunteers and student Teachers as needed.
10. Must be flexible to assist in various other classrooms as needed.
11. Serve meals/snacks as needed.
12. Follow opening and locking up procedures as detailed by the director.
13. When part of classroom/playground ratio, attention must be paid at all times to children in room. This includes minimizing personal distractions as required by licensure. 

OTHER DUTIES:

1. Participate in family programs when scheduled.
2. Attend scheduled staff meetings, supervision, and on-going training.
3. All required training, certifications and licensure must be kept current in accordance with applicable licensing and accreditation regulations and standards.
4. Contribute to the development and maintenance of the child’s record through the timely completion of assigned documentation in accordance with applicable licensing and accreditation regulations and standards.
5. Respect the privacy of children and families and hold in confidence all information obtained.  All documents should be handled in accordance with Agency guidelines on confidential material.
6. Maintain high standards of ethical and professional conduct and adhere to Agency policies and procedures.
7. Other duties as assigned by management.

Bellefaire JCB is an equal opportunity employer, and hires its employees without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

Bellefaire JCB is a partner agency of the Wingspan Care Group, a non-profit administrative service organization providing a united, community-based network of services so member agencies can focus on mission-related goals and operate in a more cost-effective and efficient manner.

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