Day Care Center Teacher jobs in Hawaii
Day Care Center Teacher oversees the educational activities within the day care classroom. Structures the curriculum and monitors students' progress to ensure activities are meeting the children's needs. Being a Day Care Center Teacher maintains a clean, safe, and nurturing environment. Holds conferences with parents to discuss child's growth and development. Additionally, Day Care Center Teacher typically requires an associate degree. Typically reports to a supervisor or manager. Day Care Center Teacher's years of experience requirement may be unspecified. Certification and/or licensing in the position's specialty is the main requirement. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
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- University of Hawaii
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Honolulu, HI
FULL_TIME
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Description
Description
Title: Child Care Center Teacher
Position Numbers: 78467T
Hiring Unit: OFC OF VP FOR STUDENT SUCCESS, STUDENT CO-CURRICULAR SUCCESS, CHILDREN'S CENTER
Location: UH at Manoa
Date Posted: 04/10/24
Closing Date: 04/24/24
Band: A
Salary : salary schedules and placement information
Full Time/Part Time: Full-time
Month: 11-month
Temporary/Permanent: TemporaryDuties and Responsibilities
- Maintains a high standard of professional and ethical conduct that complies with all established university and UHMCC policies.
- 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 UHMCC policies.
- Adjusts communication approach and messaging to support a language-, cultural-, and ability-diverse community that includes administrators, colleagues, children and their families.
- 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.
- Maintains all daily childcare routines (e.g., diapering, handwashing, transitions) and all established UHMCC procedures in a caring, hygienic manner consistent with appropriate child development principles.
- Establishes and maintains positive, collaborative relationships with families that encourages sharing of concerns, and celebrates their child's accomplishments.
- Establishes and maintains positive, collaborative, professional, mutually respectful relationships with colleagues at all times.
- Demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of the UHMCC Universal Teaching Practices, and consistently adjusts forms of assistance to meet the needs of individual children in a diverse community of learners.
- Demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of the Braided Curriculum and its application within a diverse community of learners, and connects activities to build a variety of complex skills and concepts.
- Demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of child development and its appropriate application in various assessments of learning and development, and appropriately communicates assessment findings to families to develop supportive strategies as part of the child's individualized care and learning plans.
- Demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of developmentally appropriate classroom design in support of a diverse community of learners that includes colleagues, children and their families.
- 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.
- 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.
- Documents curriculum experiences in the classroom environment and on weekly newsletters to families and staff.
- Plans and implements appropriately detailed unit plans that adequately describe key activities that progressively develop specific learning objectives.
- 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.
- 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.
- Actively participates in staff meetings and reviews all meeting support materials.
- Actively participates and completes all required program training.
- Develops and implements an individual professional development plan in collaboration with program administration, demonstrating continual progress through the plan.
- Oversees and supports student employees, volunteers and interns to ensure a healthy, safe, and caring environment for young children.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Possession of a baccalaureate degree in Early Childhood Education/Child Development or related 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 two year(s) of 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 shall not have a criminal history record, employment history, or child abuse/neglect history which poses a risk to children in care.
14. Ability to plan and implement activities and events for children.
15. Ability to multitask and prioritize work assignments.Desirable Qualifications
- Experience teaching young children in an accredited program.
- Experience working in a setting with diverse children, families, and staff.
- Experience working in a program with a training component.
- Experience with team teaching.
- Knowledge and understanding of the social learning theory.
- Certification for Infant/Toddler Care, or Lead Teacher qualified for Infant/Toddler Group Child Care.
To Apply:Click on the “APPLY” button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application and attach required documents. Applicant must submit the following:
1. Cover letter indicating how you satisfy the minimum and desirable qualifications;2. Current resume;3. Names and contact information (including telephone number and email addresses) of at least three (3) professional references;4. Copies of official undergraduate and graduate (as applicable) transcripts indicating degree conferred date with confidential information (i.e. social security number, date of birth) redacted. However, original official transcripts are required upon hire. Transcripts issued outside the United States of America require a course-by-course analysis with an equivalency statement from an agency having membership with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc., verifying the degree equivalency to that of an accredited institution within the USA.
Incomplete, late or unreadable applications will not be considered. Academic record/grade summaries will not be accepted. Diplomas and copies will not be accepted.
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Inquiries: Mr. Jeffrey Bock (Director); jbock@hawaii.edu; 808-956-7963EEO/AA, Clery Act, ADA
The University of Hawai'i is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution and is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of race, sex, gender identity and expression, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, genetic information, marital status, breastfeeding, income assignment for child support, arrest and court record (except as permissible under State law), sexual orientation, domestic or sexual violence victim status, national guard absence, or status as a covered veteran. - 10 Days Ago
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