Child Care Center Teacher (0080541)

University of Hawaii•Honolulu, HI

13d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Child Care Center Teacher at the UH at Manoa Children's Center. The role involves maintaining high standards of professional conduct, providing supervision, care, education, protection, and engagement for a group of young children in compliance with licensing and accreditation standards. The teacher will manage daily childcare routines, adjust communication for a diverse community, collaborate with families on individual care and learning plans, and establish positive relationships with families and colleagues. The position requires planning and implementing curriculum, developing reports for parents, designing developmentally appropriate classroom environments, mentoring colleagues and families, and ensuring families receive regular updates on their child's progress. The role also involves supporting family engagement, documenting curriculum experiences, and maintaining outdoor and shared learning spaces. The teacher will participate in staff meetings, complete required training, develop a professional development plan, and oversee student employees, volunteers, and interns. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

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 four years 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.
Considerable working knowledge of principles, practices and techniques in the area of Early Childhood Education as demonstrated by the broad knowledge of the full range of pertinent standard and evolving concepts, principles and methodologies.
Considerable working knowledge and understanding of applicable federal and state laws, rules, regulations, theories, and systems associated with Early Childhood Education.
Demonstrated ability to resolve wide ranging complex problems through the use of creative reasoning and logic to accurately determine the cause of the problems and the resolution of the problems in an effective, innovative and timely manner.
Demonstrated ability to interpret and present information and ideas clearly and accurately in writing, verbally and by preparation of reports and other materials.
Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external organizations, groups, team leaders and members, and individuals.
Demonstrated ability to operate a personal computer and apply word processing software.
If applicable, for supervisory work, demonstrated ability to lead subordinates, manage work priorities and projects, and manage employee relations.
Demonstrates a detailed and in-depth knowledge of Universal Teaching Practices, Braided Curriculum, child development and its relationship to Forms of Assistance, and Dynamic Documentation or similar approaches to care and learning.
Demonstrates a detailed and in-depth knowledge of effective classroom design and adjustment to support a learning community of varied backgrounds.
Demonstrates positive and resilient relationships with children, their families, and colleagues, and appropriately references resources when asked.
Ability to multitask and prioritize work assignments to meet set deadlines.
Completes all documentation, assessment and reporting with consideration and thought, and within deadlines.
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.
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.
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.

Nice To Haves

Successful completion of college-level work equivalent to a Master's Degree work, or experience equivalent to a Master's Degree in a specialized field identified in Early Childhood Curriculum, with major coursework in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or Early Childhood Special Education.
Six years of full-time or equivalent experience with UHMCC or similar accredited child care center.
Ability to effectively discuss child care issues with families and with colleagues from a solid base of knowledge.
Ability to proactively identify and report systemic issues before they become critical.
Certification for Infant/Toddler Care, or Lead Teacher qualified for Infant/Toddler Group Child Care.

Responsibilities

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.
Maintains all daily childcare routines (e.g., diapering, handwashing, transitions) and all established center procedures in a caring, hygienic manner consistent with appropriate child development principles.
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.
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.
Enhances the care and learning of different groups of children of varying backgrounds, skills, and perspectives in a manner that is cohesive and personally relevant to each individual as the group as a whole by applying universal teaching practices and complementary forms of assistance.
Plans and implements connected unit plans throughout the year that present the full braided curriculum in a manner challenging and authentically meaningful to each individual child, and to different groups of children as a whole.
Develops reports to parents and their support team that demonstrate mastery of current child development and assessment issues, as well as in developing individualized interventions that support the unique needs of an individual child operating in a community of learners.
Implements developmentally appropriate classroom design that elevates independent care and learning for a broad and varied learning community that includes colleagues, children and their families.
Mentors and supports colleagues and families, and develops program resources within a defined area of expertise relevant to early childhood care and learning.
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.