Child Care Floater (Open Until Filled)

Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma•Pawnee, OK

11d•$0 - $14•Onsite

About The Position

The Child Care Floater provides and maintains a safe, stimulating classroom environment that supports young children’s physical, social, and emotional development, with an emphasis on language development and emergent literacy. The role provides staff with morning, lunch, and afternoon breaks, helps ensure cleaning days and planning periods when possible, and covers classrooms as needed to meet ratios. The position is based at the Pawnee Nation Learning Center in Pawnee, Oklahoma, and reports to the Learning Center Manager and Learning Center Assistant Manager.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
At least six months of work experience in a childcare setting.
Familiarity with Microsoft applications, including Word, Outlook, and Internet Explorer.
Ability to operate a printer, load paper, and make copies.
Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships with parents and legal guardians, supervisors, coworkers, and outside agencies.
Ability to establish and maintain nurturing relationships with students, parents, and legal guardians.
Must pass a fingerprint background check.
Ability to analyze situations and adopt appropriate courses of action.
Ability to be persuasive and tactful in controversial situations.
Ability to learn and follow Oklahoma Child Care Licensing Standards.
Basic knowledge or understanding of early childhood development.

Nice To Haves

Child Development Associate (CDA).
One year of work experience as a Lead Teacher in an early childhood classroom setting.

Responsibilities

Work cooperatively with Learning Center staff to create a nurturing environment that fosters early childhood development.
Establish and maintain professional relationships and open communication with parents and legal guardians, Learning Center staff, the Learning Center Assistant Manager, the Learning Center Manager, and the Education Division Director.
Report classroom issues or problems to the Learning Center Manager, Learning Center Assistant Manager, and/or Education Division Director.
Maintain normal classroom operations, such as circle time, while covering classrooms.
Identify each child’s individual needs and capabilities.
Assist with maintaining hallway bulletin boards and organizing the Learning Center resource area.
Maintain constant supervision of children to support their welfare, health, and safety in the assigned classroom.
Record daily classroom attendance and prepare classroom-related reports when covering a class.
Organize and clean classroom activity areas, materials, and supplies when covering a classroom; advise management when repairs or replacements are needed.
Understand and follow Oklahoma Child Care Licensing Standards.
Complete in-service and annual training requirements.
Assist in training substitute teachers, teachers, assistants, and other Learning Center support staff.
Attend staff meetings and trainings.
Maintain usernames and passwords for training sites and the Oklahoma registry.
Perform other duties as assigned and within the scope of the position.