Independent Contractor - Child Care Provider

Thompson Child & Family Focus•Charlotte, NC

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About The Position

Thompson Child & Family Focus is seeking an independent contractor to provide childcare during scheduled classes. The provider creates a safe, positive, and supportive classroom environment, plans age-appropriate activities, and supports children’s social, emotional, and academic development. The contractor works with facilitators, families, and other childcare providers, maintains required documentation, and follows applicable child-safety and reporting procedures. Work hours vary and rotate according to class schedules.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.
At least six semester credit hours of post-high-school coursework in Early Childhood Education.
Two years of early childhood teaching experience.
Knowledge of regulations governed by DCDEE and Mecklenburg County Health Department standards.
Must have or be able to obtain a State of North Carolina Qualifying Letter required for the role.
Caring and compassionate, with a genuine enjoyment of working with children.
Strong interpersonal communication skills to work effectively with facilitators, children, parents, and prospective families, and ability to handle confidential information appropriately.
Team-oriented approach to ensuring safety and providing innovative classroom activities with co-childcare providers.
Proactive in planning activities that develop children’s social, emotional, and academic competencies.
Interact with children using a positive, strength-based approach.
Flexible and able to adapt to varying work circumstances.
Able to receive and apply feedback from a supervisor.
Dependable, punctual, and available.

Nice To Haves

Classroom experience preferred.
Associate’s degree in Early Childhood Education preferred.
Technology skills highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintain timely documentation, including time sheets, agendas, and rosters.
Be present for the entire duration of each childcare session.
Set up and clean up the classroom.
Immediately report and document suspicions of abuse or neglect to the facilitator and/or Child Care Manager.
Maintain professionalism.
Plan age-appropriate activities for childcare sessions.
Communicate and document concerns about children’s safety and wellbeing to the facilitator and/or Child Care Manager within 24 hours.
Maintain supervision of children at all times.
Complete Crisis Response: Incident Reporting, PCANC Child Maltreatment, Child Development, and Age-Appropriate Activities trainings.
Complete additional tasks assigned by the Child Care Manager.