Child Care Teacher Sign-On Bonus 300 Dollars

Center for Transforming Lives•Fort Worth, TX

About The Position

The Child Care Teacher supports school readiness and monitors developmental outcomes while providing responsive caregiving and developmentally appropriate, inclusive learning experiences for enrolled children. The teacher creates and supports a positive, high-quality early learning environment. Classroom educational practices align with Child Care Licensing Minimum Standards, the Texas Early Learning Guidelines, and Texas PreK guidelines.

Requirements

Child Development Associate (age-specific or all-level).
Knowledge of sound early childhood principles and effective teaching practices.
Ability to actively supervise children and ensure their health, well-being, and safety.
Ability to implement age-appropriate lessons and curriculum and provide inclusive instructional support for individual needs.
Ability to facilitate family engagement and complete two parent conferences per year.
Effective communication and partnership skills with children, families, and staff.
Ability to coordinate classroom staff and volunteers.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree or higher in early childhood education or a related field, with 12 hours of early childhood education coursework.

Responsibilities

Articulate and demonstrate sound early childhood principles and best practices.
Care for children in a daycare facility and attend to their personal needs.
Observe and monitor children's play activities or engage them by reading or playing games.
Communicate effectively with children, families, and staff.
Implement lesson plans, routines, and curriculum.
Demonstrate professionalism in decision-making and leadership.
Actively supervise children and ensure their health, well-being, and safety.
Implement age-appropriate lesson plans and curriculum components with fidelity, and inclusively scaffold instruction to meet children's individual needs.
Facilitate family engagement experiences and complete two parent conferences per year.
Partner with children, families, and staff to implement school readiness strategies.
Ensure classroom activities, interactions, and transitions are age- and developmentally appropriate and aligned with Texas Early Learning Guidelines and/or Texas PreK Guidelines.
Coordinate classroom staff and volunteers in the daily routine.
Use positive decision-making strategies in the operation, care, and education of children in the classroom, demonstrating professionalism and leadership in appearance and demeanor.