Child Care Teacher

Advatix, Inc.•Richmond, VA

10d•$18 - $22•Onsite

About The Position

The Child Care Teacher will join a childcare team in Richmond, Virginia, creating a safe, engaging, nurturing, and developmentally supportive environment for children from six weeks to six years old. Using a Reggio-inspired educational approach, the teacher collaborates with colleagues to develop age-appropriate lesson plans and support children's cognitive, social, emotional, language, motor, and independence skills. The role also involves documenting children's development, maintaining classroom safety and cleanliness, communicating with families, and following applicable policies, licensing requirements, accreditation standards, and regulatory guidelines. This is a full-time, direct-hire position. The schedule is Monday through Friday, with a 7.5-hour shift scheduled between 6:00 AM and 8:00 PM. Compensation is $18–$22 per hour.

Requirements

Previous experience working with children ages six weeks to six years; paid or unpaid experience may qualify where applicable.
Child Development Associate (CDA) Certificate.
A two-year degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Psychology, Psychology, or a closely related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
High school diploma or equivalent.
At least 40 hours of coursework in Early Childhood Education or a related field, such as Child Psychology or Children's Literature, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to develop and implement age-appropriate lesson plans.
Strong understanding of child development and developmentally appropriate learning activities.
Effective reasoning, problem-solving, logical thinking, reading comprehension, and organizational skills.
Ability to communicate clearly, verbally and in writing, with children, parents, families, and team members.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative, and frequently changing environment, manage multiple priorities, and handle frequent, intensive interactions with children, families, and staff.
Ability to work effectively in a noisy childcare environment.
Ability to perform childcare-related physical activities, including frequent bending and climbing steps, ladders, or similar structures.
Ability to maintain a safe, clean, organized, and developmentally appropriate classroom environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience working specifically with infants and toddlers between six weeks and two years of age.
Familiarity with the Reggio philosophical approach to early childhood education.
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Early Childhood Education or Elementary Education.

Responsibilities

Plan, develop, and implement creative, adaptive, age-appropriate lesson plans for the assigned classroom.
Create and maintain a safe, secure, engaging, and nurturing environment for children ages six weeks to six years.
Support children's cognitive, social, emotional, language, gross motor, fine motor, and independence skills.
Apply Reggio-inspired educational concepts in indoor and outdoor classroom environments.
Encourage children's self-esteem, confidence, autonomy, creativity, and overall development through positive interactions.
Document children's daily progress, activities, developmental observations, and milestones; prepare, review, and maintain written reports and records for each assigned child.
Communicate children's needs, progress, and observations to parents and families, and encourage family involvement in children's learning and development.
Supervise teacher aides and volunteers assigned to the classroom within the applicable scope of practice.
Maintain collaborative working relationships with teachers, team leaders, site supervisors, directors, and other staff members.
Participate in staff meetings, special sessions, continuing education, and mandatory training events.
Review information and records provided for each child and support smooth transitions into and out of the classroom.
Follow established policies, procedures, licensing requirements, accreditation standards, and applicable regulatory guidelines.
Maintain classroom cleanliness and prevent health hazards and infection-control risks; routinely clean classroom furnishings, toys, bookshelves, and surfaces.
Sweep floors, remove materials that may create safety hazards, remove broken toys, and report unsafe surfaces or other environmental hazards.
Ensure appropriate staffing and supervision during playground activities and respond promptly to children's needs.
Prepare, label, date, and securely store bleach and cleaning solutions according to applicable requirements.
Coordinate classroom environmental needs with the team to maintain a safe, clean, organized, and adequately stocked learning environment.
Follow infection-control procedures and environmental health and safety practices.
Accept alternate assignments, participate in special projects, and perform other duties as required to support the department's mission.