Child Development Center Coordinator

Intermountain Health • St. George, UT

8d • $19 - $25 • Onsite

About The Position

The Child Development Center Coordinator provides administrative assistance to the Center Manager using professional standards in the day-to-day operations of the Child Development Center. This position will mainly work in our Kitchen, prepping breakfasts, snacks, and serving lunches and dinners to all of the classrooms. Lunches and dinners are brought over from the hospital and the kitchen will divide them up among the classrooms. Responsibilities will also include ordering, stocking, sanitizing, and all of the Kitchen Tasks. Will also fill in as a Teacher in the classrooms when needed. This position works under broad guidelines dependent on the age, development, and classroom regulations for each group of children. Teachers must have great flexibility in providing care and activities for children. Establishes a developmentally appropriate room environment that is safe, welcoming, clean, nurturing, and that stimulates learning and discovery. Provides direct supervision of children at all times. Warmly interacts with children using approved early childhood education standards and immediately attends to their physical and emotional needs. Follows all regulatory standards and best practices as outlined by Utah Department of Health, Child Care Licensing. Completes 20 hours of training to review these required standards annually. Accurately and professionally maintain daily records as required by State Licensing including incident reports, attendance sheets, and daily record sheets. Organizes engaging and educational activities, materials, and daily schedules that meet the developmental goals for each child in care. Maintain observation notes, conduct formal assessments, and provide other portfolio documentation to assess children’s progress in achieving developmental milestones and behaviors. Information on each child’s development will be shared with parents regularly, with two formal parent conferences annually. Observes and recognizes obvious difficulties individual children are having mastering developmentally appropriate milestones or behavior and discusses follow-up actions with leader and parents if needed. Is a team player and a continuous learner.

Requirements

• Knowledge of child development and experience caring for children.
• Love children.
• Flexibility to follow children’s interests/needs, have patience and be kind.
• Ability to proactively resolve conflict and keep calm under stress.
• Good organizational skills and time management.
• Excellent customer service.
• Professional verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to react quickly in emergencies to keep children safe.
• Basic computer knowledge (Outlook Email, Microsoft Word, Internet navigation, uploading documentation) to maintain records, complete required training, communicate with parents/staff, plan curriculum.
• Six months experience working in an early childhood program.
• Pediatric CPR, First Aid Certification within 60 days of hire.
• Food Handlers Permit within 60 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Associate degree in Early Childhood Development/Education or a closely related field (Elementary Education, Family-Life Studies, Child Psychology). Education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified.
• Certificate in Early Childhood Development (CDA – Child Development Associate).

Responsibilities

• Provides administrative assistance to the Center Manager.
• Preps breakfasts, snacks, and serves lunches and dinners to classrooms.
• Orders, stocks, and sanitizes kitchen supplies.
• Performs all kitchen tasks.
• Fills in as a Teacher in classrooms when needed.
• Establishes a developmentally appropriate room environment that is safe, welcoming, clean, nurturing, and that stimulates learning and discovery.
• Provides direct supervision of children at all times.
• Warmly interacts with children using approved early childhood education standards and immediately attends to their physical and emotional needs.
• Follows all regulatory standards and best practices as outlined by Utah Department of Health, Child Care Licensing.
• Completes 20 hours of training annually.
• Accurately and professionally maintains daily records as required by State Licensing including incident reports, attendance sheets, and daily record sheets.
• Organizes engaging and educational activities, materials, and daily schedules that meet the developmental goals for each child in care.
• Maintains observation notes, conducts formal assessments, and provides other portfolio documentation to assess children’s progress in achieving developmental milestones and behaviors.
• Shares information on each child’s development with parents regularly, with two formal parent conferences annually.
• Observes and recognizes obvious difficulties individual children are having mastering developmentally appropriate milestones or behavior and discusses follow-up actions with leader and parents if needed.
• Acts as a team player and a continuous learner.

Benefits

• Generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
• Up-front tuition coverage paid directly to the academic institution for education goals and career aspirations (PEAK program).
• 100+ learning options to choose from, including undergraduate studies, high school diplomas, and professional skills and certificates (PEAK program).
• Caregivers are eligible to participate in PEAK on day 1 of employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree