Child Development Specialist III - Infant/Toddler

University of Texas at Dallas•Richardson, TX

52d•Onsite

About The Position

Looking for a rewarding opportunity to work with children? Join our Callier Center team! The Callier Center provides a nurturing, learning environment for infants through kindergarten age. We focus on developing every child's specific needs, including communication and language skills, physical abilities, emotional and social growth, and cognitive development. Our program fosters an environment in which children have the opportunity to communicate, play, and develop friendships with other children whose interests, abilities, levels of hearing, and methods of communication may be different from their own. Create, implement, and facilitate a comprehensive program for infant and toddler children (0-3), including a developmentally appropriate curriculum that is relationship-based, child-driven, and provides ongoing developmental assessment within a team of primary caregivers. Provide a safe, engaging, and exploratory learning environment. Maintain ongoing dialogue and collaboration with families to support children's optimal development. Provide leadership and mentoring support for the teaching team, part-time staff, substitutes, and volunteers. Provide educational activities appropriately designed for birth to 3-year-old settings; assist in mainstreaming activities to include special populations; provide parent conferences twice a year; develop assessment plans for periodic application; plan staff development experiences; and other duties as assigned.

Requirements

An associate's degree in early childhood education, child development, or elementary education. An applicant can also satisfy the requirement by holding an associate's degree in any field and having completed at least 36 college credit hours of early childhood education, child development, or elementary education coursework.
To the extent this position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Section 117.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the critical infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired and to continue to be employed in the position.
Must have a negative TB test.
Must complete 24 hours of approved training annually.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of NAEYC accreditation criteria and Frog Street toddler curriculum
Experience with infant and/or toddler age children, experience as a lead teacher
Practical interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

Provide educational activities in an appropriately designed for birth to 3 year old setting
Assist in mainstreaming activities to include special populations
Provide parent conferences on a regular basis
Develop assessment plans for periodic application
Plan staff development exp
Other duties as assigned

Benefits

Competitive Salary
Tuition Benefits
Internal Training
Medical insurance - including 100% paid employee medical coverage for full-time employees
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Long and short-term disability
Retirement Plan Options
Paid time off
Paid Holidays
All UT Dallas employees have access to various professional development opportunities, including a membership to Academic Impressions, LinkedIn Learning, and UT Dallas Bright Leaders Program.