Daycare/Early Childhood Teacher
About The Position
Join our Children's Learning Center Family! We are a SUNY Childcare Center located on the beautiful campus of Onondaga Community College, and one of a select few in the area that is nationally accredited through the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The Children's Learning Center provides high-quality childcare for our Onondaga Community College student-parents, staff, faculty, and surrounding community members. Our childcare team shares a passion and enthusiasm for educating young children. We are proud to mentor and provide a learning experience for our college student-interns who are placed in our classrooms for field work during their educational courses in Early Childhood Education. The goal of the Children's Learning Center is to nurture, educate, and promote children's learning through play with hands on experiences in creative arts, dramatic play, sensory play, large motor play and fine motor development. We provide our children with a nature-based playground and enjoy walks through the beautiful campus as well as participation in college events when appropriate for the children of the Center. We serve the following age groups: Infants: 6 weeks - 18 months, Toddlers: 18 months - 3 years, Preschool: 3 years - 5 years. Each age level works in a five-teacher team that works cooperatively to support one another while guiding and teaching the children. Each teacher is given two-hours per week release time for lesson planning, child assessments and training.
Requirements
- Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential; or 12 completed college credits in Early Childhood Education or related field.
Nice To Haves
- Associate degree or higher in Early Childhood Education; or 36 completed college credits in Early Childhood Education or related field.
- Prior experience working in a childcare setting is a plus.
- Bilingual in English and another language.
Responsibilities
- Maintaining attendance logs, health care checks, meal count logs, incident reports and general classroom logs, and safety assessments
- Weekly/biweekly cooperative lesson planning
- Positive behavior guidance/redirection
- Positive age-appropriate interactions with children
- Family style dining
Benefits
- FREE health, dental and vision insurance options
- Generous paid leave time including PTO, Sick and Holidays
- 401(k) retirement plan with 3% employer match
- Reduced childcare cost at our Children's Learning Center
- FREE College tuition benefit at OCC
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
