Early Childhood Educator III

University of Dayton•Dayton, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Early Childhood Educator IIIs (ECEIII) collaborate with their educational team to deliver high-quality early care and education for infants, toddlers, or preschoolers. They are expected to understand and consistently apply the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct and Position on Developmentally Appropriate Practices. ECEIIIs engage in collaborative planning and critical reflection to maintain a classroom environment, curriculum, and responsive interactions that are intentional and based on current field research. They foster a positive climate for children, families, early childhood students, team members, and center staff, creating an environment that values differences and encourages a growth mindset. While all teaching team members actively engage children and manage classroom organization and routines using play-based and child-centered pedagogies, over half (54%) of an ECEIII's responsibilities involve implementing the curriculum and interacting with children. They contribute to assessment-supported curriculum by collecting and compiling children’s work samples to document learning and are also responsible for gathering examples of high-quality practice to share with university students, families, and the early childhood community.

Requirements

Holds an associate’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Leadership and Advocacy or related field focused on young children or equivalent
Has at least 1 year of teaching experience with infants, toddlers or preschoolers
Understanding of child-care licensing requirements, including Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS) such as Step up to Quality and safety protocols
Understanding of developmentally appropriate practice that is child-centered and play-based
Respects individual differences and demonstrates an understanding of culturally responsive practice in children, families and peers
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing
Understanding of the collaboration skills needed to work effectively as part of an educational team
A high level of professionalism
Is proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Google mail, docs, forms and social media tools

Nice To Haves

Has more than 1 year teaching experience with infants, toddlers, and/or preschoolers
Has experience teaching an integrated, project-based, emergent and STEM curriculum
Has experience with online communication and record keeping tools such as Moment Path

Responsibilities

Work with their educational team to provide high quality early care and education for infants, toddlers or preschoolers
Demonstrate an understanding of the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct and Position on Developmentally Appropriate Practices incorporate both consistently
Engage in collaborative planning and critical reflection to maintain a classroom where the environment, curriculum and responsive interactions are intentional and based on the most current research of the field
Provide a positive climate for children, families, early childhood students, team members and center staff
Create an environment where differences are valued and a growth mindset is expected
Actively engage children and maintain classroom organization and routines using play-based and child-centered pedagogies
Implement the curriculum and engage with children
Contribute to assessment-supported curriculum by collecting and compiling children’s work samples to be used to document children’s learning
Collect and compile examples of high quality practice to share with university students, families and the early childhood community