Early Childhood Support Teacher

Kohl's•Tallahassee, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As an Early Childhood Support Teacher, you will provide daily care to children of all ages throughout the center, as outlined on your daily schedule. You will collaborate with primary and support teachers to execute classroom duties such as: active supervision of children inside the classroom and outdoors, meeting basic needs of children, and providing a fun, safe and engaging learning environment. In accordance with our reflective planning philosophy, you will partner with Primary Teachers to foster new learning and play opportunities, providing children with autonomy over their learning. You will engage with the children by playing alongside them, talking with them and asking them questions to further their development, accurately track children in your care, and provide active supervision while maintaining the children’s health and safety. You will assist Primary Teachers in maintaining a classroom environment that meets all state and business policies/procedures including, but not limited to, appropriate child guidance techniques and redirection when needed. The role involves following a daily schedule navigating a variety of classrooms throughout the day while managing your time effectively, writing meaningful messages in the parent communication app relaying information about their childs’ day, including diaper changes, feedings, daily activities, etc., and assisting with maintaining a safe, clean, organized and engaging learning environment in the classrooms throughout the CDC. You will greet and engage with parents in order to provide excellent customer service to our children and families throughout the center, have transparent and appropriate conversations with parents during pick up and drop off, maintain confidentiality of the children, parents and co-workers, and attend all staff meeting and required trainings to meet yearly continuing education requirements. Additionally, this Full Time Support Teacher role is dedicated to supporting the kitchen daily from 11:00am- 4:00pm or more often as needed. This includes washing all dishes for all classrooms, maintaining proper food storage in accordance with State Licensing Requirements, communicating effectively with classrooms to determine what is needed in classrooms to run successful meal times, assisting in preparing food and snack with Meal Attendant, contributing to menu development and ordering, assisting with stock and inventory management, ensuring work areas remain safe, clean, and orderly, adhering to all company and state guidelines regarding health and sanitation, and covering days off for the Full Time Meal Attendant.

Requirements

Be at minimum 18 years of age
Introduction to Child Care Profession (formerly Early Childhood I or equivalent)
Passion for working with young children
Maintain all state required trainings including but not limited to: preventing abusive head trauma, child abuse and neglect reporting requirements, First Aid and Infant/Child CPR with AED training
Collaborate and communicate effectively with peers and leaders to ensure the safety and needs of the children are met
Treat all of the children, parents, peers, leaders, vendors and business partners with dignity and respect
Strong communication and customer service skills to build welcoming and inclusive relationships with families and staff
Enjoy a fast paced work environment where everyday is different
Ability to perform the accountabilities listed in the “What You’ll Do” Section
Ability to comply with dress code requirements
Basic math and reading skills, legible handwriting, and basic computer operation
Ability to maintain prompt and regular attendance and have flexibility within the hours of operation
Ability to learn and comply with all company policies, procedures, standards and guidelines
Ability to receive, understand and proactively respond to direction from leadership and other company personnel
Ability to work as part of a team and interact effectively and appropriately with others
Ability to maintain composure and work in a fast paced environment while accomplishing multiple tasks within established timeframes
Ability to use a personal computer/ipad for tasks such as communicating, preparing reports, etc.
Perform work in accordance with the Physical Requirements section
Drug Screen, Health Exam, Fingerprint Based Background Check and TB test will be required if hired
Travel between CDC sites as needed

Nice To Haves

Entry Level Early Childhood Courses including: Skills and Strategies for the Child Care Teacher (formerly Early Childhood II or equivalent)
Fundamentals of Infant/Toddler Care (or equivalent)

Responsibilities

Provide daily care to children of all ages throughout the center, as outlined on your daily schedule
Collaborate with primary and support teachers to execute classroom duties such as: active supervision of children inside the classroom and outdoors, meeting basic needs of children, and providing a fun, safe and engaging learning environment
Partner with Primary Teachers to foster new learning and play opportunities, providing children with autonomy over their learning
Engage with the children by playing alongside them, talking with them and asking them questions to further their development
Accurately track children in your care and provide active supervision while maintaining the children’s health and safety
Assist Primary Teachers in maintaining a classroom environment that meets all state and business policies/procedures including, but not limited to, appropriate child guidance techniques and redirection when needed
Follow a daily schedule navigating a variety of classrooms throughout the day while managing your time effectively
Write meaningful messages in the parent communication app relaying information about their childs’ day, including diaper changes, feedings, daily activities, etc.
Assist with maintaining a safe, clean, organized and engaging learning environment in the classrooms throughout the CDC
Greet and engage with parents in order to provide excellent customer service to our children and families throughout the center
Have transparent and appropriate conversations with parents during pick up and drop off
Maintain confidentiality of the children, parents and co-workers
Attend all staff meeting and required trainings to meet yearly continuing education requirements
Additional tasks may be assigned
Support the kitchen daily from 11:00am- 4:00pm or more often as needed
Wash all dishes for all classrooms
Maintain proper food storage in accordance with State Licensing Requirements
Communicate effectively with classrooms to determine what is needed in classrooms to run successful meal times
Assist in preparing food and snack with Meal Attendant
Contribute to menu development and ordering
Assist with stock and inventory management
Ensure work areas remain safe, clean, and orderly, adhering to all company and state guidelines regarding health and sanitation
Cover days off for the Full Time Meal Attendant