INFANT - TODDLER CHILDCARE TEACHER ASSOCIATE (CDA/FCCPC credential a must)

YWCA South Florida Talent•Miami, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

We are an equal opportunity employer. We are a Drug Free Workplace. This is a FULL-TIME position for an INFANT-TODDLER CHILDCARE TEACHER ASSOCIATE (ages Infant-Toddler up to 3) at the Gerry Sweet Center, 351 NW 5th St, Miami FL, 33128. The schedule is daytime, Monday thru Friday, 40 hours per week, mostly from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm with a 1-hour lunch, totaling 8 hours per day, year-round. The rate of pay is $16.89 per hour. The role is responsible for planning and implementing daily learning activities, nurturing children, managing and maintaining the Early Head Start classroom and its equipment and supplies, establishing and maintaining supportive relationships with infants, toddlers, and parents, and implementing developmentally appropriate routines and curriculum for infants and toddlers. Essential duties include planning and implementing individualized, developmentally appropriate, nurturing care for infants and toddlers in a center-based setting, coordinating use of community resources to enrich the learning environment, supporting the program philosophy that parents are the primary educators and nurturers of their children, enhancing the relationship of parents and their children by encouraging parent participation, overseeing and assisting with classroom cleanup and following universal precautions daily, and assisting children in transitioning at the beginning and end of each day and during field trips. The position also requires maintaining program standards regarding confidentiality and professional boundaries. ALL CDC PROTOCOLS FOR CHILD CARE ARE STRICTLY ENFORCED.

Requirements

FCCPC Birth – Five or CDA certification in Infant-Toddler required
DCF 45 hr. training certificates required
High School diploma or GED required
Red Cross First Aid & CPR certificate
Certificate of good health and completed TB test required
Minimum 1 year in childcare services
Fingerprints, level 2 criminal background check, and drug test required

Nice To Haves

Childcare: 1 year (Preferred)
CPR First Aid Certification (Preferred)

Responsibilities

Plan and implement individualized, developmentally appropriate, nurturing care for infants and toddlers in a center-based setting
Coordinate use of community resources to enrich the learning environment
Support program philosophy that parents are the primary educators and nurturers of their children
Enhance the relationship of parents and their children by encouraging parent participation
Oversee and assist with classroom cleanup and follow universal precautions daily
Assist children in transitioning beginning and end of each day and during field trips
Maintain program standards regarding confidentiality and professional boundaries