Citizens Clubhouse Lead Teacher

Citizens Health•Colby, KS

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Teacher provides safe care and education for children at Citizens Clubhouse, supporting their physical, emotional, social, and cognitive development through best practices. Citizens Clubhouse is an onsite childcare center on the Citizens Health hospital campus serving children from 6 weeks through Kindergarten. The center operates Monday through Friday from 5:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and includes infant, toddler, preschool, and school-age classrooms. The role includes supervising children and supporting teachers, maintaining required child and employee records, and completing childcare-center director and hospital managerial responsibilities as needed. The position works in a modular classroom with infants and children who are beginning to walk, alongside other teachers and aides. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 4 to 5 days per week, with 8- to 10-hour days scheduled between 5:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Be knowledgeable in infant development and understand behavior management.
Adhere to state regulations and organizational policies and procedures.
Create safe and nurturing environments for children and a positive, supportive working atmosphere.
Demonstrate initiative, flexibility, ingenuity, teamwork, and interpersonal skills.
Maintain a positive attitude and professional conduct, including during stressful days.
Display integrity and accountability; arrive on time and as scheduled.
Accept and respond to constructive criticism and suggestions, and strive for self-improvement.
Demonstrate eagerness for learning and personal growth.
Protect children, coworkers, the organization, and others from harm.
Serve as a role model of competence and caring for associates and children.

Responsibilities

Supervise children and monitor their safety at all times.
Follow and enforce KDHE regulations and guidelines.
Mentor and coach teachers and provide constructive criticism positively.
Provide positive solutions and strategies to settle disputes.
Facilitate open communication throughout the facility.
Help organize classroom parties, meet-and-greets, and celebrations.
Organize facility tours and teacher interviews.
Maintain children's required paperwork and immunization records.
Organize parent bills using HiMama and maintain detailed records of income and expenses.
Maintain teachers' required paperwork and yearly training records.
Complete director requirements and hospital managerial requirements as needed.
Perform additional duties as required to meet childcare-center needs.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance available.
Pre-tax and Roth contributions.
Automatic 6% salary deferral upon employment; regular and matching contributions after one year and 1,000 hours worked.
Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance; full-time coverage equals two times annual income, and part-time coverage equals one times annual income.
Eligible employees receive shift, weekend, and holiday differential pay.
Paid time off.
On-site child care services.
Funeral leave.
Health Savings Account.
Dependent, Medical, and Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Accounts.
The Standard Group Insurance.
Discounted membership rate for MASA.