Supervising Early Childhood Development Educator - Preschool

The Pennsylvania State University • University Park, FL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Bennett Family Child Care Center, on the University Park campus, is seeking a candidate for a Preschool Supervising Early Childhood Development Educator position. This teacher serves as a master teacher, supervises staff, coordinates and implements the development of lesson plans and assesses children/maintains records. The successful candidate will be responsible for various duties including staff supervision, lesson plan development, parent involvement programs, child assessment, and administrative tasks.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• 3+ years of relevant experience; or minimum of Child Development (CDA) Credential; see Commonwealth of Pennsylvania PA Career Lattice information and NAEYC guidelines for typical experience and education requirements
• A health physical with TB test is also required prior to starting the position
• PA State Police Criminal Background Check
• PA Child Abuse History Clearance Form
• Federal (FBI) Fingerprint Criminal Background Check
• National Sex Offender Registry Clearance (NSOR)
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, train, and develop staff, students, and work study staff; advise director/coordinator of staffing needs
• Coordinate and implement the development of lesson plans, maintaining records, and ensuring a safe and supportive classroom environment
• Plan, coordinate and implement parent involvement programs
• Assess children and maintain records
• Provide various reports to management
• Communicate with management on classroom, personnel and other issues
• May complete various administrative tasks
• Serve on search committees as assigned
• Oversee child/teacher assignments
• Serve as a “master” teacher
• May be asked to oversee program in absence of program administrator
• May perform additional work activities of teachers at all levels as needed

Benefits

• competitive benefits package for full-time employees
• comprehensive medical coverage
• dental coverage
• vision coverage
• robust retirement plans
• substantial paid time off which includes holidays, vacation and sick time
• generous 75% tuition discount, available to employees as well as eligible spouses and children

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees