Children's Center - Teacher I - Short Hour

Tahoe Forest Health System•Truckee, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Instructs children in activities designed to promote social, physical and intellectual growth needed as well as maintains safety and best practices for a child care setting.

Requirements

24 units of Early Childhood Education or Child Development (ECE/ED) required, including 3 units each in core courses of child/human development in growth and development., child/family/community or child and family relations, and program/curriculum; 16 units of general education.
Employees working with children under 2 years of age require a minimum of 3 units related to the area of infants per Title 22 (101415.1)
175 days of 3 hours per day within 4 years.
BLS/ACLS/PALS: Employee will be enrolled in the Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Life Support (ALS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Entry or Prep Curriculum (depending on their previous BLS, ACLS, and/or PALS certification).
Within 3 months of hire into job

Nice To Haves

Current valid credential from the Office of Teacher Credentialing, Child Development Permit- Teacher or Master Teacher
AA or higher in ECE/CD or related field with 3 units supervised field experience in ECE/CD setting.
Alternative qualifications is Child Development Associate Credential (CDA) earned in California.

Responsibilities

Keeps areas of responsibility in compliance with State of California, Dept. of Social Services, Title 22 policies and procedures.
Supervision of children at all times.
Maintains focus on the children.
Maintains best practice for a child care setting.
Develops plans and submits curriculum.
Performs some housekeeping duties.
Grows professionally though education and workshops annually.
Trains co-teachers, assistant teachers, helpers and volunteers as necessary.
Direct daily activities of assistant teachers.
Assume responsibility of Center in absence of Director when designated.
Demonstrates System Values in performance and behavior.
Complies with System policies and procedures.
Other duties as may be assigned.