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About The Position

Requirements

• Be at least 18 years of age.
• Have a high school degree or equivalent.
• Have a valid driver’s license and clean driving record.
• Have at least a CDA Credential; an associate degree in Early Childhood or Child Development or equivalent, a baccalaureate degree in Early Childhood or Child Development, or a related degree with coursework specifically related to early childhood education is also specified.
• Have experience working in a preschool setting.
• Meet Early Childhood Registry requirements.
• Be committed to GCC’s mission of strengthening lives and securing futures and its values of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Know resources in and around the Madison area, including resources for childcare programs.
• Be familiar with Wisconsin Child Care Licensing Rules and Regulations and City of Madison Accreditation Guidelines.
• Be familiar with Conscious Discipline and Creative Curriculum.
• Have experience working with staff and families from diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the classroom co-teacher to create a welcoming environment and establish lesson plans, schedules, supervision, and classroom management that support program goals.
• Support children’s social-emotional development using approaches including Conscious Discipline and positive guidance techniques.
• Create activities that introduce math and literacy concepts through curiosity, play, exploration, and problem solving in a mixed-age classroom.
• Track children’s milestones, take notes, and log information according to Creative Curriculum expectations.
• Assist the classroom co-teacher with individual child assessments, including observations, work samples, and photographs.
• Communicate child concerns and family needs to the ECE Program Manager as necessary.
• Create a culturally inclusive classroom with activities that support different cultures and backgrounds.
• Observe children’s activities and progress and manage Creative Curriculum portfolios.
• Support physical activity and nutrition education, including helping SPARK physical education create nutrition plans and healthy eating options and ensuring children have multiple activity periods during the program day.
• Assist with and participate in planning, organizing, and executing program orientations, open houses, center-wide events, and GCC-wide family engagement programming while following GCC standards and program guidelines and meeting contract or grant obligations.
• Provide a supportive classroom environment in which children are encouraged to participate individually and as part of a group.
• Organize and rotate materials and regularly sanitize and clean classroom spaces.
• Maintain assigned files, required paperwork, permission slips, and other approval forms so children are tracked according to GCC expectations.
• Perform other job-related duties as required or assigned that are reasonably within the scope of the position.

Benefits

• Health plans
• Dental plans
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term disability
• 403(b) retirement plan
• Team member assistance program
• Free onsite childcare for employees upon hire, pending program availability, for children ages 3 and older
• Free access to the onsite Lussier Fitness Center with personal training
• Employee discount on room rental
• Generous paid time off