Infant and toddler teacher job description

Want to work for the Agency that was awarded Best of State 2022 for Best Public Preschool and Best Charitable Service Organization?

Utah Community Action in Salt Lake City, UT is seeking to hire an Infant & Toddler Lead Teacher for our Early Head Start preschool! Typical schedule 7:30am -3:30pm Monday-Friday.

Our Lead Teacher earns a competitive wage of $16.52/hour . We also offer generous benefits , including health, dental, vision, a flexible spending account (FSA), a healthcare spending account (HSA) with up to a $2,500 match, a 401k plan with 5% match, short and long-term disability, accident insurance, life insurance, tuition reimbursement (conditions apply ), 11 paid holidays, paid time off between Christmas and New Year's, accrue PTO up to 192 hours a year, and an hour of paid time on Fridays for self-care. Potential for FCDL student loan forgiveness after 120 eligible payments.

Are you looking for a rewarding teaching career where you can make a difference in the lives of preschool children? Have you been looking for a teaching job where you will enjoy coming to work every day ? If so, apply today!

ABOUT UTAH COMMUNITY ACTION

Founded in 1965, Utah Community Action is a nationally recognized nonprofit provider of comprehensive services for income-eligible families. Our six core programs, Head Start, Adult Education, Case Management & Housing, Nutrition, HEAT, and Weatherization, address barriers to self-sufficiency in order to empower individuals, strengthen families, and build communities. We are committed to ending poverty and improving the lives of those living in our community.

A DAY IN THE LIFE AS A LEAD TEACHER

As an Infant & Toddler Lead Teacher, you come to work each day excited and ready to make a difference in children's lives. Working cooperatively with another teacher, you teach a class of 8 children. You help develop weekly lesson plans to ignite the curiosity and growth of the children in our preschool. You track each child's growth through observations, portfolio documentation, developmental checklist, and assessment data.

Associate Degree/CDA in Early Childhood Education with a focus on infant and toddler development required if you do not have a Bachelor's degree. Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education or Human Development with a focus on infant and toddler development preferred. One year of related experience preferred. Previous Head Start experience preferred. Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.

Since you love interacting with children, you can definitely say that you get paid to do what you love.

OTHER DUTIES

• Responsible for the safety, supervision, and activities of children birth to 3 years of age.
• Relate with children in a positive way.
• Accept responsibility for children under his/her care.
• Leadership and supervisory skills as a Lead Teacher.
• Ability to coordinate and assign classroom workloads.
• Knowledge of internet, e-mail, various word processing and spreadsheet software.

ARE YOU READY TO JOIN OUR TEAM?

We understand your time is valuable and that is why we have a very quick and easy application process. If you feel that you would be right for this Lead Teacher position at our Early Head Start preschool, please fill out our initial 3-minute, mobile-friendly application . We look forward to meeting you!

Verification of degree/transcripts/CDA required.

Utah Community Action is an Equal Opportunity Employer and the agency prohibits discrimination and harassment because of a person's protected status such as race, color, national origin, religion, age (40 and over), physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran, military service, gender, sex (including conditions of pregnancy), marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other protected- group status.

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1. Be able to sit on the floor and interact with children.
2. Hear children from a distance of at least 70 feet.
3. Lift and carry at least 30 lbs unassisted and 50 lbs with assistance.
4. Visually observe children from all areas of the classroom and playground from a distance of at least 70 feet.

EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE:

• Child Development Associate (CDA)
• Associate’s degree: Early Childhood Education or closely related field preferred
• Bachelor’s degree: Early Childhood Education or closely related field preferred

OR

• Master’s degree: Early Childhood Education or closely related field preferred

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The Teacher may be required to lift and carry children and equipment. Teacher will at times spend time sitting on the floor or child sized furniture. The Teacher will be expected to clean and maintain equipment and facility, and move throughout the community with children. The Teacher may come in contact with children who are ill and/or contagious, and must take precautions to ensure the health and safety of all children, parents, staff and themselves. The Teacher will be working in a busy and occasionally noisy environment where there may be a number of activities and situations happening at once.

Performing General Physical Activities – The Teacher will be expected to perform physical activities that require considerable use of their arms and legs and moving their whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Rotating shifts may be required.

PAY:

The pay range for this job is commensurate with experience in the field of Early Childhood Education and level of education. The range is $13-16 an hour.

$1,000 sign in bonus

EVALUATION:

Performance of this job will be evaluated consistent with Sheltering Arms evaluation policy.

Date Established:
Date(s) Revised:

This description may be changed at any time. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee. The employee will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other related duties as assigned by leadership. Sheltering Arms reserves the right to update, revise or change this job description and related duties at any time.

Full vaccination is a condition of employment for a full-time and part-time Sheltering Arms employees, long-term substitutes, and interns, regardless of date of hire at time of hire or no later than 60 days from date of hire. As with current employees, Sheltering Arms will consider job applicants' requests for reasonable accommodation for disability or sincerely held religious belief.

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