Child Care Assistant Teacher - Washington, United States - Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School

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Description

Job Title:
Child Care Assistant Teacher


Department:
Child Care


FLSA Status:
Exempt


Reports to:
Director of Child Care


Compensation:
$43,865 - $54,262/Year


Position Overview:
The Child Care Assistant Teacher provides support to the program by leading the team care for infants and creating a warm and safe environment If you have a passion for working in early childhood development (3 months - up to 3 years old), helping to care for and nurture the minds of children and have the required certifications, as directed by Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), this role is for you


Essential Responsibilities, including but not limited:

  • Assist in the planning and conducting of an effective child development program to meet the physical, social, emotional and intellectual needs of each child.
  • Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate and use, both in learning activities and imaginative play
  • Assist in organize activities designed to promote physical, mental and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling and field trips
  • Teach basic skills such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene and social skills
  • Teach in ways that are interactive, handson, inquirybased, and promote selfdiscovery and critical thinking
  • Attend to the infant's basic needs, such as feeding, dressing, diapering, hand washing, napping, transitioning, etc. Ensure these child care routines are carried out in a manner that is prompt, hygienic and consistent with good child development principles.
  • Communicate with the older children and their families, as outlined in the handbook

Qualifications:


  • Bachelor's Degree in any field (with at least 12 credit hours in early childhood education) if preferred
  • Knowledge of Child education principles (Bronfrebrenner, Piaget, Maslow, Vygotsky, Erickson, Skinner, Gardner's multiple intelligence etc)

Benefits Package:


Generous Paid Time Off

  • 12 Vacation/Sick Days
  • 11 Federal Holidays
  • Chinese New Year
  • Spring Break
  • Winter Break
  • Modified Summer Break

Insurance Benefits

  • 100% Company covered Healthcare option
  • Dependent Coverage
  • FSA/HSA Options
  • 100% Company Covered Life Insurance Option
  • Short & Long term Disability Insurance
  • Fully covered Dental Coverage

Work-Life Balance Assistance (UNUM)

  • Public Transit Assistance
  • Staff Preference Enrollment in Yu Ying
  • On-Site Daycare (Ages 04)
  • Professional Development Opportunities
  • Annual Bonus Opportunities/Monetary Rewards
  • 3% 401K Match

Terms of Employment:
Annual

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Working Environment: In-school. The role is based on-site and will grow to include another campus, which will result in interaction with students, parents and staff.
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Physical Demands: This role may contain physical demands that would require reasonable accommodations to be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential responsibilities of the job. Should reason be required, the HR department must be notified to discuss the physical demands of the job.

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