Child Development Staff Or EHS Teacher
Asian American Center Of Frederick
- Frederick, MD
- $32,400-39,600 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
90-hour Child Care Certificate and 45-hour Infant-Toddler Certificate are required for MSDE-licensed facilities.
Minimum of one year of supervised classroom experience with children age zero through three years.General QualificationsThe successful person must:
- Understand and be committed to the overall philosophy of Family Support.
- Maintain respect for the confidentiality of information divulged by or on behalf of participants.
- Possess the ability to relate to people of diverse educational, cultural, and economic backgrounds.
- Be willing and able to do outreach and recruitment.
- Model appropriate interaction with young children and parents.
- Have the ability to work independently and as a team member.
- Be willing to submit to a criminal background investigation.
- Have a current medical evaluation, including a tuberculosis screen within 6 months before the individual begins work in the Center.
- This staff person must:
- Have the ability to participate in training classes pertaining to child development, children at risk, special needs, etc.
- Have the ability and desire to work with infants and toddlers, and be willing to work with preschoolers.
- Have the ability to accept supervision.
- Have the ability to communicate effectively with parents.
- Have the ability to provide support and education to parents in a positive, non-judgmental manner.
- Have the ability to respect participants' communications as confidential and discuss pertinent information with Child Development Specialist.
- Have the ability to involve the parent in working with his/her child.
- Have the ability to follow through on instructions as they pertain to nursery management.
- Have the ability to implement activity plans for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.
- Have the ability to model/teach parents how to nurture and interact with their babies.
- Have the ability to effectively enhance the development of children.
- Have the ability to write observations of children.
- Have the ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
- Have the ability to get up and down off of a floor.
- Assists with the care, safety, and well-being of all of the children.
- Assists with the implementation of a developmentally appropriate program for infants and toddlers.
- Provides informal parenting education to participants in the center.
- Attends trainings required by sponsoring agency and MFN (Mary Family Network).