ECE Curriculum & Classroom Specialist: Infant-Toddler (Part-time)
Building Blocks Child Care Center, Inc.
- Pullman, WA
- $20.00-25.00 per hour
- Training
- Part-time
Monday-Friday: 8am-1:00pm (4 days) and 11:00am-4:00pm (1 day)
- Schedule will consist of classroom instruction time, cohort observations, and classroom administrative work, including lesson planning and weekly parent communication.
- Collaborate effectively with teaching team
- Maintain ongoing, open communication with parents, co-workers and supervisors
- Ensure that each family receives an opportunity to build strong relationships with you and your team
- Provide a classroom environment that encourages parent and community partnership
- Collaborate with children's families to ensure a smooth transition from home to Child Care setting
- Create weekly plans and implement an age-appropriate curriculum that nurtures and stimulates all domains of each child's development in their care
- Provide a developmentally appropriate classroom environment that reflects the children's learning and growth
- Perform ongoing developmental evaluations of children as required
- Maintain licensing regulations
- Maintain Early Achievers level 4 rating standards or exceed
- Set up classroom materials or equipment and maintain cleanliness and please aesthetics of the classroom
- Provide for basic needs of children.
- Teach life skills.
- Establish rules or policies governing student behavior.
- Monitor student performance.
- Monitor student behavior, social development, or health.
- Evaluate student work.
- Discuss problems or issues with supervisors.
- Discuss student progress with parents or guardians.
- Modify teaching methods or materials to accommodate student needs.
- Develop instructional objectives.
- Apply multiple teaching methods.
- Maintain student records.
- Prepare reports detailing student activities or performance.
- Display student work.
- Attend training sessions or professional meetings to develop or maintain professional knowledge.
- Collaborate with other teaching professionals to develop educational programs.
- Evaluate performance of educational staff.
- Supervise student research or internship work, if applicable
- Collaborate with other teaching professionals to develop educational programs.
- Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
- Registration in MERIT (ECE professional development & workforce registry)
- Background Clearance through DCYF (Department of Youth Children and Families)
- Safe Sleep training certification
- Mandated Reporter training certification
- TB Test (negative results)
- Bloodborne Pathogens Training
- Food Handlers Permit
- High School Diploma or GED AND some college with 5 years of classroom experience and at least 3 years of lead teaching experience and willing to sign an education contract to obtain required education for the position (must obtain within 5 years of hire date).
- Early Childhood Education Initial Certificate (12 college credits) and 5 years of lead teaching experience and willing to sign an education contract to obtain required education for the position (must obtain within 5 years of hire date).
- Early Childhood Education Short Certificate (20 college credits) and 3 years of lead teaching experience
- Early Childhood Education Washington State Certificate (47 college credits) and 2 years of lead teaching experience
- Related Bachelor's degree that include 12 ECE credits and 2 years of lead teaching experience.
Within 90 days of hire, the following needs to be completed:
- CPR & First Aid Certification
- Child Care Basics Certification
- Able to lift and carry up to 25 pounds and in case of emergency a 40-pound child.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Able to maintain an overall positive and professional disposition.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office programs
- Effectively plan, organize and implement educational activities.
- Demonstrable record of making decisions on behalf of children with their well-being the top priority
- Excellent leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
- Requirements include the ability to take frequent walks, use hands and fingers, handle objects, tools, or controls, talk to and hear voices at many levels. May also be required to kneel, bend, squat or crawl and lift up to 30 lbs.
- Diaper changing and potty-training skills
- accumulation of sick days
- accumulation of family medical leave
- full childcare tuition for all children 1+ years old, if space is available (~$1500/child)
- scholarship opportunity for continuing education in ECE (bachelor's pathway)
- 20% Health reimbursement benefit (toward private health insurance)
- Accumulated PTO (3 days/calendar year)
- Paid Holidays (6/calendar year)
- Health and Wellness Package (1 paid day off/quarter, 25% gym membership reimbursement)
- Employer matched Simple IRA plan