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Specialist 1, Early Childhood Educator (South City Campus)

Salt Lake Community College

Job Description

Position Title

Specialist 1, Early Childhood Educator (South City Campus)

Open Internally or Externally

External

If faculty, tenure track status

Not Applicable

Reports to (title)

Director, Child Care & Family Services

Department

Child Care (Student Affairs) 4G5

Requisition Number

23130

Position Type

New position

Job Category

Staff

FT/PT

Full-time

Starting Salary

$33,625.00-$34,794.00

Job Open Date

11/23/2022

Open Until Filled

Yes

Priority Review Date

11/30/2022

Job Summary

Provide excellent child care for ages birth to twelve (12) years and appropriate guided play-based learning experiences. Work with other team members, and the Director to provide comprehensive care while incorporating curriculum into planned play.
In addition to complying with the child care licensing rules, applicants must be able to write weekly lesson plans, work with children on goals, maintain both child portfolios, and progress documentation.
Ensure children are making progress toward school readiness by doing formal observations, writing developmentally appropriate lesson plans, and scaffolding that learning to ensure milestones are met.
Applicant will be able to manage the routine of the children’s needs and standards of Accreditation. Work in the classroom directly supervising the children while following the curriculum, accreditation standards, licensing regulations, writing lesson plans, doing observations, planning, and implementing Parent Teacher Conferences, and paperwork associated with teaching young children.
Must be able to manage a classroom successfully and conduct parent teacher meetings and work closely with the families to support children’s learning. Applicant must be able to work with diverse populations and communicate with parents daily.
Each teacher is expected to monitor the classroom, attend monthly trainings, and classes that correlate with accreditation and licensing standards.
Teachers are responsible for paperwork associated with progressing children on individual goals.
Under the direction of the Director Lead teachers are responsible to establish relationships with their teams which are often new staff members and students. With the support of the Director teacher must mentor other staff by modeling and explain techniques that are developmentally appropriate and align with the accreditation and state standards. As guided by the Director applicant will need to be the Lead of their classroom and do assigned paperwork associated with this.
Keep a clean classroom and serving food is necessary.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties

Working in the classroom directly supervising the children while following the curriculum, accreditation standards, and licensing regulations.
Writing lesson plans, doing observations, Parent Teacher Conferences/ Orientations, and paperwork associated with teaching young children.
Cleaning and food service duties
Other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree with coursework in Child Development or related field.
Experience as a Lead Teacher
Experience in an accredited early childhood program.

Minimum Qualifications

CDA, Child Development Coursework, OR
Associates Degree with Course work in a related field (ECD, FHS, FHD, FCS).
Coursework from the Children’s Services Society with be accepted (also known as URPD or CCPDI coursework).

Minimum of 6 months direct, paid, full-time work experience. Part time work will be considered toward the years of experience. For example working 125 hours monthly for 1 year will be worth 9 months of full time work (30 months of part time experience at 125 monthly=2 years full time).

Must be at least 18 years old at the time of starting the position.
Must pass a background check from the Bureau of Child Care Licensing.
Must pass a basic physical
Must pass a TB Screening
Must be able to bend, lift and interact with children at their level.
Experience working with large groups of young children including infants and toddlers for 5 plus years.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge:
Qualified applicants will need to be understand the importance of early childhood learning, understand child development, appropriate milestones, health and safety regulations of Bureau of Child Care Licensing, and basic managerial functions.
Abilities:
Incumbent must be willing and capable of learning new skills. They must be able to maintain demeanor during times of high level stress. Applicant must be able to work with small children in small and large group settings, relate and communicate with others, plan based on observation, use technology to document work, be professional, be dependable, comply with directions of Director, work independently, take initiative, resolve conflicts professionally, exhibit social maturity, physical endurance, and emotional stability required to take charge of a group of young children. Lifting boxes, children, and moving furniture up to 40 lbs is required.
Regular exposure to communicable illnesses, and bodily fluids will occur.
Must read and write in English.
Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of diverse people, ability, culture, ethnic background, to maintain good working relationships across the College. Ability to work with all groups in a diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic background of community college students, faculty and staff, including those with disabilities.

Special Instructions

  • Multiple positions may be filled from this posting.
  • Full consideration will be given to applicants who apply on or before the priority review date indicated above.
  • More information about Salt Lake Community College benefits: https://i.slcc.edu/culture/benefits/index.aspx

FLSA

Non-Exempt

SLCC Information

Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is fully committed to policies of equal employment and nondiscrimination. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, religion, protected veteran status, expression of political or personal beliefs outside of the workplace, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

SLCC is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”).

This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check.

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