Child Care Teacher II

Department

Child Care Center Job Summary

• Provides care for children in assigned groups stressing individual needs within the developmental framework of social, emotional, physical and intellectual development.
• Teaching staff provides activities to challenge the child within the context of his or her appropriate developmental level.
• Helps to develop feelings of confidence and well being by having opportunities for successful encounters with adults, peers and their physical environment.
• Adheres to developmentally appropriate practice.
• Oversees team planning for designated class or classes.

• Required Qualifications
• Require forty (40)-clock-hour Introductory Child Care Training comprised of Part I and Part II courses and five (5)-clock-hour (or .5 Continuing Education Units) Early Literacy and Language Development.
• Require: - Associate degree in Early Childhood Education; or - Bachelor’s / Advanced degree in Early Childhood, Elementary Education, Exceptional Student Education; or - a two (2) year degree or higher with six (6) college credit hours in Early Childhood/Child Growth and Development
• Require two (2) years of experience working with children in a classroom setting.
• Require a current Level 2 AHCA background clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefer three (3) years of experience working with young children.
• Prefer demonstrated expert interpersonal skills.
• Prefer the ability to work and plan with other caregivers in a team setting.
• Prefer demonstrated patience, enthusiasm and respect for children.
• Prefer demonstrated working knowledge of early childhood development.
• Prefer the ability to use correct grammar and spelling in writing parent notes, incident reports and communication boards.

Mandatory Education

HS EQ: High School Diploma, GED or Certificate

Preferred Education: Required License and Certs