Intermountain Health·St. George, Utah
The Child Development Teacher creates a safe, nurturing environment to support children's social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development. Responsibilities include direct supervision, implementing educational activities, and maintaining detailed developmental records and parent communications.
The Child Development Teacher promotes an environment of care for children that is safe and nurturing. The Child Development teacher interacts with children using developmentally appropriate practice to support their social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development. Essential Functions This position works under broad guidelines dependent on the age, development, and classroom regulations for each group of children. Teachers must have great flexibility in providing care and activities for children. Establishes a developmentally appropriate room environment that is safe, welcoming, clean, nurturing, and that stimulates learning and discovery. Provides direct supervision of children at all times. Warmly interacts with children using approved early childhood education standards and immediately attends to their physical and emotional needs. Follows all regulatory standards and best practices as outlined by Utah Department of Health, Child Care Licensing. Completes 20 hours of training to review these required standards annually. Accurately and professionally maintain daily records as required by State Licensing including incident reports, attendance sheets, and daily record sheets. Organizes engaging and educational activities, materials, and daily schedules that meet the developmental goals for each child in care. Maintain observation notes, conduct formal assessments, and provide other portfolio documentation to assess children’s progress in achieving developmental milestones and behaviors. Information on each child’s development will be shared with parents regularly, with two formal parent conferences annually. Observes and recognizes obvious difficulties individual children are having mastering developmentally appropriate milestones or behavior and discusses follow-up actions with leader and parents if needed. Is a team player and a continuous learner Skills Knowledge of child development and experience caring for children Love children. Flexibility to follow children’s interests/needs, have patience and be kind. Ability to proactively resolve conflict and keep calm under stress Good organizational skills and time management Excellent customer service Professional verbal and written communication skills Ability to react quickly in emergencies to keep children safe Basic computer knowledge (Outlook Email, Microsoft Word, Internet navigation, uploading documentation) to maintain records, complete required training, communicate with parents/staff, plan curriculum
Six months experience working in an early childhood program Pediatric CPR, First Aid Certification within 60 days of hire Food Handlers Permit within 60 days of hire
Associate degree in Early Childhood Development/Education or a closely related field (Elementary Education, Family-Life Studies, Child Psychology). Education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified. Certificate in Early Childhood Development (CDA – Child Development Associate) Physical Requirements Ongoing need for employees to see and read information, documentation, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and to be able to assess children’s needs. Frequent interactions with children, colleagues, clients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations. Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate supplies and equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes manual writing, frequent use of computer/tablet (typing, documenting), performing routine care duties (changing diapers, sanitizing/cleaning, preparing/serving food, medication/bottle preparation), and engaging with children in fine-motor play. Dexterity and strength of hands and arms is needed to frequently lift and carry children up to 35 pounds. Expected to utilize full range of movement to safely care for children. Full range of movement includes the ability to walk, bend to retrieve, push, pull, and lift/carry children and equipment weighing up to 35 pounds. Employees must interact with children at the child’s level, which requires the ability to frequently lean over, bend, squat/crouch, kneel, work on hands and knees, get down and back up from floor level, and sit on the floor or at a low level. Expected to be able to quickly respond to an emergency by running after a child in danger and perform all CPR/First Aid actions. Candidate may be called in for various hours between 5:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday depending on the need of the center.
Candidates must have six months of experience in early childhood programs and obtain Pediatric CPR, First Aid, and Food Handlers certifications. An associate degree in Early Childhood Development or a CDA certificate is preferred.
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