Daycare Instructor

• The Day Care Instructor will work as a team with management staff and other staff to implement the childcare program.
• The team will assist in carrying out the childcare mission and values by providing high-quality childcare services to children and parents.
• Responsible to ensuring quality services are provided in compliance with all accreditation and organizational standards.  

• Plan and implement the daily lesson plans.
• Assist in supervising children and participate with children in activities. 
• Maintain program site and equipment. 
• Communicate with parents on an ongoing basis and plan parent conferences. 
• Complete with daily observations and evaluations. 
• Guide children’s behavior. 
• Other duties or tasks as designated by the management team. 
• Attend and complete necessary training by department/agency requirements to support the children in a safe and dignified manner.
  
  

• Must be able to pass background checks, physicals, and fingerprinting.
• Ability to work with staff/children/families from diverse backgrounds.  
• Ability to meet Iowa DHS standards and regulations for a childcare employee. 
• One - three years of previous experience in a childcare setting is preferred.  
• Must be at least of legal age.

Link Associates is a community based non-profit organization that provides services for more than 600 individuals with intellectual disabilities and their families since 1953. Services offered by more than 300 employees support a full integration into the greater Des Moines community. Every person served by Link Associates has the primary diagnosis of intellectual disability and frequently other intellectual and physical conditions as well. Although other organizations serve people with intellectual disabilities, Link Associates provides a full range of services. People with intellectual disabilities attend school, go to work, participate in leisure opportunities and shop along with the rest of the community. However, people with intellectual disabilities and their families face exceptional challenges in maintaining support,, especially when they become adults. Adults with intellectual disabilities are often overlooked as it is more difficult to appeal to public support when they physically change from children to adults. Link Associates recognizes the unique services needs by offering residential, day habilitation, community employment, transportation, case management, and leisure services. When combined, these services meet the full spectrum of life-long needs as well as the needs of their family.