Daycare Teacher

_Daycare Positions : (District Heights, MD) _
Daycare Employment

Lead Teachers, Assistants, Aids and Interns for Infant/Toddler, Preschool, School age

(Located in District Heights, MD)

**Schedule**:

- Monday to Friday
- 8 hour shift

**Rate**: $ 14- $ 20 an hour

**Required Experience**:1 year or more in child Care

**Education/ Certification Requirements**:

- High School Diploma or Equivalent
- Associate, Bachelor or Higher Degree

**Desired Certifications**: Certification Partial Funding Available for This Position
- MSDE (certified)
- 90 hour certification or CDA
- First Aid &CPR
- Basic Health &Safety
- SID
- 45 hour Infant &Toddler certification or Pre-K Certification

**Teachers**:
**Responsibilities**:

- Knowledgeable about child development and early childhood curriculum
- Highly organized and accomplishes tasks in a timely manner
- Create a fun positive classroom for learning and exploration
- Establish and maintain a safe, healthy and nurturing learning environment
- Create inspiring and age appropriate lesson plans to advance children’s physical and intellectual competence
- Support each child’s social and emotional development while providing positive guidance
- Personable and creates strong relationships with families and staff
- Complete children daily status reports
- Attend staff meetings and weekly planning sessions
- Maintain professional commitments
- Clean and maintain station

**Education Requirement for Teachers**:

- Associate or Bachelor’s or higher
- 90 hour certificate or CDA
- MDSE Qualified 45 hour Child Development
- 45 hour Infant & Toddler
- Pre-K Certification
- SIDS
- CPR/First AID
- Health and Safety certification

**Teacher Assistant/Aids and Interns, Front Desk Workers**

**Responsibilities**:

- Support lead teacher in appropriate daily lesson plan and classroom activities that support all areas of growth and development
- Maintain and organize classrooms
- Provide a supportive and nurturing environment that promotes child learning, self-awareness, and growing independence
- Help with supervision of children
- Work with lead teacher to maintain records concerning progress of growth and development of children
- Maintain bulletin board inside classroom and hallways
- Work cooperatively with each team member
- Ensure all supplies, materials and the environment are ready for students (to include cleaning)
- Attend staff meetings and weekly planning sessions
- Follow Policies and Procedures and completes administrative task correctly and on time
- Use equipment and materials properly
- Experience using Microsoft office products
- Gather and analyze information skillfully
- Responds promptly to customer needs, promotes a positive relationship with parent, meet commitments and good communications skill
- Help with some meal preparation including cooking and / or serving meals
- Clean and maintain station

**Education Requirement for Teachers Assistant/ Aids, Interns, Front Desk Workers**
- High School Diploma/GED
- Associate
- 90-hour certificate
- MDSE Qualified
- 45 hour Infant &Toddler certification or Pre-K Certification
- SIDS
- Health and Safety Certification
- CPR/First Aid

**General Qualification**:

- Ability to hear conversational voice, with or without a hearing aid
- Ability to see and read newsprint, with or without corrective lens
- Ability to speak and be understood under normal circumstances
- Ability to lift and carry children and other items weighing up to 50 pounds
- Ability to use arms, hands, legs, and feet with or without corrective devices. This includes the ability to evacuate the building during emergencies
- Ability to handle crisis situations, especially when children are involved
- Ability to respond immediately to emergency situations.

**Physical Requirement**
- TB Assessment
- General Physical
- Background Check/ Fingerprints
- COVID-19 Precaution(s)
- Able to Sanitize and Disinfect all Equipment
- Temperature Screening

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Contract, Internship

Pay: $14.00 - $20.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

**Benefits**:

- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

License/Certification:

- First Aid and CPR certification (preferred)
- Basic Health and Safety (preferred)
- ADA (preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

- Upper Marlboro, MD 20774: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person