Early Childcare Specialist

3 weeks ago

Houston, United States Houston Area Women's Center Full time
Job Details

Job Location
HOUSTON, TX

Position Type
Full Time

Education Level
High School

Travel Percentage
Up to 25%

Job Shift
Day

Job Category
Nonprofit - Social Services

Description

As the Early Childcare Specialist plans and implements the daily curriculum for children in the childcare facility. Curriculum activities are designed to promote each child's social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development. The Early Childcare Specialist directs and coordinates each child's personal care, hygiene, learning activities, and provides positive guidance. The Early Childcare Specialist is responsible for the providing quality onsite childcare for the children living in the residential facility by consistently maintaining a clean and safe environment, adhering to state, local, funder, and agency regulatory rules and regulations.

Your Schedule:

  • Full Time
  • Monday - Friday 12:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
  • Work Model: 100% Onsite
  • Local Travel: Less than 5%
Our Total Compensation Package:
  • Hourly Compensation: $17.02
  • Pay schedule semi-monthly
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability Insurance Programs
  • Generous Paid time Off- 11 paid holidays per year, 3 personal holidays per year, 15 paid Vacation days per year, approx. 7 hours per month of accrued Sick days
  • 401K the agency matches 125% of employee contributions up to 4% of the annual salary of a full-time employee
  • Company paid Life Insurance
  • Company paid Long Term Disability
  • Employee Assistance Program
Imagine a place where your talent can make a meaningful difference in people's lives. Working at Houston Area Women's center gives you a rewarding experience in which our diverse team of employees work together as part of the empowerment of a survivor's life and at the same time part of a much larger mission. We are committed to doing the work and challenging each other to be an organization in which everyone is respected and heard. Every day we continue to embed diversity, inclusion, belonging, and equity in everything we do as we provide service to survivors of domestic and sexual violence.

Qualifications

The Requirements We are Seeking:
  • High School Diploma or equivalent with 3 years' experience OR
  • Associates degree in Early Childhood Development and 1 year experience
  • Experience with children ages 6 weeks to 5 years old.
  • Experience within minimum standards and guidelines for operating a daycare center.
  • Understanding of crisis intervention preferred
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams).
  • Computer savvy and able to learn new applications and systems quickly.
  • Strong data-entry skills.
  • You must have a valid Texas driver's license with a good driving record; reliable transportation; ability to travel to off-site locations utilizing personal transportation.
  • Current First Aid - CPR required.
  • Childhood Development Certificate preferred.
What you Deliver in this role:
  • You will plan and implement safe, developmentally appropriate activities for the children in the program using the four developmental domains (cognitive, language, physical, and socio-emotional).
  • You will provide positive guidance to children that include the following practices: redirecting, modeling, discussion, and positive reinforcement.
  • You will maintain a safe and nurturing learning environment that promises a commitment to children and supports a variety of learning opportunities where children are free to discover and explore.
  • You will communicate daily with parents about their children and give appropriate guidance, when necessary, regarding early childhood development.
  • Youwill work within the Child and Adult Care Food Program guidelines to ensure that each child receives optimal nutrition.
  • You will recognize, document, and take appropriate action in case of suspected abuse, illness and/or accident, reporting the incident.
  • You will assist with play time, after-school, summer enrichment program, field trips and special events.
  • You will ensure compliance with all grantors standards, Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services, Houston Area Women's Center policies and procedures, and all other contract standards as required.
  • Other duties may be assigned.
What Skills and Assets you bring, and more:
  • Excellent attention to details
  • Demonstration of professional objectivity and appreciation for confidential information
  • Ability to follow instructions and to adhere to policies and procedures
  • Ability to prioritize tasks to meet individual and team deadlines
  • Has a growth mindset and is a good team player
  • Strong communication skills, both verbally and in writing.


When you work here at HAWC you make an impact not just in the lives of the survivors and the people you help, but also make an impact in our own lives and our community. We learn and grow with a purpose where we strive to work for a common cause, which is to end domestic and sexual violence for ALL.

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