Early Childhood Educator

5 days ago


Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States Sunbeam Family Services Full time
Job Summary

Sunbeam Family Services is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Early Childhood Educator to join our team. As an Assistant Teacher, you will play a vital role in providing daily care and education to children in our Head Start/Early Head Start classrooms.

Key Responsibilities
  • Child Development and Education
    • Support and individualize the physical, social-emotional, and cognitive development of each child in the classroom.
    • Demonstrate capacity for providing developmentally sensitive, evidence-based, hope-centered, and trauma-informed services and leadership.
  • Classroom Environment and Safety
    • Work with co-teacher to maintain a safe, clean, and healthy learning environment, and assure the wellbeing and safety of children in their care.
    • Observe children to detect signs of illness, injury, emotional disturbances, learning disorders, speech problems, or other special needs and report those signs immediately to supervisor for required or necessary follow-up.
  • Communication and Collaboration
    • Conduct home visits and parent-teacher conferences in accordance with Head Start Program Performance standards to share each child's progress with parents.
    • Work cooperatively with other staff assigned to the classroom as a team to involve all parents with the children and to encourage the active participation of all parents in the program.
  • Professional Development and Compliance
    • Participate in ongoing professional development through education, role modeling, mentoring, training, and resources.
    • Ensure implementation of HS/EHS written curriculum plan.
    • Maintain record-keeping and reporting systems to ensure accurate information, with timely completion and follow-up.
  • Requirements and Qualifications
    • Infant/Toddler Child Development Associate (CDA) certification.
    • CPR/First Aid Certification (or within 30 days of hire), maintained throughout employment.
    • Caring and compassionate attitude when interacting with and caring for children and families.
    • Knowledge and understanding of state and local childcare licensing requirements.
    • Excellent command of English language and grammar, both verbal and written.
    • Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft applications and the ability to master other software as needed.
    • Good organizational and time management skills.
    • Work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
    • Exercise independent judgment.
    • Communicate in a professional manner, demonstrating dignity, respect for our internal, external, and community members.
    • Process, protect, and exercise discretion in handling confidential information and materials.
    • Sustained concentration to detail and accuracy, along with the ability to prioritize workload.
    • Willingness to work with high-risk, low-income communities.
    • Must be able to travel and work some evenings and weekends as required by the job.
    Physical Demands and Work Environment

The employee will work in a classroom environment, may work in close quarters with other staff and small children. The noise level in the work environment varies from moderate to loud; frequent chaotic, characteristic to working with children ages 0-5 years. Employee must expect exposure to strong odors such as soiled diapers and clothing, and poor hygiene. Employee may come into contact with childhood diseases and blood on occasion.

Benefits and Culture

Sunbeam Family Services is committed to maintaining a benefits program that meets the needs of its employees and their families. The benefits package includes medical, dental, life, and disability insurance. In addition, employees have access to Sunbeam's confidential counseling services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and a 403(b) retirement savings plan, paid holidays, paid sick leave, paid time off (PTO), flexible spending account, and education reimbursement. Sunbeam is proud to be recognized as a Family Positive Workplace by the Potts Family Foundation and the OK25by25 Coalition.

About Us

Sunbeam's Mission: Building brighter futures with all children and families. When all families can build a strong foundation for their children, we all have a brighter, healthier life. Sunbeam continually aspires to be a recognized leader in early childcare and education, with specialized support for entire family systems. We consistently strive to strengthen the social service ecosystem in our communities. We seek to be advocates of the highest-quality services and ensure the sustainability of our work.



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