Teacher - South

Summary

About Us

CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:

• Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times.
• Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces by Newsweek.
• Recognized as a Greatest Workplace for Women in both 2023 and 2024.
• Listed as one of the Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024.
• Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.
• Ranked among the Best Employers by State for Missouri.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement Plan with employer match, and many more
• For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth

• A Teacher is responsible for helping maintain a safe and healthy learning environment, to promote the positive development of all children.  Helps Lead Teachers plan, direct or coordinate the academic and nonacademic activities of the children in our care.  Helps teach and carry out learning objectives for all ages and/or classrooms.  Greets parents and children at drop off/pick up.  Helps with many daily tasks such as, diapers/potty training, laundry, cleaning tables, chairs, diapering areas before and after each use, and toys at naptime and/or the end of each day, stocks supplies for next day.  Knows and complies with keeping state mandated child/ staff ratios and all other state, federal and Accreditation regulations. 

• Education
  • Required: Minimum of 6 college hours at an accredited college or university (if hired prior to 7/30/2018, 3 college hours in early childhood education is required) OR obtain MOA Educational Wavier prior to being in child staff ratios alone and maintain throughout employment
  • Preferred: College hours related to early childhood education
• Experience
  • Preferred: 1-2 Years Related Experience
• Skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Excellent time management, interpersonal, communication, organization, prioritizing, decision-making and planning skills.
  • Able to perform in highly stressful situations, including, high volume times such as morning drop off times and during overlap (start of 2nd shift) drop off/afternoon pickup times.
  • Health Screening required.
  • Successful annual clearance from Family Care Safety Registry.
  • An annual TB test required.
  • At least 18 years of age.
  • Initial T-Dap Immunization
• Licensure/Certification/Registration
  • Required: Must obtain Heartsaver Pediatric CPR/FA/AED certification within 30 days of hire