Associate Teacher - Child Development Center

Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA); Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) is seeking an CDC Associate Teacher to help provide a developmentally appropriate classroom environment and activities. The role involves maintaining health and safety, supervising activities, and supporting curriculum under the teaching team.

You may assist with small group activities and help enrich lesson plans across age groups from infancy to preschool. The position requires prior childcare experience, postsecondary units in early childhood education,

Qualifications

• Six months (6) of work experience in a licensed childcare center or comparable group childcare program.
• Live Scan Fingerprint Clearance
• Current Mandated Reporter Training
• Infant classroom requires 3 units in Infant Care and Development

Responsibilities

• Create a developmentally appropriate classroom environment.
• Maintain health and safety of children and supervise activities.
• Support curriculum created by the teaching team.
• Provide guidance in small group activities.
• Supervise all children during meals and rest periods.
• Enrich lesson plans and scaffold each child’s learning.
• Assist in caring for infants through preschool age groups as needed.
• Aid the teaching team with classroom duties.

Education

12 postsecondary semester units in early childhood education or child development

Child Development Associate Permit

Live Scan Fingerprint Clearance

Mandated Reporter Training

Job description

Schedule

8:30 AM - 5:30 PM

Purpose Statement / Position Summary

The CDC Associate Teacher, under the supervision of CDC Teacher, helps provide developmentally appropriate classroom environment and activities, maintain health and safety of children, supervise activities and support the implementation of the curriculum created by the teaching team. Provides guidance and support for children when working in small group activities. Supervises all children during meal and rest periods. When appropriate, will participate in providing ideas and activities that will enrich the lesson plan and will scaffold each child’s learning. May be responsible for supporting the care of a variety of age groups, this may range from infancy through preschool age children. To assist the teaching team in all classroom duties as needed.

Minimum Qualifications / Work Experience

Six months (6) of work experience in a licensed childcare center or comparable group childcare program required.

Education / Licensure / Certification

Required:

• Completion of 12 postsecondary semester units in early childhood education or child development from an accredited college or university. For those working in an Infant classroom, must have the 3 specified units in Infant Care and Development.
• Alternatively, you can obtain a Child Development Associate Permit issued by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
• Live Scan Fingerprint Clearance
• Current Mandated Reporter Training

Preferred

• Pediatric CPR and First Aid Current Certification, must be current 30 days from hire date