Child Care Assistant - Cox South Learning Center - Part Time - Varied Shifts

CoxHealth; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision, Dental

Retirement with Employer Match

Job summary

Cox Health operates the Child Care Center South in Springfield, MO, seeking a dedicated Teacher to help maintain a safe, nurturing learning environment and support Lead Teachers in planning age-appropriate activities. You will greet families, assist with daily routines, diapering, and clean-up, while ensuring compliance with state ratios and regulations.

Required: at least 6 college hours or a CDA credential; preferred: related college coursework in early childhood education.

Qualifications

• Requires minimum 6 college hours at an accredited college or university (or 3 hours in early childhood education if hired before 2018) or MOA Educational Waiver.
• Current CDA credential (Child Development Associate) is acceptable.
• Preferred: College hours related to early childhood education.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe and healthy learning environment for children.
• Assist Lead Teachers in planning, directing, or coordinating activities.
• Greet parents and children at drop-off/pick-up and assist with daily tasks (diapers/potty training, cleanup).
• Ensure compliance with state mandated child/staff ratios and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Verbal & written communication

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Organization

Decision making

Planning

Stress management

Health screening awareness

TB test awareness

Age requirement

Immunization compliance

Education

Minimum 6 college hours

MOA Educational Waiver

CDA credential

Job description

Facility

Cox Child Care Center South: 950 E Primrose, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807

Department

1115 Learning Center South

Scheduled Weekly Hours

20

Hours

varied

Work Shift

Rotating (United States of America)

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, Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare (2025, 2026), Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023, 2024), and Greatest Workplaces for Diversity (2024) by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group.
• Forbes is recognized as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.
• Healthcare Innovation’s Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare (2025).

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week)
• For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth

Job Description

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 OR Current CDA credential (Child Development Associate Credential).
• 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