Child Care Provider

Acquire4Hire LLC; Clarksville (TN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted childcare tuition

Paid training

Tuition assistance

Monthly attendance bonuses

$1,000 sign on bonus

Paid Holidays (after 90-day probation)

Job summary

Grandmama's House in Clarksville, TN is seeking a dedicated Child Care Provider to create a nurturing and educational classroom. You will develop engaging activities, lead a teaching team, and ensure a safe, healthy environment for young children.

You will tailor activities to each child's development, communicate regularly with parents, and maintain accurate records while adhering to center policies and state regulations.

Qualifications

• Clear full background check and health screening required.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work well with staff, children, and parents.
• Strong understanding of child development.

Responsibilities

• Develop classroom activities based on developmentally appropriate practices.
• Lead and coach teaching team; model best practices.
• Plan age-appropriate activities to promote growth.
• Maintain communication with parents through updates and conferences.
• Ensure center policies and state regulations are met.
• Maintain a healthy, safe classroom environment.
• Supervise teaching assistants and volunteers.
• Maintain accurate records.
• Pursue ongoing professional development.

Skills

Communication skills

Team player

Child development knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Job description

About This Role

Under the supervision of the childcare center's management, the Child Care Provider will be responsible for providing a nurturing and educational environment for young children. This will involve developing engaging lesson plans, leading group activities, and maintaining a safe and healthy classroom environment. The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of child development, allowing them to tailor their teaching approach to meet the individual needs of each child. Effective communication skills will be essential for building strong relationships with children, parents, and colleagues.

What You'll Do

• Coordinate and implement educational curriculum by developing classroom activities based on developmentally appropriate practices and early learning standards
• Lead by example; encourage teaching team success through modeling and coaching.
• Plan individual and group age-appropriate activities to actively engage children and encourage social, cognitive and emotional growth.
• Maintain frequent communications with parents through informal discussions, progress reports, and parent-teacher conferences.
• Ensure all center policies and state regulations are met.
• Ensure a healthy classroom environment - including maintaining appropriate hygiene and cleanliness standards and safety and security of children.
• Supervise teacher assistants and classroom volunteers to ensure they are following planned activities, hygiene and safety standards.
• Maintain accurate records.
• Maintain personal professional development plan to ensure continuous quality improvement.

Requirements

• Strong oral and written communication skills and basic computer skills.
• High energy and the ability to work well with others (staff, children, and parents) and to foster a team environment.
• A strong understanding of child development.
• Must clear full background check and must pass health screening.
• Requirements include the ability to take frequent walks, use hands and fingers, handle objects, tools or controls, talk to and hear voices at many levels. May also be required to kneel, bend, squat or crawl.
• A specific vision ability will be required including the ability to see up close and up to a certain distance, to see colors, have peripheral vision and depth perception.
• Excellent leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills.

Nice To Haves

• Professional childcare experience.

Benefits

• Discounted childcare tuition
• Paid training
• Tuition assistance
• Monthly attendance bonuses
• $1,000 sign on bonus
• Paid Holidays (after 90-day probationary period ends)

About Us

Our mission at Grandmama's House is to provide high quality child care to the Clarsksville community and the surrounding areas. Grandmama's House offers many programs of enrollment to meet the needs of each family. Grandmama's House has been opened offering 3 star quality care for Clarksville residents since 2002.