Child Care Teacher - Mid-County YMCA

Gateway Region YMCA; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 19,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

The Gateway Region YMCA in St. Louis is seeking a dedicated childcare professional to implement curriculum, nurture children, and supervise classroom activities. You will conduct observations and assessments, foster positive relationships with families, and mentor staff.

The role emphasizes safety, abuse prevention, and developmentally appropriate activities to support children and teens. Join a nonprofit, values-driven organization focused on health, belonging, and community impact, with

Qualifications

• Implements curriculum within established guidelines.
• Nurtures children through purposeful programming dedicated to building achievement and belonging in children and relationships among children and families.
• Supervises children, classroom, assistant teacher and all activities, including ADA accommodations where appropriate.
• Ensures ongoing, systematic observations of individual children and consistently completes developmental assessments.
• Cultivates positive relationships, conducts parent conferences, and maintains effective communication with families.
• Ability to support children in need.
• Supervise and mentor Assistant Teacher and Assistant Support Teacher.
• Utilize solid judgment and discretionary skills as well as make independent decisions that will affect the Gateway Region YMCA and its departments.
• Maintain an environment that ensures childrens safety and well-being.
• Plan and implement developmentally appropriate activities
• Ensure zero tolerance for abuse and actively participate in the protection of youth and teens.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Implements curriculum within established guidelines.
• Nurtures children through purposeful programming dedicated to building achievement and belonging in children and relationships among children and families.
• Supervises children, classroom, assistant teacher and all activities, including ADA accommodations where appropriate.
• Ensures ongoing, systematic observations of individual children and consistently completes developmental assessments.

Job description

The Gateway Region YMCA is one of the leading nonprofit charitable organizations in the St. Louis metropolitan region, with a focus on nurturing the potential of every child and teen, improving health and well-being, and supporting and serving our neighbors. For more than 170 years, the Ys mission has been to put Christian principles into practice through programs designed to build healthy spirits, minds and bodies for all. We do that by being the center of communities, serving more than 260,000 individuals annually through 25 traditional Y facilities located in St. Louis City, eight Missouri counties and six Illinois counties, as well as YMCA Trout Lodge and YMCA Camp Lakewood, the YMCA Community Development Branch, and our Washington University Campus Y Branch. We aspire to be a safe place by promoting belonging for all. We are a growing and exciting organization where you can flourish, and we would love for you to join us!

Implements curriculum within established guidelines.Nurtures children through purposeful programming dedicated to building achievement and belonging in children and relationships among children and families.Supervises children, classroom, assistant teacher and all activities, including ADA accommodations where appropriate.Ensures ongoing, systematic observations of individual children and consistently completes developmental assessments.Cultivates positive relationships, conducts parent conferences, and maintains effective communication with families.Ability to support children in need.Supervise and mentor Assistant Teacher and Assistant Support Teacher.Utilize solid judgment and discretionary skills as well as make independent decisions that will affect the Gateway Region YMCA and its departments. Ensure YMCA policies and guidelines are followed at all times.Maintain an environment that ensures childrens safety and well-beingPlan and implement developmentally appropriate activities Ensure zero tolerance for abuse and actively participate in the protection of youth and teens.Performs all other duties as assigned.

The YMCA Welcomes a Diverse Workforce Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

The Gateway Region YMCA strictly follows a zero tolerance policy regarding child abuse.