Childcare Associate

Easterseals Disability & Community Services; Evansville (IN); On-site; USD 15,153 - 20,664; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PayActiv

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

FSA

401k with company match

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid vacation

Paid sick time

Paid holidays

Paid training

Education assistance — on-site classes

Job summary

Easterseals Rehabilitation Center is seeking a Full-Time Teacher’s Assistant for the Easterseals Early Learning Center, a licensed inclusive program serving children from six weeks to six years old. You will support developmentally appropriate activities, assist with daily care, and collaborate with families to promote readiness for kindergarten.

Benefits include health/dental/vision insurance, FSA, 401k with company match, paid time off, holidays, training, and opportunities for tuition

Qualifications

• Must enjoy working with young children and have patience toward meeting their needs.
• Must be at least 18 years old with a High School Diploma or GED.
• Must pass Physical, Drug Screen, TB Test, reference & background checks; be a flexible team player.

Responsibilities

• Provide a nurturing, safe learning environment to support school readiness.
• Assist with developmental needs of children with and without special needs.
• Assist in supervision, feeding, diapering, and keeping classroom clean and organized.
• Help implement developmentally appropriate curriculum for early childhood education.
• Build positive relationships with families to support child growth and development.
• Ensure compliance with Indiana licensing, Paths to Quality, and Easterseals policies.

Skills

Patience

Team player

Flexible

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Join the caring, compassionate team at the Easterseals Early Learning Center and Make a Difference in young lives!

Easterseals Rehabilitation Center is seeking the right person to fill an immediate opening for a Full-Time Teacher’s Assistant position in our Easterseals Early Learning Center. The Early Learning Center is a licensed, inclusive early childhood center providing early care and educational programming to children of all abilities - with and without disabilities - between six weeks and six years of age. The Early Learning Center is the home of Milestones Early Care and LEAD Academy inclusive preschool. The goal is to help ALL children prepare to enter kindergarten ready to learn and reach their full potential!

We offer a full benefits package for full-time Teacher Assistants including:

• PayActiv – Access a portion of your Earned Income before payday!
• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
• FSA
• 401k with company match
• Company paid Life Insurance and Disability Insurance
• Vacation and Sick Time
• Paid holidays
• Paid training
• Financial Assistance – Opportunity for financial assistance to obtain a degree in Early Childhood Education with on-site classes

Basic Responsibilities:

• Provide a nurturing, loving and safe learning environment for young children to ensure school readiness in their early childhood education
• Assist in meeting the developmental needs of children with and without special needs
• Assist in supervision and meeting the needs of children including feeding, changing diapers, and basic cleaning and organizing of classroom environment
• Assist in implementing developmentally appropriate curriculum to support children’s early childhood education
• Build positive and meaningful relationships with families to support child’s growth and development
• Ensure all rules and regulations are being followed set forth by Indiana State Licensing, Paths to Quality, and Easterseals Rehabilitation Center

Required:

• Must enjoy working with young children and have patience and dedication toward meeting the needs of each child in their early childhood education
• Must be at least 18 years old with either a High School Diploma or GED
• Must pass a Physical, Drug Screen, TB Test, Reference checks and background checks
• Must be a flexible, team player in all types of environments

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift 40 pounds routinely.

Additional Notes:

• Hours required are Monday-Friday, 8:45am-5:15pm.