Childcare Specialist

Indiana University; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical and dental保险

Health savings account with IU-contrib

Tuition subsidy for employees and/or a

Generous paid time off

10 paid holidays + winter break

Job summary

Indiana University Indianapolis is seeking a Child Care Center professional for the Center for Young Children. The role plans and implements developmentally appropriate activities, assesses child progress, and maintains a safe, engaging classroom.

The position is in-person, Monday through Friday, with a starting salary of $43,284.96 per year and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, retirement, and tuition subsidies for employees and family members.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in education or related field.
• Some experience in childcare or related field.
• Indiana teaching license preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement developmentally appropriate activities for children enrolled.
• Assess children's progress through parental meetings and goal setting.
• Maintain safe, clean classroom and supervise children during activities.
• Attend staff meetings and participate in professional development.
• Supervise and evaluate classroom assistants and aides.
• Perform other duties as assigned by childcare leaders.

Skills

Communication

Professionalism

Time management

Quality focus

Flexibility

Lifelong learning

Education

Bachelor's degree in education or related field

Job description

CHILD CARE CENTER (IN-CHCR-IUINA)

Indiana University Indianapolis (IUI) Center for Young Children partners with families to provide a nurturing, play-based learning environment that fosters social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and language development. The Center strives to be the standard for quality center-based childcare.

• Plans and implements developmentally appropriate activities for children enrolled. This includes physical needs, classroom activity participation, goal writing, lesson plans, preparation, etc.
• Assesses children's individual needs, tracks, and records progress through parental meetings, developmental goal-setting, and routine assessment.
• Maintains the classroom in a safe, clean, and orderly environment through maintaining licensing standards as set forth by the state and supervising children during free play, naps, learning, and outdoor time.
• Attends staff meetings and participates in ongoing professional development.
• Supervises and evaluates classroom assistants and aids. This includes observing and documenting job performance and potential disciplinary and performance issues.
• Performs other duties as assigned by childcare leaders.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's degree in education or a related field.

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Some experience in childcare or a related field.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES

Preferred

• Indiana teaching license.

Skills

Required

• Proficient communication skills.
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills.
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.

This role regularly requires the ability to effectively communicate. This role frequently requires the ability to handle equipment. This role frequently requires the ability to remain stationary and ascend/descend ladders/stairs. This role requires the ability to move objects weighing up to 40 pounds. The role requires the ability to detect items in close proximity as well as far away; discern between colors; detect objects in peripheral space of self; discern items in detail; and to have good depth perception. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

This is an in-person position.

Starting salary $43,284.96 per year

Monday through Friday

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.

Career Level: Core

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Educational Resources & Tech

Job Family: Childcare Services

Indiana University is an equal opportunity employer and provider of ADA services and prohibits discrimination in hiring. See Indiana University Notice of Non-Discrimination here which includes contact information.

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