Day Care Teacher-Preschool

Seven Hills Foundation; Fitchburg (MA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a compassionate team as a Day Care Teacher, where you will create a nurturing environment for children to thrive. This role emphasizes the importance of individual growth, ensuring that each child feels safe and valued. You'll engage in meaningful interactions, develop lesson plans, and work collaboratively to support young minds. With a focus on fostering independence and respect, this position offers a chance to make a significant impact in the community. Embrace the opportunity to grow professionally while contributing to the well-being of children and their families.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Enhanced Retirement Plan

Student Loan Assistance

Discounted Tuition

Tuition Assistance

Home Mortgage Initiative

Generous Paid Vacation

Paid Personal Days

Paid Holidays

Paid Sick Time

Qualifications

• Must be at least 21 years old with relevant education and experience.
• Ability to engage with children from diverse backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Provide a safe and nurturing environment for children.
• Assist in implementing lesson plans and activities.
• Maintain classroom safety and organization.

Skills

Child Development

First Aid Training

CPR Training

Cultural Competency

Education

Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential

Two-year vocational program in early childhood education

Three credits in Child Growth

Job description

Overview

Day Care Teacher

Children's Aid & Family Services, an Affiliate of Seven Hills Foundation

Assist the Lead Teacher in fostering a developmentally appropriate, nurturing, and safe, and caring environment in which a child can grow physically, emotionally, socially, and intellectually. Respect individualism and independence. Maintain respect from the students, practice the agency’s Core Values of CARE, Set and Achieve positive goals which better the community. Assist in the supervision and management of a classroom environment that adheres to current Early Childhood Principles. Comply with the standards of Massachusetts Department of Early Education & Care (EEC)

Pay: $19-21/hour

Benefits for Full-time employees:

• Health Insurance:Offered throughBlue Cross Blue Shield, with generous company contribution.
• Enhanced Retirement Plan:25% - 33% Employer matchbased on tenure.
• Student Loan Assistance:Consolidation, counseling, & limited employer contribution!
• Discounted Tuition with College & University Partnerships!
• TuitionAssistance:Reimbursed or prepaidcollege coursework!
• Home Mortgage Initiative:Favorabledown payment(3-5%), reduced closing costs co-paid by Seven Hills!

Work-Life Balance:

• Generous AccruedPaidVacation:3 weeksin your first year!
• VacationCash-OutOption
• 3PaidPersonal Days
• 11PaidHolidays
• AccruedPaidSick Time

Responsibilities

• Provide children with a safe, loving, and nurturing environment.
• Participate with interest, enthusiasm, and motivation in the program’s activities and provide positive interactions with the children that will meet their needs.
• Carry out appropriate and positive discipline requirements as established by the Lead Teacher that reflects program philosophy, encourages each child’s uniqueness, allows for individual differences.
• Maintain a room arrangement that is safe, inviting, interesting, and stimulating.
• Work as a supportive member of a team to provide the best possible care for young children.
• Prepare and implement, with the Lead Teacher, weekly lesson plans and activities.
• Perform classroom record keeping functions.
• Be sensitive and responsive to parents.
• Attend all staff meetings.
• Assume responsibility for the classroom in the absence of the Lead Teacher.
• Adhere to all agency and program policies and procedures, i.e. confidentiality, release of children, discipline, recognizing and reporting abuse, transportation, etc.

Qualifications

Education & Experience:

• Must be at least 21 years of age and meet one of the following sets of requirements for education and experience:

  • Have successfully completed three credits in category Child Growth and have nine months of work experience or one practicum

  • Have a Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential

  • Have graduated from a two-year vocational program in early childhood education, approved by OCCS for both the education experience requirements and have been evaluated by the program instructor

Skills and Knowledge:

• Demonstrated ability with young children from a variety of cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds in a caring, consistent, and enthusiastic manner
• Complete Red Cross First Aid Training within six months or hire and renew every 3 years
• Complete CPR Training every year
• Physical examination required every two years

Why Join Us?At Children's Aid and Family Services you’ll make a meaningful impact on the lives of individuals served while working in a supportive and collaborative team environment.

Apply Today!Take the next step in your career and join us as a Day Care Teacher