Early Childhood Educator

Acquire4Hire; Tunbridge (VT); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays and time off

Health, dental, and life insurance

Short-term disability and additional 


Vacation and sick time accrual

Professional development time

Mileage reimbursement for training

Workers’ compensation coverage

Leave provisions per handbook

Job summary

Orange County Parent Child Center (OCPCC) in Tunbridge, VT, is seeking Early Childhood Educators to join our dedicated team in a warm indoor/outdoor setting. The roles include teacher assistant and teacher associate, with above-average pay and a strong benefits package.

The program runs year-round from 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM and serves infants to preschoolers, emphasizing natural elements and home-like rhythms to support child development, family engagement, and ongoing training.

Qualifications

• Experience planning developmentally appropriate activities for infants to preschoolers.
• Ability to implement approved curriculum with program leadership.
• Commitment to ongoing training and child-centered approaches.

Responsibilities

• Create and implement programs addressing emotional, physical, and social needs.
• Maintain a warm, safe environment that encourages exploration.
• Communicate program goals and progress to staff and families.
• Document attendance, schedules, and student progress.
• Support continuity of care with compliance to licensing requirements.

Skills

Curriculum planning

Child engagement

Communication with families

Education

CPR Certification

Child Development Associate Certification

Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education

Job description

About This Role

Are you passionate about working with young children? Do you enjoy planning and engaging in nature-based curriculum? Are you looking to join a supportive, intentional community in a beautiful indoor and outdoor setting?

Orange County Parent Child Center (OCPCC) is growing the dedicated team of Early Childhood Educators at our program in Tunbridge, VT. We offer above average pay starting at $20-$28.00 an hour based on education and experience. Our comprehensive benefits package includes a flexible spending health plan, generous paid time off, paid professional development, and support for continuing education.

OCPCC’s Early Education Program is a year-round, full-day (7:30 AM – 5:00 PM) early education program serving infants, toddlers, and preschoolers in Central Vermont. We strive to create an experience that keeps the physical space and materials simple and grounded by natural elements whenever possible, and believe that children deserve to be surrounded by an atmosphere that models the rhythms of home and seeks connections to the natural world.

We are currently seeking Early Childhood Educators to serve in the roles of teacher assistant and teacher associate.

What You'll Do

Responsibilities

• Creating and implementing a program which meets the emotional, physical, intellectual, artistic, and social needs of both individual children and the group.
• Implementing approved curriculum, in coordination with the Program Director.
• Keeping staff and parents informed of program goals and development.
• Preparing a warm and safe environment that is orderly, clean and appealing, and permits the child to grow and explore.
• Interacting with the children and encouraging their involvement in activities; providing materials appropriate to the development level.
• Understanding each child’s developmental stage so the expectations are reasonable.
• Remaining current with IEP goals and designing plans accordingly.
• Observing, recording and reporting significant individual and group behavior.
• Preparing and organizing material needed in the program
• Updating children’s daily attendance sheets and staff schedules.
• Displaying a positive attitude toward children and adults.
• Establishing and maintaining good communications with parents through conferences – formally twice a year or as requested by parents and informally on a regular basis.
• Administering first aid and handling emergency situations quickly and calmly.
• Participating in 48 hours per year of training (in addition to CPR/First Aid) or more, at the Director’s discretion and keeping documentation current on the Bright Futures Information System.
• Communicating with families regularly via newsletters or classroom blog.
• Maintaining confidentiality of all information.
• Compliance with state licensing requirements.

Requirements

We are happy to help train the right candidate, so we encourage all interested parties to apply regardless of education!

Nice To Haves

• CPR Certification (Preferred)
• Child Development Associate Certification (Preferred)
• Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education

Benefits

Benefits for employees working 32+ hours/week include:

• Paid holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Indigenous Peoples Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving (and day after), Week of Christmas.
• Health, dental, and life insurance options (employer-sponsored)
• Short-term disability and additional life insurance available.
• Vacation and sick time accrual
• Professional development time and mileage reimbursement for mandatory training.
• Workers’ compensation coverage.
• Additional leave provisions (FMLA, parental leave, bereavement leave, jury duty, military leave, personal leave) as outlined in the employee handbook.