ECE Lead (Woddler Classroom)

DeKalb Health

Everett, Northern (WA, KY)

Hybrid

USD 29,000 - 33,000

Full time

12 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Free YMCA membership

Free training paid

Flexible schedules

50% off ECE care

100% off staff programs

Competitive benefits

Medical plans for employee

Dental plan for employee

Retirement plan

Job summary

The YMCA of Snohomish County in Everett, WA seeks a program leader to provide direction for the child care program and staff, delivering a safe, engaging, inclusive curriculum.

You will supervise a classroom up to 20 children, plan daily activities, communicate with parents, maintain records, and ensure compliance with DCYF requirements; fluency in another language is a plus.

Qualifications

Meet educational and experience qualifications established by DCYF.
Provide documentation of all certification and training requirements established by DCYF.
Plan, organize, and implement high quality developmentally appropriate programming.
Fluency in second language preferred
Early Achievers knowledge preferred

Responsibilities

Plan and implement daily lesson and activity plans.
Supervise all children and activities within program area, often independently.
Manage a classroom of up to 20 children including maintain a daily schedule, responding to individual needs and creating a positive climate.
Regularly observes, schedules and completes evaluations for each child.
Maintain communication with parents, conduct regularly scheduled parent conferences, and engage parents as volunteers.
Maintain materials, equipment, and program facility.
Maintain required program records.
Diapering and toilet training including assisting children in changing out of soiled clothing.
Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

Fluency in second language

Education

ECE college certificates / coursework within 5 years

Job description

Location 3120 McDougall Avenue,Suite 100,Everett, WA, 98201,United States
Base Pay $20.88 - $24.01 / Hour
Employee Type Non-Exempt Full Time

Contact information

Phone 4254932420
Email lnelson@ymca-snoco.org

The YMCA of Snohomish County provides jobs and careers with a cause. Every day, the Y makes a lasting impression in our communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Our unique work environment constantly changes to adapt to the needs of our communities. We are a non-profit, in the people business. This means that we help members meet a fitness or ability goal, see that children thrive in our child care programs, encourage family togetherness, and give youth an opportunity to learn life skills through water safety, sports, and teen programming.

Our Commitment to Inclusion:
The Y is made up of people of all ages and from every walk of life, working side by side to strengthen communities. Together we work to ensure that everyone, regardless of ability, age, cultural background, ethnicity, faith, gender, gender identity, ideology, income, national origin, race or sexual orientation, has the opportunity to reach their full potential with dignity. Our core values are caring, honesty, respect and responsibility—they guide everything we do.

We look forward to having you on our YMCA team!
*The YMCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer that celebrates diversity at all levels of our organization!

Position Summary:

Provide direction for the program and staff, and implement program curriculum in a safe, enjoyable, positive and inclusive environment.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

Plan and Implement daily lesson and activity plans
Supervise all children and activities within program area, often independently
Manage a classroom of up to 20 children including maintain a daily schedule, responding to individual needs and creating a positive climate.
Regularly observes, schedules and completes evaluations for each child
Maintain communication with parents, conduct regularly scheduled parent conferences, and engage parents as volunteers
Maintain materials, equipment, and program facility
Maintain required program records
Diapering and toilet training including assisting children in changing out of soiled clothing.
Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Meet educational and experience qualifications established by Department of Child Youth and Families (DCYF). Including ECE college certificates / coursework within 5 years of position or as designated by the DCYF
Provide documentation of all certification and training requirements established by DCYF, including position prerequisites, current negative TB test, MMR vaccination or proof of immunity, and portable background check
Plan, organize, and implement high quality developmentally appropriate programming
Fluency in second language preferred
Early Achievers knowledge preferred

Y Culture:

Build relationships with a diverse membership base in culturally responsive ways, connect members with one another and to the YMCA
Exhibit Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility
Complete required training and certifications within established guidelines
Arrive on time ready for shift, clock in/out within timekeeping system

Embrace Team Leader Core Competencies:

Mission Advancement:

Models and teaches the Y’s values
Ensures a high level of service with a commitment to improving lives
Provides volunteers with orientation, training, development, and recognition
Cultivates relationships to support fundraising
Champions inclusion activities, strategies, and initiatives
Builds relationships to create small communities
Empathetically listens and communicates for understanding when negotiating and dealing with conflict
Effectively tailors communications to the appropriate audience
Provides staff with feedback, coaching, guidance and support

Operational Effectiveness:

Provides others with frameworks for making decisions
Conducts prototypes to support the launching of programs and activities
Develops plans and manages best practices through engagement of team
Effectively creates and manages budgets
Holds staff accountable for high-quality results using a formal process to measure progress

Personal Growth:

Shares new insights
Facilitates change; models adaptability and an awareness of the impact of change
Utilizes non-threatening methods to address sensitive issues and inappropriate behavior or performance
Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills required to perform well; uses best practices and demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and skills in technology

Physical and Mental Demands: the physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by employees to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Physical Demands:

As directed, lead and participate in a range of activities in indoor/outdoor settings. Sufficient strength, agility and mobility to perform essential functions of position and to safely supervise program activities. Staff may be required to move weights of approximately 50 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, employees are regularly required to sit, walk and stand; talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use hands repetitively to handle, feel or operate standard office equipment; reach with hands and arms; and lift up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Mental Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, employees are regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; read and interpret data, information and documents; analyze and solve non-routine and complex problems; may use math and mathematical reasoning; observe and interpret situations; learn and apply new information or skills; perform highly detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks; work under intensive deadlines with frequent interruptions; and interact with members, staff, volunteers, and others encountered in the course of work, some of whom may be dissatisfied individuals.

Working Conditions: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Typically interaction with others is busy, constant and occasionally interruptive. Work may be demanding at times. May require ability to work irregular hours. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job descriptions represent a general outline of job duties, functions and qualifications. They are not intended to be comprehensive in nature. In addition, jobs evolve over time and therefore their description may not reflect the precise nature of the position at a given point in time.

Summary

What you’ll get from working at The Y:

FREE family YMCA membership
FREE training offered for all positions and get paid while you train for your job!
Flexible work schedules and a family-friendly environment.
50% off ECE child care* for Full-Time staff (and their dependents).
100% off specific programs and services for Full-Time staff (and their dependents) that include:
- School Age Child Care*, licensed Discovery Camp, Day Camps, 1 session of Overnight Camp, Family Camps, group swim lessons, youth sports, & youth leadership programs
Competitive benefits package for Full-Time staff.
Two medical plans to choose from: One is FREE for employee.
Dental plan is FREE for employee.
Life and long term disability with medical and dental insurance begin on the first of the month after start date.
2 weeks paid time off accrued per year to start (accrual increases with years of service) and 8 paid holidays for full-time staff.
Sick Pay accrued at rate of one hour for every 40 hours worked.
Tax-Deferred retirement account & Roth retirement account available to all employees.
403a Retirement investing account paid at 12% annual compensation after 2 years of service (minimum 1,000 hours worked in each year).
FREE Employee Assistance Program.
Cheery, dynamic, cause-driven work environment, like no other!
We promote from within often. Enjoy your career at our Y!
Opportunity to grow: When you work at the Y, you will be encouraged to try new things and grow your career. We have a solid reputation for hiring good people who do great things.