Float Teacher Infants/Toddlers

Bethany Athletic Club; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

Bethany Athletic Club's childcare center Bkids in Portland, OR is seeking a Float Teacher to supervise, nurture and care for children from 6 weeks to 5 years old, mainly Infants/Toddlers and supporting Preschool. The role emphasizes warmth, safety and strong communication with families.

Responsibilities include training staff, coordinating schedules, serving as primary member contact, managing programs and budgets, and adhering to Oregon health and safety training requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and/or Associate’s Degree with majors in Early childhood education or Child development
• One-year state or nationally recognized credential related to infant and toddler care
• 20/30 college credits in Early childhood education and Child Development
• Two years of qualifying teaching experience in a certified child care center, with at least one year as a teacher
• Completion of OCC health and safety training before unsupervised access to children
• Two hours of training on child abuse and neglect (Oregon law) before unsupervised access

Responsibilities

• Trains new employees and provides ongoing training for all childcare staff
• Coordinates the weekly schedule, covering different shifts as needed
• Serves as the lead customer service contact for members in childcare/youth areas
• Acts as a liaison between childcare/youth and other departments
• Develops and manages new and existing youth programs (free and paid)
• Coordinates youth birthday parties and related events
• Establishes, monitors and analyzes the childcare/youth programs budget
• Develops and implements policies and procedures for childcare/youth departments
• Orders supplies for childcare/youth departments
• Refers HR issues to the Operations Manager/HR
• Must work days, evenings and weekends as necessary
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Highly motivated

Excellent communication

Leadership

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Early childhood education

Bachelor’s Degree in Child development

Associate’s Degree in Early childhood education

Associate’s Degree in Child development

Infant/toddler care credential

ECE coursework (20/30 credits)

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Bethany Athletic Club - Portland, OR 97229

Position Type: Full Time

Education Level: 2 Year Degree

Salary Range: $19.00 - $19.50 Hourly

Travel Percentage: None

Job Shift: Day

Bethany Athletic Club's new childcare center Bkids, seeks a Float Teacher to join the Bkids team! The successful candidate will be responsible for supervising, nurturing, and caring for chidden from ages 6 weeks-5 years old. This position will primarily support the Infants/Toddlers, and help with closing the Preschool each day

Schedule and Pay

Schedule: M-Fri 12:30pm-5:30pm

Pay: $19-$19.50

Shift: Part-time

Main Responsibilities

• Trains new employees and provides ongoing training for all childcare/youth programs staff
• Coordinates the weekly schedule, covering different shifts if necessary
• Serves as the lead customer service contact for members in the childcare/youth programs areas, including: answering questions, welcoming parents and other member communications
• Acts as a liaison between the childcare/youth programs areas and all other departments, communicating relevant information to the childcare staff as needed
• Develops and manages new and existing youth programs (both free and fee based)
• Coordinates youth birthday parties and other events related to children/youth
• Establishes, monitors and analyzes the childcare/youth programs budget
• Develops and implements policies and procedures for the childcare/youth programs departments
• Orders any supplies needed for the childcare/youth programs departments
• Refers all HR related issues including hiring, termination, performance issues, etc. to the Operations Manager and/or HR department
• Must be able to work days, evenings and weekends as necessary
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Certified in CPR/First Aid
• Highly motivated
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent management and leadership skills
• Excellent organizational skills

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s Degree (BS/BA) from college or university with a major in:
  • Early childhood education
  • Child development
• Associate’s Degree (AS/AA) from a college with a major in:
  • Early childhood education
  • Child development
• A one-year state or nationally recognized credential related to infant and toddler care.
• Completion of 20 credits (semester system) or 30 credits (quarter system) of training at a college or university in:
  • Early childhood education
  • Child Development
  AND at least one year of qualifying teacher experience* in a Certified Child Care Center or comparable group care program, in the care of infant and/or toddlers
• At least two years of qualifying teaching experience*, with at least one year as a teacher, in a Certified Child Care Center or comparable group care program, in the care of infant and/or toddlers

TRAINING

• Head teachers must have completed OCC approved health and safety training (before having unsupervised access to children)
• Have completed a minimum of two hours of training on child abuse and neglect that is specific to Oregon law before they can have unsupervised access to children.
• If the center is certified to care for infants, the head teacher must have completed OCC approved safe sleep training.