Infant & Toddler Education Assistant — Play-Based

University of Wisconsin; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation and personal holidays

Paid time off

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Eagle’s Wing Child Care and Education Programs on the UW-Madison campus seeks an Infant/Toddler Assistant Teacher to join a diverse teaching team providing high-quality early childhood education. The center emphasizes play-based, child-initiated learning and a multicultural, inclusive environment.

Benefits include generous paid time off and retirement plans. Primary schedule is 40 hours per week, Monday–Friday, with scheduling determined at offer.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year working in full-day play-based Early Childhood Education environments and completion of the Early Childhood Courses "Introduction to the Child Care Profession" and "Fundamentals of Infant and Toddler Care"
• Successful completion of Associate’s Degree or higher, in Early Childhood Education
• Preferred: Training in High Scope, Pyramid Model and/or Conscious Discipline; bilingual English/Spanish

Responsibilities

• Assists with basic technical and administrative classroom support
• Maintains the safety and physical well-being of children in a designated classroom
• Assists with the planning and facilitation of classroom programming and classroom coordination and organization according to established curriculums
• Updates and organizes individualized and developmental educational plans for children
• Documents effective communication with internal and external stakeholders to relay pertinent information and provide updates of child activities per established guidelines and regulations

Skills

Experience in ECE environments

Education

Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education

Job description

Eagle’s Wing Child Care and Education Programs on the UW-Madison campus seeks an Infant/Toddler Assistant Teacher to join a diverse teaching team providing high-quality early childhood education. The center emphasizes play-based, child-initiated learning and a multicultural, inclusive environment.

Benefits include generous paid time off and retirement plans. Primary schedule is 40 hours per week, Monday–Friday, with scheduling determined at offer.