Daycare Teacher

About This Role

This night-shift post on the cardiac ward pairs patient care with mentoring new nurses. The Daycare Teacher acts as an integral member of the Kings and Queens Children Academy team, assisting in the overall management of day-to-day supervision and operations of children through the conscientious application of Kings and Queens Children Academy standards and DCFS standards.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement enriched programs in accordance with curriculum objectives, developmentally appropriate practice and program philosophy
• Lead children in activities by telling or reading stories, teaching songs, demonstrating the use of simple musical instruments, preparing craft materials and demonstrating their use, and providing opportunities for creative expression
• Take a leadership role in the classroom and provide excellent supervision and interaction with children at all times, including in all classroom, sleep room, outside and playground activities
• Observe children in their surroundings and assess individual and group needs
• Promote open communication and work cooperatively and effectively as a team member, and communicate and contribute information on a continuous basis
• Meet emotional, social, physical and cognitive needs of each child in the classroom
• Follow all center policies as outlined in the Staff Handbook, including Behavior Management, Serious Occurrence, Technology Use, Fire Drills, Workplace Harassment and Violence, and Health and Safety practices
• Prepare and maintain the indoor and outdoor play areas for children
• Check toys and equipment to ensure safe functioning and perform various housekeeping and sanitizing duties as required
• Participate in lunch, diapering, bathroom and toilet training duties and promote healthy and independent practices
• Ensure any special dietary requirements are met
• Maintain open, positive, friendly and cooperative relationships with each child
• Accurately perform all administrative tasks, including entries for the classroom log book, center communication log book, and required emergency and incident reporting in a timely manner
• Maintain confidentiality
• Attend monthly staff meetings
• Attend staff development workshops
• Adhere to dress code
• Take calls and messages in a polite, helpful manner, if designated
• Assist in another room when asked
• Participate in team/room meetings
• Complete required training in a timely manner and attend in-services as needed
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Requirements

• Must be at least 19 years of age and have earned sixty semester hours (or 90 quarter hours) of credits from an accredited college or university with six semesters or nine quarter hours in courses related directly to child care and/or child development, from birth to age six