Infant and Toddler Teacher - EOCFWA - Educational Opportunities for Children and Families

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Our mission is to connect, empower, and transform the lives of children and families.

Do you enjoy being physically active, spending time outside, and working with your hands? If so,come join our team as an Early Head Start Infant and Toddler Teacher. This position provides and implements a developmentally appropriate early childhood classroom experience for children enrolled in our Early Head Start program. Scheduled to work 40 hours per week. Fully qualified pay rate- $22.93, Trainee rate- $21.94. General schedule is Monday- Friday with a shift between 6:30am-6pm, with occasional after hours events.

* Bi-lingual highly desired

*Please create a Merit account and submit an application for the Portable Background Check. It can be found in the application tab once you create the account. There is no cost for this background check.

https://apps.dcyf.wa.gov/MERIT/Home/Welcome

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Education-

High school diploma or equivalent and a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential for Infant and Toddlers, or, equivalent of 12 quarter ECE credits in age-appropriate early childhood and child development.

Preferred Education and Experience

Associate degree in early childhood education or child development with an emphasis on groups of children 0-36 months of age.

-or-

Associate degree not in ECE and a Child Development Associate (CDA) with an Infant/Toddler credential or equivalent of 12 quarter ECE credits in age-appropriate early childhood and child development.

Knowledge of:

• Current and developmentally appropriate best practices for children age 0-3.
• Principles of infant/toddler development and infant/toddler curriculum planning.
• Health and safety issues for infants, toddlers, and their families

Ability to:

• Observe and assess children and set individualized goals.
• Prepare the classroom environment to meet the educational needs of each child.
• Work cooperatively with staff members and clients from diverse cultural, socio-economic and educational backgrounds.
• Maintain confidentiality of records and information
• Be technology proficient

Interviews to begin as soon a qualified pool of applicants is received

EOCF shall not discriminate in its staff, hiring practices, board, volunteers, volunteer committees, or recipients of any service on the basis of a person's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, marital status, veteran status, mental, physical, or sensory disability, or any other status not listed, as protected by state and/or federal law.