Child Care Teacher (100% Fte, Days)

UW Medical Center- Children's Center at Northwest has an outstanding opportunity for a CHILDCARE TEACHER

WORK SCHEDULE

40 hours per week

Monday- Friday, Day Shift

100% Onsite

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION

The UW Medical Center Children's Center at Northwest offers year-round care to infants, toddlers and preschool and is operated by UW Medical Center.

UWMC Children's Center at Northwest is a community of families and teachers who strive to provide a safe and respectful environment where children and families are loved and cared for. Children have the opportunity for creativity and growth, so they master skills of resiliency, self-regulation and intrinsic motivation. Embracing the Reggio Emilia philosophy of focusing on a child's natural development, the Center is child-centered and directed, taking the philosophy that learning must make sense to the student in order to be effective and meaningful. The child's point of view is completely respected, and the student is encouraged to follow their own educational path.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Create and implement classroom curriculum as it pertains to the UWMC-Northwest Childcare Center philosophy

Oversee staff and volunteers working directly with the children

Oversee classroom arrangement, organization, storage, maintenance, and clean up

Attend to the daily needs of the children such as meal preparation, feeding and clean up and diaper changing and toilet training

Implement individual behavioral plans

Observe and document children's learning

Maintain daily written records on individual children including documenting attendance, eating, sleeping, accidents, and individual medication records

Recommend referrals and provide input for parent conferences

Attend all required trainings including State Training and Registry System (STARS) classes

REQUIREMENTS

Associate Degree or equivalent in Early Childhood Education or Child Development Associate

OR

Bachelor's Degree in related field

OR

Equivalent education/experience.

Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.

ABOUT UW MEDICAL CENTER-NORTHWEST

UW Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Seattle with two campuses: Montlake and Northwest. As the No. 1 hospital in Seattle and Washington State since 2012 (U.S. News & World Report) and nationally ranked in six specialties, UW Medical Center prides itself on compassionate patient care as well as its pioneering medical advances.

The UW Medical Center-Northwest campus offers emergency and inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical, and therapeutic care. It is located in north Seattle on a beautiful, easy-to-access 44-acre campus that includes the neighboring Northwest Outpatient Medical Center and Specialty Care Meridian Pavilion.

Teamwork. Community. Opportunity. Become part of our team. Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

ABOUT UW MEDICINE - WHERE YOUR IMPACT GOES FURTHER

UW Medicine is Washington's only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine's mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow's physicians, scientists and other health professionals.

All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center- Montlake, UW Medical Center- Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest.

Become part of our team. Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.