Child Care Teacher - Mid-County Ymca

• Implements curriculum within established guidelines.

• Nurtures children through purposeful programming dedicated to building achievement and belonging in children and relationships among children and families.

• Supervises children, classroom, assistant teacher and all activities, including ADA accommodations where appropriate.

• Ensures ongoing, systematic observations of individual children and consistently completes developmental assessments.

• Cultivates positive relationships, conducts parent conferences, and maintains effective communication with families.

• Ability to support children in need.

• Supervise and mentor Assistant Teacher and Assistant Support Teacher.

• Utilize solid judgment and discretionary skills as well as make independent decisions that will affect the Gateway Region YMCA and its departments.

• Ensure YMCA policies and guidelines are followed at all times.

• Maintain an environment that ensures children's safety and well-being

• Plan and implement developmentally appropriate activities

• Ensure zero tolerance for abuse and actively participate in the protection of youth and teens.

• Performs all other duties as assigned.

The YMCA Welcomes a Diverse Workforce

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

The Gateway Region YMCA strictly follows a zero tolerance policy regarding child abuse.

• Must be at least 20 years of age

• Must meet MOA or NAEYC Educational standards of a minimum of 9 credit hours in early childhood education courses

• Possess at least 1-2 years' experience working with children

• Must have strong communication, organization and detail skills

• Must have the ability to relate to children, parents, branch staff members and volunteers

Full Compensation Package (when applicable):

• 403(b) Retirement Savings

• Retirement fund of 12% per pay period after completing 1,000 hours of service during any two 12-month period.

• Tuition reimbursement

• 20% Discount on tuition at Missouri Baptist University

• Free individual membership to YMCA nationwide

• Discounts on YMCA programs

• Discounts on YMCA Childcare