Daycare/Early Childhood Teacher - Onondaga Community College

Job Description:

The goal of the Children's Learning Center is to nurture, educate, and promote children's learning through play with hands on experiences in creative arts, dramatic play, sensory play, large motor play and fine motor development. We provide our children with a nature-based playground and enjoy walks through the beautiful campus as well as participation in college events when appropriate for the children of the Center.

We serve the following age groups:

• Infants: 6 weeks

• 18 months

• Toddlers: 18 months

• 3 years

• Preschool: 3 years

• 5 years

Each age level works in a five-teacher team that works cooperatively to support one another while guiding and teaching the children. Each teacher is given a two-hour per week release time for lesson planning, child assessments and training.

Co Teacher Responsibilities include:

• Maintaining attendance logs, health care checks, meal count logs, incident reports and general classroom logs and safety assessments

• Weekly/biweekly cooperative lesson planning

• Positive behavior guidance/redirection

• Positive age-appropriate Interactions with children

• Family style dining

Requirements:

Required: CDA Credential or Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education, or 9 completed college credits in Early Childhood Education or related field.

Preferred: Prior experience working in a childcare setting is a plus!

Preferred: Bilingual

Additional Information:

This is a non-exempt position. Pay rate ($16 - $24/hr.) is based on education and experience. (Part-time positions are also available)

Please contact KelleyL@sunyocc.edu if you have questions.

Application Instructions:

As part of the application process, we require the following items be submitted:

• Resume

• Cover letter, explaining your interest in joining our childcare team

• List of 3 professional references/former employers that we may contact