Job Description
Job Description
Summary
Join our early childhood providers in an integrated setting with children who have special needs and children with no identified special needs. We provide care to children from 6 weeks to 6 years old across our 5 classrooms, including a baby room, 2 toddler rooms and 2 preschool classrooms.We are looking to hire for full-time, part-time, and/or substitute positions.
Duties
- Keeping the children safe is of the utmost priority.
- Supporting the Head teacher to carry out the daily plan, including being willing to run activities and circle time on request or in the absence of the head teacher.
- Supporting the Lead teacher in the supervision of Assistant teachers and/or Junior Helpers, providing guidance and direction as needed.
- Maintaining orderliness and cleanliness of the classroom, including sweeping, vacuuming, washing tables, and taking out trash.
- Carrying out or reinforcing special therapeutic strategies for children as directed by therapeutic staff.
- Making sure the diapers are changed, children are toileted as appropriate and children are clean.
- Ensuring the feeding/serving of children’s meals and providing daily snacks.
- Communicating with parents about their child’s day as well as other information daily at drop off and/or pick up times.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- 9 credit hours of early childhood college coursework with at least 3 in child/human growth and development.
- High energy and the ability to work well with others (staff, children, and parents) and to foster a team environment.
Benefits
- Paid time off
- 12 paid holidays
- Medical insurance
- 403B retirement fund
About Us
Aiming to fill a huge void in the Mt. Washington Valley for children with special needs, Children Unlimited, Inc. opened its doors on July 1, 1986 specializing in early intervention and inclusive childcare. Very soon after, the local school district approached us about offering an inclusive preschool program that would also serve children with special needs. Our mission has always been to foster and strengthen meaningful relationships that will provide a foundation for each child and each family to be happy, healthy and engaged members of our community.
Today, we employ over 30 staff and serve hundreds of families each year through our four main programs which include a child care licensed for up to 68 children, an inclusive preschool where typical children and those with special needs learn and grow together, an outpatient children's clinic offering pediatric OT, PT, speech therapy, and behavioral health therapy, and the Family Connections Resource Center that works with families throughout Carroll County, specializing in family counseling, resource, referral, and service coordination, crisis intervention, parent education, support, and advocacy, and much more.