Job Description Associate Child Care Teacher (Multiple Locations) $5,000 Sign On Bonus - 2102534 **Primary Location**

: TN-Nashville-2525 West End Ave **Description**

**Associate Child Care Teacher (Multiple Locations)**

**Locations:**

Patterson 1817 Patterson St.

Belcourt 2140 Belcourt Ave.

Knob 5701 Knob Rd.

Dakota 4108 Dakota Ave.

**Job Summary:**

The Associate Child Care Teacher assists in classroom promoting the academic, social-emotional growth and development of children. The Associate Child Care Teacher assists in development of partnerships with parents/child's caregivers to engage and encourage parent participation in program with regular guidance.

VUMC offers Paid Time Off (PTO) starting at 24 days per year. We also offer career development and advancement along with the opportunity for tuition assistance.

**The starting pay for the position is $18.00 with the opportunity for a higher salary dependent on relevant years of experience.**

**Department/Unit Summary:**

Vanderbilt University Medical Center Child and Family Centers offer early childhood care and education for the children of VUMC employees. The child care program serves children, from six weeks old to age 5. The centers are licensed by the Tennessee Department of Human Services.

The Child and Family Centers provide quality care and education in a safe, nurturing and engaging environment. Thank you for choosing the VUMC Child and Family Center to care for your child. We appreciate the confidence you have shown in us.

**Position Shift:**

* Days

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**Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center:**

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded and your abilities challenged. It is a place where your diversity of culture, thinking, learning and leading is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. **Vanderbilts** mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

**VUMC Recent Accomplishments**

Because we are committed to providing the best in patient care, education and research, we are proud of our recent accomplishments:

**US News & World Report:** #1 Adult Hospital in Tennessee and metropolitan Nashville, named to the Best Hospitals Honor Roll of the top 20 adult hospitals, 10 nationally ranked adult specialty programs, with 3 specialties rated in the top 10 nationally, Monroe Carell Jr. Childrens Hospital at Vanderbilt named as one of the Best Childrens Hospital in the nation, with 10 out of 10 pediatric specialties nationally ranked.

**Healthcares Most Wired:** Among the nations 100 most-wired hospitals and health systems for its efforts in innovative medical technology.

**Beckers Hospital Review:** named as one of the 100 Great Hospitals in America, in the roster of 100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs and to its list of the 100 Hospitals with Great Heart Programs.

**The Leapfrog Group:** One of only 10 childrens hospitals in the to be named at Leapfrog Top Hospital.

**American Association for the Advancement of Science:** The School of Medicine has 112 elected fellows

**Magnet Recognition Program:** Received our third consecutive Magnet designations.

**National Academy of Medicine:** 22 members, elected by their peers in recognition of outstanding achievement

**Human Rights Campaign Healthcare Equality Index: 6th year in a row that Vanderbilt University Medical Center was a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality.**

**Additional Key Elements/ Responsibilities:**

* Assists in planning and implementing age appropriate curriculum and activities to nurture and stimulate all domains of children's development in their care.

* Provides a developmentally appropriate classroom environment that reflects the children's learning and growth.

* Performs on-going developmental evaluations of children as required by DHS and develop lesson plans and follow curriculum implementation that addresses the individual needs of each child.

* Maintains ongoing, open communication with parents/ caregivers.

* Implements and supports nutrition routines.

* Provides attentive supervision of children: knows classroom enrollment, constantly scans classroom/playground to ensure safety, and closely monitors children by constantly taking attendance.

**Basic Qualifications**

High School Diploma or GED (or equivalent experience) and Other : or 12 or more Early Childhood Education classes and 2 years relevant experience

**Physical Requirements/Strengths needed & Physical Demands** **:**

Light Work category requiring exertion up to 20 lbs. of force occasionally and uses negligible amounts of force to move objects.

**Movement**

Occasional: Standing: Remaining on one's feet without moving.

Occasional: Walking: Moving about on foot.

Occasional: Lifting under 35 lbs: Raising and lowering objects under 35 lbs from one level to another

Occasional: Carrying under 35 lbs: Transporting an object holding in hands, arms or shoulders, with help of coworkers or assistive device.

Occasional: Push/Pull: Exerting force to move objects away from or toward.

Occasional: Bending/Stooping: Trunk bending downward and forward by bending spine at waist requiring full use of lower extremities and back muscles

Occasional: Kneeling:Bending legs at knees to come to rest on knee or knees.

Occasional: Crouching/Squatting: Bending body downward and forward by bending legs and spine.Reaching above shoulders: Extending arms in any direction above shoulders.

Occasional: Reaching above shoulders: Extending arms in any direction above shoulders.

Occasional: Reaching below shoulders: Extending arms in any direction below shoulders.

Occasional: Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with hand or hands.

Occasional: Fingering: Picking, pinching, gripping, working primarily with fingers requiring fine manipulation.

Occasional: Bimanual Dexterity: Requiring the use of both hands.

Frequent: Sitting: Remaining in seated position

**Sensory**

Occasional: Auditory: Perceiving the variances of sounds, tones and pitches and able to focus on single source of auditory information

Continuous: Communication: Expressing or exchanging written/verbal/electronic information.

Continuous: Vision: Clarity of near vision at 20 inches or less and far vision at 20 feet or more with depth perception, peripheral vision, color vision.

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