What are the responsibilities and job description for the Childcare Floater position at Once Upon a Childcare?
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- Training & development
- Bonus based on performance
- Opportunity for advancement
- Competitive salary
- Company parties
- Employee discounts
Once Upon a Childcare is looking for a Lead Floater to join our team! As a lead floater, you will be doing breaks and substituting for teachers while they are out.
Responsibilities:
- Help teachers in multiple classrooms implement lesson plans
- Employ a variety of educational techniques (storytelling, educational play, etc.) to teach children
- Observe each child to help them improve their social competencies and build self-esteem
- Encourage children to interact with each other and resolve occasional arguments
- Guide children in developing their artistic and practical skills through a carefully constructed curriculum (e.g., identifying shapes, numbers, colors, art, etc.).
- Track children's progress and report to parents (Tadpole's app)
- Collaborate with other educators.
- Maintain a clean, tidy classroom in accordance with health and safety standards.
Benefits:
- All Employees will accrue Personal Time and PTO hours that do not expire and can roll over to the following year.
- Sick Pay will be accrued up to 48 hours, applied to each employee's policy, and paid out for absences due to illness each calendar year. Sick pay hours do not expire and can roll over to the following year.
- Paid Holidays
- Birthday off with pay
- We will help you obtain your CDA (Child Development Associate)
Desired Skills and Experience:
- Experience working in a licensed childcare facility
- Child development courses through an accredited college and/or EQIT/Pyramid Plus courses and/or a Level 2 or higher in the PDIS credential system
- Excellent understanding of the principles of child development and preschool educational methods
- Familiarity with safety and sanitation guidelines for classrooms
- Excellent communication and instructional skills
- Ability to act as a mediator between children
- Cool-tempered, friendly, and reliable
- Certification in child CPR or willingness to obtain
Salary : $16 - $18