Job Title: Early Childhood Education Teacher
Job Location: Richmond, VA 23298
Direct Hire role
Shift: The facility operations are from 6:00 AM-8:00 PM, and the shift will be determined upon hire.
 
Job Description:

• Utilizing the Reggio education approach, the Child Care Teacher plans, develops, and implements child-centered, creative, and adaptive lesson plans and provides a safe, secure, and engaging environment for children from six weeks to six years of age.
• As part of a teaching team, the Child Care Teacher ensures that interactions with children support their self-esteem and promote their growth and development.
• Child Care Teacher makes learning a fun process that allows and encourages children to explore their full potential. This position communicates effectively and with respect to parents and team members.
• The Child Care Teacher supports parents in achieving their parenting goals.

Requirements:

• 2 years of previous experience working with children aged 6 weeks to 6 years of age (paid or unpaid).
• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of 40 hours of coursework in early childhood education or related field (i.e. Child Psychology, Children’s Literature) Education/training.

Preferred Experience/ Education:

• Experience specifically working with children 6 weeks to 2 years old.
• Child Development Associate (CDA) certificate preferred. 
• Previous experience working with children in a care center environment.
• Familiarity with the Reggio philosophical approach to educating children - Education/training.
• Bachelor's or Master’s in Early Childhood Education or Elementary Education strongly preferred.

Responsibilities:

• The applicant will be responding to the needs of children.
• Plan, develop, and implement lesson plans for the assigned classroom.
• Document children’s daily progress and activities and prepare reports for parents.
• Ensure that the classroom is clean and neat and free of health hazards or infection control risks.
• Prepare ongoing assessments and documentation regarding children and children’s activities.
• Supervisory responsibilities (if applicable): Supervise teacher aides and volunteers assigned to their classroom or within their scope of practice throughout the Center.
• Preparation of the environment for classroom activities, including weekends and evenings, is required.
• Ensuring that classrooms are kept in a manner that supports infection control, a pleasing environment in terms of aesthetics, and readiness for the next class assigned to that area is required.
• Reviewing the area for safety, both indoors and outdoors, is essential.
• Preparation of lesson plans for the week and assigned weekends is required.
• Age-specific groups served: Pediatric, Adult Physical Requirements (includes use of assistance devices as appropriate).

Top Skills:

• Previous experience as an Educator.
• Desire to work with children from birth to 5 years old.
• Any additional schooling- CDA or Bachelor's, or Master's Degree.
• Passionate about Collaboration with Other Educators.
• Confident in Communication with Families.

 Additional Notes:

• All positions are required to be available for shift rotations, holidays, and weekends.
• Physical - Lifting less than 20 lbs.
• Activities: Frequent bending, Climbing (steps, ladder, other).
• Mental/Sensory: Strong recall, reasoning, problem solving, hearing, speaking clearly, writing legibly, reading, logical thinking.
• Creativity Emotional: Fast pace environment, steady pace, able to handle multiple priorities, frequent and intense customer interactions, noisy environment, and able to adapt to frequent change.

 

 


At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $40955.00/yearly.