Child Development Teacher

Job Description:

The Child Development Teacher interacts with children and provides care and education to support their social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development and safety.

Posting Specifics

• Pay Rate: $17.00 + depending on experience

• Benefits Eligible: No

• Shift Details: Monday - Friday, This position is for 10 hrs/wk, mostly in the afternoons to help cover in the classrooms.

• Department: Child Development Center at Intermountain Healthcare Utah Valley Hospital

• Additional Details: Experience working with children 6 weeks to 6 years is preferred.
  Hours of operation at the R-Kids Child Dev Center are 5:45am - 6:45pm, Monday - Friday.
  
  

Perks of Working for Intermountain

• Discounted transit / commuter pass

• Discounted Deer Valley Ski Resort tickets

• Meal discounts

• 24/7 on-site, state-of-the art fitness centers at many facilities (about $5 per month) including group fitness classes at select facilities

• Health and Wellness Programs including a Live Well Incentive Program

• 401(k) 2% for all caregivers with additional matching up to 4%

• Over 302,000 discount offers across 10,000 cities on everything from pizza, the zoo, movie tickets, car rentals, and hotels

• Education Assistance (must be benefits eligible)

• Tuition Loan Assistance for full-time caregivers (available for select positions), up to $3,000 per calendar year

• Education and Development Opportunities

• Employee Appreciation Events (including a yearly gift)

• Many facilities have full-service cafés, gift shops, and ATMs onsite

• CNA Scholarships and Tuition Assistance available for select certification (must be benefits eligible + employed by Intermountain Healthcare for 90 days) call 800-283-4550 (Option 2) or visit https://www.gwcu.org/CNAScholarship

• Cell Phone Discounts (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile)

• Discounted Lagoon Amusement Park Tickets
  

Scope

This position works under broad guidelines with a great deal of flexibility in providing care and activities for children.

Job Essentials

1. Organizes educational curriculum and daily schedules that meet the goals of the Child Development Center.
2. Warmly interacts with children using approved early childhood education standards and immediately attends to the physical and emotional needs of the children.
3. Observes and recognizes obvious difficulties individual children are having mastering developmentally appropriate activities or controlling difficult behavior and discusses possible actions with supervisor and parents if needed.
4. Accurately and professionally maintains daily records as required by State licensing including incident reports, attendance sheets, and daily record sheets.
5. Observes, assesses, and documents children's progress in achieving developmental milestones and activities and maintains observation notes and other portfolio information on each child's development to be shared with parents on a regular basis. Develops appropriate curriculum activities based on children's needs and progress.
6. Establishes a developmentally appropriate room environment that is warm, nurturing, and safe and that stimulates learning and discovery.
7. Performs direct supervision of children in the classroom.

Minimum Qualifications

Must obtain CPR, First Aid Certification within 60 days of hire.
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Must obtain Food Handlers Permit within 60 days of hire.

Six months experience of in an early childhood program.
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Successful completion of all state required background checks.

Preferred Qualifications

Associate degree. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified.
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Certificate in Early Childhood Development

Physical Requirements:

Carrying, Hearing/Listening, Lifting, Pulling/Pushing, Seeing, Sitting, Speaking, Standing, Walking

Location:

Utah Valley Hospital

Work City:

Provo

Work State:

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

10

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$17.00 - $22.10

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