Job Description

What You’ll Be Doing
You will be responsible for the optimal development and well-being of children through family-centered childcare. This includes the planning and implementation of developmentally appropriate curriculum which emphasizes learning through play in accordance with Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF), BrightStars Quality Rating and Improvement System, and the Rhode Island Early Learning and Development Standards.

Your Main Priorities
While additional responsibilities are likely to arise on the job, you will primarily:
•    Maintain an inviting, stimulating and developmentally appropriate environment for children. 
•    Provide appropriate supervision and care in the classroom. 
•    Oversee Teacher Assistants, Substitutes, Interns, and Volunteers in the classroom. 
•    Assist other teaching staff in caring for children in the classroom, and is reactive to the children’s physical, emotional and cognitive needs. 
•    Collaborate with the Education Coordinator to develop a monthly curriculum – lesson plans, specific standards, and outlining specific activities to meet the emotional, social, physical, and cognitive needs of the children. 
•    Plan and participate in scheduled parent conferences. 
•    Submit paperwork in a timely manner – daily notes, attendance, meal sheets, newsletters, developmental profiles, and family goal sheets. 
•    Foster positive relationships with parents and families, provide support and resources and report concerns to the Program Director and Clinical Supervisor. 
•    Ensure all work is completed in a manner that adheres to all health and safety protocols, address and report any potential hazards to ensure the safety of children, and be reactive to children’s physical, emotional and cognitive needs. 

Who You Are
Requirements, Skills & Abilities:
•       Associate degree in early childhood education or related field required; bachelor’s degree in early childhood education or related field preferred; or Child Development Associate (CDA) Certification plus experience the agency deems equivalent. 
•       Minimum 1 years’ experience in a classroom setting required; knowledge of Early Childhood development and/or experience in a childcare setting preferred. 
•    Strong organizational, critical thinking and time-management skills.
•    Basic computer skills required; knowledge of Microsoft Office 365.
•    Ability to communicate and effectively interact with a diverse population.
•    Collaboration and teamwork. 
•    The ideal candidate will be required to meet all background checks and medical clearances required for the position. 

Physical Requirements
Direct Service Staff:
This position requires time sitting, standing, walking, carrying and lifting up to 25lbs. This role also requires operating desktop, laptop and/or cell phone, and communicating with colleagues. 

Equal Employment Opportunity
Child & Family will not discriminate against any individual on the basis of age, gender, sexual orientation, color, race, creed, national origin, ancestry, religious persuasion, marital status, political belief, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, physical or mental disability that does not prohibit performance of essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations, genetic predisposition or genetic carrier status, or any other protected category under local, state, or federal law, nor will anyone receive special treatment for those reasons, except for reasonable accommodation as required by law. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.

Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services
In order to provide equitable service delivery and go above and beyond equal opportunity requirements, our organization is committed to ensuring that all staff are able to perform the following cultural competencies:
•    Demonstrate the ability to communicate and effectively interact with people across cultures, ranges of ability, genders, ethnicities, and races.
•    Demonstrate knowledge of the history of discrimination in America, particularly as it relates to race and racism, and how this history has led to disparities experienced by marginalized communities such as BIPOC, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ communities, and others.
•    Demonstrate the ability to successfully deliver culturally responsive services.

Affirmative Action 
Child & Family strives to achieve a workforce that includes representation of qualified affirmative action group members in proportion to the qualified and available target group workforce in the community that we serve.