Job Description

YWCA South Florida is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.

YWCA is proud to be the oldest and largest women’s movement, providing services for women and their families in our community.

Our local programs and services have furthered the YWCA vision of peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all people since 1914. Over the past 104 years, programs have evolved and have included educational and employment classes for women, teen clubs, community dialogue groups to discuss race relations, child care centers, and a youth resource center.

We work to bring out the individual strengths of women and youth and to foster resiliency and self-sufficiency. Our philosophy, in keeping with the mission of the YWCA to empower women and families, centers on providing the skills and confidence needed to succeed.

"We are an equal opportunity employer. We are a Drug Free Workplace."

POSITION: EARLY HEAD START CREDENTIALED CHILDCARE TEACHER ASSOCIATE - FULL-TIME (ages Infant-Toddler up to 3)

LOCATION:

• Gerry Sweet Center, 351 NW 5th St, Miami FL, 33128

When: Daytime, Monday thru Friday, 40 hours per week, schedule mostly from 8:00am to 5:30pm (staggered shifts), totalling 8 hours per day, year round

New Rate of Pay: $16.89 per hour

***FCCPC Birth – Five certification, or CDA certification in Infant-Toddler, DCF Staff Verification Birth-Five required

Responsible for planning and implementing daily learning activities, nurturing the children and managing and maintaining the Early Head Start classroom and its equipment and supplies, establishes and maintains supportive relationships with infants, toddlers, and parents and implementing developmentally appropriate routines and curriculum for infants and toddlers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following; other duties may be assigned.

• Plan and implement individualized, developmentally appropriate, nurturing care for infants and toddlers in a center-based setting
• Coordinate use of community resources to enrich the learning environment
• Support program philosophy that parents are the primary educators and nurturers of their children
• Enhance the relationship of parents and their children by encouraging parent participation
• Oversee and assist with classroom cleanup and follow universal precautions daily
• Assist children in transitioning beginning and end of each day and during field trips
• Maintain program standards regarding confidentiality and professional boundaries

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan

Schedule:

• 8-hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:

ALL CDC PROTOCOLS FOR CHILD CARE ARE STRICTLY ENFORCED

Requirements

FCCPC Birth – Five or CDA certification in Infant-Toddler required

DCF 45 hr. training certificates required; High School diploma or GED required, Red Cross First Aid & CPR certificate; certificate of good health and completed TB test required; minimum 1 year in childcare services; 15 hours in-service training annually thereafter; requires fingerprints, level 2 criminal background check, and drug test

Experience:

• Childcare: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• CPR First Aid Certification (Preferred)

Qualifications

FCCPC Birth – Five or CDA certification in Infant-Toddler required

DCF 45 hr. training certificates required; High School diploma or GED required

Additional Information

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Sick Time
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Please follow the link to apply on our career page:

https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/All/c9180d42-f1b4-4a2a-8a08-9882f3819edb/YWCA-South-Florida-Talent