Child Development Educator

SUMMARY

This position assists in providing safe, healthy, and developmentally appropriate services to infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-aged children.

JOB DUTIES

• Assist in maintaining a safe, healthy and positive learning environment, which enhances the developmental learning of children.
• Assist with providing an environment that respects the gender, culture, ethnicity, family composition and special emotional, cognitive, and developmental needs of the individual child.
• Assist with lesson plans, developing materials, and implementing activities.
• Clean classroom on a daily basis, including but not limited to, putting away supplies, and cleaning and sanitizing all toys and surfaces.
• Attend staff meetings, other scheduled meetings and required trainings.
• Adhere to all State licensing regulations.
• Act as a positive role model for children, especially with regard to respecting the feelings and rights of others.
• Keep adequate records of any accidents incurred by a child under care.
• Follow program procedures for reporting child abuse and neglect.
• Maintain confidentiality of family records and information.
• Attends professional development activities as required.
• Maintain documentation in compliance with Department, State, Federal, Professional, and Ethical guidelines.
• Participate in required and optional training as needed for licensure.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of curriculum, various content areas, and learning styles is critical to making decisions related to educational planning.
• Strong customer service skills and the ability to effectively present instruction, and/or information to students, staff, families, administrators, and public.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining cooperative and respectful working relationships with children, families, supervisors, and other employees.
• Strong understanding and sensitivity to Alaska Native culture and lifestyle, with demonstrated experience working effectively with Alaska Native population.
• Strong written, analytical, verbal, and interpersonal skills.
• Effective oral and written communications skills with sensitivity to lifestyles of targeted participants.

• Ability to keep accurate records and produce timely and accurate written reports.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality as required for HIPAA, other regulations and organization matters.
• Ability to learn and apply program/agency operating policies and procedures.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and tasks concurrently and meet deadlines.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships, including outside contacts.
• Ability to work independently as well as with teams.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• One (1) year experience working in an Early Childhood or Head Start Program.
• CDA Credential, Montessori Certificate, or 12 semester hours of college credit in early childhood development, child development, child psychology, or the equivalent.
• Current Infant/Toddler/Child CPR/First Aid.

WORKING CONDITIONS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

This position corresponds to medium duty work, involving physical exertion of 20-50 lbs. frequently; such exertion involves the lifting and/or moving of young children in the program, and/or goods and materials within the facility. There is frequent walking, standing, climbing, stooping, bending, and squatting/crouching in an indoor classroom as well as an outdoor environment. The majority of work is performed in a classroom setting with a wide variety of people with differing functions, personalities, and abilities. CRNA is a smoke free and tobacco free campus. May require local travel between compact services of CRNA which may involve exposure to extreme weather conditions. Works in an environment where protection of client confidentiality is essential. Personal Protective Equipment will be provided when and where needed.

SPECIFICATIONS

Supervision Received:

Position receives supervision from the Child Development Center Administrator, with direction from the Lead Educator as needed.  Work will be monitored through weekly meetings, monthly reports, and regular communication with your supervisor.  General guidelines for operations are based on program requirements, conditions of grant award(s), and the general policies and procedures of CRNA.

Supervision Exercised:

Position will not exercise supervision.

Contacts:

Contacts include and not limited to volunteers, organizational staff, clients, and outside agencies.

CONDITIONS OF HIRE

• All employment at CRNA is “at will.” This means that the employee or CRNA may terminate employment at any time and for any reason. Unless specified in writing, no term of employment is expressed or implied for this position.
• CRNA is a no tolerance workplace. All employees must pass an initial and random drug and alcohol screening to be eligible for and maintain employment.
• CRNA has several positions that require a criminal background check for the safety of our clients. All employment offers in the “covered” classification are conditional until CRNA has received a Federal criminal background check verifying eligibility to work in these programs.
• First Aid/CPR adult and pediatric certification must be obtained within 90 days.
• As applicable by position and company policy, must meet standards for fitness for duty, immunizations, credentialing and privileging.