Description:
At Bon Secours Mercy Health, we are dedicated to continually improving health care quality, safety and cost effectiveness. Our hospitals, care sites and clinicians are recognized for clinical and operational excellence.
We are hiring passionate, experienced childcare teachers to join our team! Childcare teachers play an important role in what we do because they care for our associate’s children while associates devote their time to providing Good Help to Those in Need.
Job Description
Assist in planning and implementing the curriculum, supervision and management of the program and the classroom.
- Plans and implements educational activities for the assigned classroom.
- Supervises play activities, meals and rest time.
- Records children’s daily activities and maintains daily student records.
- Maintains open communication with parents.
- Implements positive, supportive methods of behavior management.
- Performs functions to safeguard children’s wellness and safety. Obtains certification and administers medication and documents same. Reports accidents and accurately reports details on an incident report.
- Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the children served. Demonstrates the knowledge of the principles of growth and development of the life span and possesses the ability to assess data reflective of the children’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each child’s requirement relative to his or her age, specific needs and to provide care needed as described in the departmental policies and procedures.
EMPLOYMENT QUALIFICATIONS:
- Have an endorsement or bachelor’s degree in a child related field; OR
- Have 3 months of programmatic experience and at least one of the following education backgrounds:
- A one year early childhood certificate from a college or university that consists of at least 30 semester hours; OR
- A child development credential by an organization listed in the Code of Virginia OR
- A teaching diploma from an internationally or nationally recognized Montessori organization;