Careers

Qualifications

The candidates for these positions must be at least 18 years old.    Preference will be given to those certified in Early Childhood Education and those with previous preschool teaching experience.

Responsibilities

Adheres to all state regulations, health codes and Redeemer Lutheran Church Training Guidelines. 

Observes daily health checks.

Completes timely, neat, accurate documentation of student evaluations, individualized plans, accident/incident reports, attendance, feedings, diapering, daily through Brightwheel for parents, and other documentation as may be deemed necessary for proving quality services.

• Maintains an open, friendly, and cooperative relationship with each child and family. 
• Promotes feelings of security and trust in infants and toddlers. 
• Greets infants and their parents warmly and with enthusiasm each morning. 
• Assures that each infant is held; and each child is gradually assisted to become a part of the small group
• Talks, sings, and reads to children frequently. 
• Responds quickly in a soothing and tender manner to infants’ cries or calls of distress. 
• Maintains a safe, clean, care-giving environment, practices good personal hygiene and hand washing, and assures the well-being and safety of all of the children in that environment.

Feeding & Diapering

• Responds consistently to infants’ needs for food and comfort. 
• Implements individualized feeding plans for children at parent’s request; respects individual preferences and eating styles; sits with toddlers and models manners and good nutrition.
• Tends to diaper changing minimum every two hours, more so if needed, cleaning, feeding, and changing soiled or wet clothes. 

Teaching

• Respects infants’ curiosity about each other; ensures that children treat each other gently.
• Organizes each day’s activities to provide children with a variety of experiences and opportunities. 
• Conducts ongoing assessments of infants and toddlers to determine motor, language, social, cognitive perceptual and emotional skills. Document concerns and keep concerns confidential.  
• Organizes each day’s activities to provide children with a variety of experiences and opportunities that allow them to develop curiosity, problem-solving skills, and creativity, as well as a sense of self and a feeling of belonging to the group.
• Maintains a safe, clean, care-giving environment. Cleaning duties include, but are not limited to: sweeping, moping, sanitizing (diapering station, table tops, cribs, high chair trays, toys any other classroom surfaces), laundry, keeping toys tidy on shelves when not being used, washing bottle warmer nightly and occasional dishes.  
• Maintains a positive, calm attitude and a pleasant, soothing voice.
• Teaches and models developmentally appropriate practices. 
• Works as a team with cooperating teachers to prepare monthly lesson plans that are turned into the infant/toddler coordinator.  
• Attends all training opportunities and staff meetings as provided and scheduled.
• Is flexible to working in another classroom not normally assigned based on needs, at the request of any member of the administration team.   
• Performs any other tasks deemed necessary by the infant/toddler coordinator or center director.

Qualifications

The candidates for these positions must be at least 18 years old.    Preference will be given to those certified in Early Childhood Education and those with previous preschool teaching experience.

Responsibilities

Assists the teachers as directed.

Performs such tasks as assigned and instructed by the teachers.

• Supervises play activities
• Sets up free art tables and helps prepare art for the day
• Sets up workshop centers with age-appropriate toys and activities
• Sets up the classroom, when necessary
• Prepares and implements bulletin board displays
• Sets up art projects and prepares necessary materials

Takes over the classroom when a teacher is needed in another area.

Be flexible if needed in another area to help with classes.

Cleans up areas after workshop and snacks.

• Flexible hours and get to work with your favorite ages!
• Can work as little or often as you’d like!

Qualifications

• The candidate for this position must be 25 years old.
• Experience in driving a bus is required.
• Must have a clean driving record and valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Ensures that the bus can be operated safely before driving.
• Maintain an appropriate driver license and maintain a clear driving record.
• Operates the vehicle safely over an assigned route, picking up and delivering only authorized students at assigned stops.
• Report any driving infraction to director immediately.
• Keeps assigned time schedules and makes every effort to be on time while ensuring safety.
• Obeys all traffic laws and transportation practices.
• Secures wheelchairs, car seats, and other restraining devices on the bus as needed.
• Maintains student discipline on the bus.
• Participates in all required training.
• Keeps bus clean.
• Keeps First Aid Kit stocked at all times
• If going on a field trip maintains medicine needed for students in a case of an emergency