AssociateChild Care Teacher

• Assists in planning and implementing age appropriate curriculum and activities to nurture and stimulate all domains of children’s development in their care.
• Provides a developmentally appropriate classroom environment that reflects the children’s learning and growth.
• Performs on-going developmental evaluations of children as required by DHS and develop lesson plans and follow curriculum implementation that addresses the individual needs of each child.
• Maintains ongoing, open communication with parents/ caregivers.
• Implements and supports nutrition routines.
• Provides attentive supervision of children: knows classroom enrollment, constantly scans classroom/playground to ensure safety, and closely monitors children by constantly taking attendance.

PositionQualifications:

• High School Diploma orGED (or equivalent experience)
• Academic coursework inEarly Childhood Education (Required)
• < 1 year relevantexperience (Required)

• Child care center basedexperience preferred
• Strong communicationskills
• Demonstrate desire forprofessional development and growth
• Strong work ethic
• Ability to be flexibleto center’s needs and hours

Department/UnitSummary:

• VUMC Child Care offersearly childhood care and education for the children of VUMC faculty, staff, andstudents. The child care program serves children age infants (6 weeks) to fiveyears old. Our centers are licensed by the Tennessee Department of Human Services.

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