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As part of a teaching team, responsible for the supervision and care of 6 infants or 8 toddlers.
Duties include: - Using available resources to ensure a quality program for infants and toddlers. - Using developmentally appropriate curriculum and learning practices and articulating those to parents and aides. - Promoting good health, good nutrition and safety. - Providing a respectful, responsive and reciprocal relationship with each child and their family. - Working closely with other primary caregivers to ensure continuity of care. Continuing to grow professionally.
Your Role on the Team
Patience and warmth with very young children, ability to build a warm affectionate relationship with each child and family. Required
Values solving problems constructively in the daily work and in interrelationships with children, parents and co-workers; ability to communicate with a broad spectrum of people. Required
Acceptance and appreciation of normal developmental characteristics of the first three years of life (dependency, willfulness, drive toward autonomy, etc.), the early years of parenting and adolescent care giving aides. Required
Good physical and mental health, energy and resourcefulness. Required
Highly motivated to continue learning about infants and toddlers from observation, experience, research theories, consultation with parents, other caregivers and early childhood professionals. Enjoys applying this knowledge in daily program and minute-to-minute decision making with children. Required
Ability to mentor teachers, field study students, aides and parents. Required
Appreciation of cultures, customs, languages, and child rearing practices different from one's own. Required
Ability to work effectively with adults, teachers, student staff, parents and director. Required
What It Takes to be Successful
Total Compensation
In addition to the salary range listed below, we offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.
Required:
6 units of Infant Toddler coursework
Current California Child Development Program Teacher Permit.
Current First Aid/CPR certifications
Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent to a minimum of 2 years working in a center-based environment
Preferred:
More than 6 units in Infant Toddler coursework
Special Conditions:
Documentation of absence of active tuberculosis.
Conditions of Employment:
The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:
Background Check and Live Scan
Legal Right to work in the United States
Vaccination Policies
Smoking and Tobacco Policy
Drug Free Environment
The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements.
The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.
We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming. UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact Human Resources at (949) 824-0500 or eec@uci.edu.
Consideration for Work Authorization Sponsorship
Must be able to provide proof of work authorization
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