Job Summary: | Eagle's Wing Child Care and Education Programs is hiring Assistant Teachers!
We currently have two roles available, one that supports all age groups and one that focuses on infant and toddler care. Come join our teaching team and provide high quality, child-centered care and education programming within a child-initiated learning environment. Eagle's Wing is known for our multicultural, international community and a play-based approach focused on developmentally appropriate and engaging activities.
UW-Madison provides excellent benefits including generous paid vacation and personal holiday time, additional paid sick leave, nine (9) paid legal holidays throughout the year, and excellent retirement and benefits plans. Apply today! |
Responsibilities: | Assists with curriculum preparation, classroom facilitation, and student monitoring to ensure safety and foster an environment of learning and development. Interacts regularly with parents. - 40% Assists with the planning and facilitation of classroom programming and classroom coordination and organization for a early childhood education facility according to established curriculums
- 15% Maintains the safety and physical well-being of children in a designated classroom
- 15% Updates and organizes individualized and developmental educational plans for children
- 15% Assists with basic technical and administrative classroom support
- 15% Documents effective communication with internal and external stakeholders to relay pertinent information and provide updates of child activities per established guidelines and regulations
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Tasks: | - Performs duties in a highly diverse childcare center that provides early-childhood, 4K, and school-age programs.
- Performs duties that support a multicultural, inclusive, and anti-bias approach to learning and educational environment.
- Provides support and assist as needed in the implementation of plans and procedures in the event of an emergency.
- Works in accordance with licensing rules and city/national accreditation standards.
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Institutional Statement on Diversity: | Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion |
Education: | Preferred Associate's Degree |
Qualifications: | Required: - Minimum of one (1) year working in full day play-based Early Childhood Education environments. - Completion of the Early Childhood Early Childhood Courses "Introduction to the Child Care Profession" and "Fundamentals of Infant and Toddler Care", or completion of equivalent courses.
Preferred: - Training in High Scope, Pyramid Model and /or Conscious Discipline - Bilingual (English/Spanish) |
Work Schedule: | Primary schedule for this position is 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, during the center's hours of operation. Schedule will be determined with selected finalist(s) at time of offer.
Schedule alterations as operations and position expectations demand. |
Work Type: | Full Time: 100%
It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. |
Appointment Type, Duration: | Ongoing/Renewable |
Salary: | Minimum $18.70 HOURLY Depending on Qualifications This is a full-time appointment. The starting hourly wage is $18.70 or higher based on qualifications and includes a competitive retirement and benefits package. |
Additional Information: | A criminal background check will be conducted on finalist(s).
First-time employee must complete a physical exam (at their own cost) and provide proof of a negative TB skin test prior to the first day of employment, again every 2 - 5 years.
This position plays an active role in fast-paced classroom activities with physical demands. The worker must be able to perform physical job demands throughout the workday with or without a reasonable accommodation. This includes abilities such as getting up and down from the floor, bending, reaching, and lifting, and visually monitoring children throughout the day. Please see the position description for full physical demands for this role.
Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.
University Housing may communicate with you about your application status using a text messaging service. To opt-out please reply "STOP" to text messages received or contact University Housing HR at hr@housing.wisc.edu or 608-262-2766. Message and data rates may apply. |
How to Apply: | Please submit a resume within the online application system.
Online applications must be received by 11:55pm on the deadline listed. We are unable to consider incomplete application materials.
Applications for this position may be considered for other vacancies in this title within University Housing, including those which may have a different work schedule and/or requirements from this vacancy. |
Contact: | Caleb Georgeson hr@housing.wisc.edu 608-262-2766 Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. |