FLSA Status: Professional Non-Exempt
Reports to: Chief of Staff and Daycare Director
Note: This is a full time position starting May 16th, 2022 until September 9th, 2022 with the ability to continue working part time within this role.
Hours: 7:30 am until 4:00 pm (thirty minute break)
Position Overview: Daycare Provider (Infant/Toddlers) at Washington Yu Ying are part of a collaborative and supportive faculty with a common goal of continuously improving a great school.
Essential Responsibilities:
*Responsibilities outlined in this section are intended to describe the general nature and scope of work being performed by this position. This is not a complete listing of all responsibilities, duties, and/or skills required. Other duties may be assigned.
Daycare Provider possess the following skills/responsibilities:
Plan and conduct an effective child development program to meet the physical, social, emotional and intellectual needs of each child. This should be done based on the goals and general curriculum developed by Washington Yu Ying PCS
Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate and use, both in learning activities and imaginative play
Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling and field trips.
Teach basic skills such as color, shape, exploration, personal hygiene and social skills
Arrange indoor and outdoor space to facilitate creative play, motor-skill activities and safety.
Demonstrated ability to provide care in ways that are interactive, child-led, hands-on, inquiry-based, and promote self-discovery
Has a clear understanding of child development
Understands of scope and sequence and learning objectives
Demonstrated ability to establish an effective, respectful and efficient classroom culture
Attend to children’s basic needs, such as feeding, dressing, diapering, hand washing, napping, transitioning, etc. Ensure these child care routines are carried out in a manner that is prompt, hygienic and consistent with good child development principles.
Establish and enforce expectations for behavior, and procedures for maintaining orders
Enforce Yu Ying’s daycare policies and procedures
Observe children to detect signs of illness, injury, abuse, neglect, emotional disturbance, or other special needs, and report these signs immediately to the Director
Identify children showing signs of emotional or health-related challenges, and discuss them with supervisors, parents or guardians, and child development specialists.
Observe and evaluate children’s performance behavior, social development, and physical health.
Demonstrated ability to use student material and feedback to inform instruction on an ongoing basis
Ensure that parents receive adequate information about their child’s experiences at the center through daily contacts and regularly scheduled parent conferences. Meet with parents and guardians regularly to discuss their children’s progress and needs, determine their priorities for their children and suggest ways that they can promote learning and development.
Commitment to meet the needs of every child in our diverse population
Strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to work and collaborate as a member of a team
Interest in professional learning, growth through quality feedback, and initiative in challenging own understandings
Commitment to develop and contribute to a community of educators
Flexibility, dedication, and enthusiasm
Interest in language learning and other cultures.
Capability to nurture students and work collaboratively with families
Qualifications:
Have earned an Associate’s degree or more advanced degree in Early Childhood from an accredited institution or CDA with preschool or infant/toddler endorsement. Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education (preferred)
Have experience working with infants and toddlers
Meet state educational licensing and additional center/school requirements
CPR and First Aid Certification or willingness to obtain
Ability to speak Chinese is a plus
Must value and thrive in Yu Ying’s culture: Nurturing, Collaborative, Rigorous, Innovative and Diverse
Benefits:
Health insurance starting June 1st while you are full time
$20/ substitute hourly wage
The support of welcoming and appreciative students, parents, and colleagues
A community that supports and promotes a growth mindset that allows every Yu Ying member to grow with one another each day.
A strong emphasis on growth and support: Yu Ying has several resource rooms, a library, and a staff workroom
A dedicated and passionate team of colleagues that value collaboration and growing themselves as educators
A strong administration team that provides you with exceptional professional development often on the cutting edge of educational theory and philosophy, values staff , and provides continuous feedback.
Our students will be the leaders of tomorrow because they are learning to think critically, be compassionate, and communicate in English and Mandarin!”
Qualifications:
Have earned an Associate’s degree or more advanced degree in Early Childhood from an accredited institution or CDA with preschool or infant/toddler endorsement. Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education (preferred)
Have experience working with infants and toddlers
Meet state educational licensing and additional center/school requirements
CPR and First Aid Certification or willingness to obtain
Ability to speak Chinese is a plus
Must value and thrive in Yu Ying’s culture: Nurturing, Collaborative, Rigorous, Innovative and Diverse
Benefits:
Health insurance starting June 1st while you are full time
$20/ substitute hourly wage
The support of welcoming and appreciative students, parents, and colleagues
A community that supports and promotes a growth mindset that allows every Yu Ying member to grow with one another each day.
A strong emphasis on growth and support: Yu Ying has several resource rooms, a library, and a staff workroom
A dedicated and passionate team of colleagues that value collaboration and growing themselves as educators
A strong administration team that provides you with exceptional professional development often on the cutting edge of educational theory and philosophy, values staff , and provides continuous feedback.
Our students will be the leaders of tomorrow because they are learning to think critically, be compassionate, and communicate in English and Mandarin!”
Collaborates and Consults With:
Teaching Staff
All Levels of Management
Terms of Employment: Full school year
Physical Demands:
The physical demand described below are representative of those must met by an employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities of the job, and are not meant to be all inclusive. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential responsibilities of the job.
Unless reasonable accommodation can be made, while performing this job, the staff member shall:
Use physical strength to lift, move, carry, pull or push equipments and/or student(s).
Sit, stand, walk, and run for required periods of time, according to instruction schedule.
Speak and hear.
Use close vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception along with the ability to focus vision.
Communicate effectively in English, using proper grammar and vocabulary.
Reach with hands and arms and use hands and fingers to handle objects and operate tools, computers and/or controls.
Environmental Demands:
The environmental demands described below are representative of those must met by an employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities of the job, and are not meant to be all inclusive.
Exposure to a variety of childhood and adult diseases and illnesses.
Occasional exposure to a variety of weather conditions.
Exposure to heated/air-conditioned and ventilated facilities.
Exposure to a building in which a variety of chemical substances are used for cleaning, instruction, and/or operation of equipment.
Function in a workplace with high level of noises at times.