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Form of workEarly Childhood Education Teacher
BASE WAGE $15.31-$21.38 per hour based on education level.
JOB TYPE Full-Time
DESCRIPTION
Skip-a-Long Childhood Centers, part of SAL Community Services, is the Quad Cities area’s leading provider of Early Childhood care and education. We provide a safe, secure and supportive environment centered on how playing can charge the mind of the children we care for.
As an Early Childhood Teacher on our team, you will create a quality learning environment that actively engages children to both learn and play. You will play a role in enhancing the physical, emotional, cognitive, and social growth of children. This means you’ll do things like:
- Create and follow lesson plans;
- Assess the developmental needs of children to build their knowledge and skills;
- Develop positive working relationships with families; and,
- Participate in personal development to grow your own knowledge, skills and abilities as an Early Childhood educator.
We are looking for team members who:
- Share a love for children and a passion for helping them learn, grow, and thrive;
- Enjoy following a routine, and welcome the in-the-moment changes that come with each day in childcare;
- Believe that Early Childhood Education is the first step to a child’s successful future;
- Are passionate about building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment for all, and,
- Are professional, kind, and don’t take themselves too seriously!
Salary, benefits and perks
Our entire compensation package includes paid time off and paid holidays; health, dental, and vision benefits; 401(k) with employer contribution; and pet insurance. A full list of benefits is available on our website.
Our entire compensation package includes paid time off and paid holidays; health, dental, and vision benefits; 401(k) with employer contribution; and pet insurance. A full list of benefits is available on our website.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. A full list of job responsibilities will be provided prior to an interview. This position must obtain required background clearances. Requests for reasonable accommodation as required under applicable law will be considered.
Education and Experience
Required: Minimum of sixty semester hours(or 90 quarter hours) from an accredited college or university with a minimum of six semester or nine quarter hours in courses related directly to child care and/or development, from birth to age six; or one year (1560 clock hours) of child development experience in a nursery school, kindergarten, or licensed early care and education center and 30 semester hours (45 quarter hours) of credits from an accredited college or university with six semester or nine quarter hours in courses related directly to child care and/or child development, from birth to six; or completion of credentialing programs approved by the Department.
Required: Minimum of sixty semester hours(or 90 quarter hours) from an accredited college or university with a minimum of six semester or nine quarter hours in courses related directly to child care and/or development, from birth to age six; or one year (1560 clock hours) of child development experience in a nursery school, kindergarten, or licensed early care and education center and 30 semester hours (45 quarter hours) of credits from an accredited college or university with six semester or nine quarter hours in courses related directly to child care and/or child development, from birth to six; or completion of credentialing programs approved by the Department.
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION Mission
SAL Community Services (SAL) strengthens children, families, and individuals to build and enhance thriving communities.
About Us
At SAL Community Services, we provide Support, Advocacy, and Learning in our communities—from childhood to adulthood. Our mission is to strengthen children, families, and individuals to build and enhance thriving communities. Founded in 1970, we have a history of listening to the needs of our community and responding. We have grown from an organization focused on providing quality child care to low-income working families to one that meets a wide variety of needs, from early care and education to crisis assistance and stabilization services. Today, SAL has a bi-state 17 county regional footprint from the Quad Cities to Central Illinois area. We advocate with and for the people we support, the communities we serve, and the solutions we champion, and we offer an inclusive, welcoming community for the people we serve—and our employees. Learn more on our website at www.salcommunityservices.org/about-us.
EOE STATEMENT SAL Community Services is an equal opportunity employer and believes in equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. Accordingly, all employment decisions are based on the principles of equal opportunity. These decisions include recruitment, selection, promotion, transfer, discipline, compensation, benefits, training and other personnel actions involving persons in all job titles and shall occur without regard to actual or perceived race, creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), color, religion (or for requesting an accommodation for a religious belief), sex, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic information (as defined in Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA)), military status or discharge status, veteran status, qualified disabled veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, transgenderism, marital status, citizenship status, familial status, physical or mental disability (or for requesting an accommodation for a disability), association with a disabled person(s), medical condition (including HIV or AIDS status, cancer related or genetic characteristics) arrest record (unless doing so violates contractual, funding, or licensing requirements), order of protection status, pregnancy (including conditions related to childbirth or breast feeding), homelessness or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
LOCATION Davenport Skip-a-Long Child Development Center
EXEMPT/NON-EXEMPT Non-Exempt
