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SalaryKidzone Preschool & Childcare Center serves Lake Michigan College and community families. We offer infant/ toddler/ preschool/ summer school age children. Join our proud team that holds a 5 star (Demonstrating Quality) quality rating through Great Start to Quality.
www.kidzoneonline.com
The goal of teachers at Kidzone is to provide a warm, nurturing, safe, and loving environment where self-concepts are enhanced, independence encouraged, and individuality respected. To this end the specific responsibilities included, but are not limited to the following:
- Protects the safety of all children in the center.
- Directly supervises children at all times.
- Uses positive phrasing with children.
- Communicates frequently with children throughout the day, naming objects, actions, using who, what, when, where. and why, and open ended questions.
- Exhibits behavior management consistent with Kidzone philosophy, including reflecting children’s feelings, approaching children to speak with them, directing comments toward children’s behavior, not at the children themselves, etc.
- Co-plays/interacts with children during play activities both indoors and on the playground.
- Treats each child with dignity and respect, recognizing the cultural and socio-economic diversity of the population.
- Responds to the individual needs and learning styles of children.
- Responds to children in distress promptly and appropriately.
- Is responsible for all mealtime activities of the group.
- Attend all staff meetings and recommended training programs and conferences in keeping with the state licensing requirements of 24 clock hours of training per year.
Qualifications:
- Must be at least 17 years old
- Prefer candidate to have a degree in ECE or their CDA
- Preferred Infant/Toddler/preschool classroom experience
- Must be creative and love children and want to see them succeed
- Possess strong written and verbal communication skills
- Pass Criminal background clearance
- Pass TB & DHS Clearance
- Any Experience in Childcare, Teacher Assistant, babysitting, nursery, sunday school church, vacation bible school, and elementary age children
Hours:
Part-Time afternoons between 12:00pm-6:00pm, Monday-Friday.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $13.50 - $14.50 per hour
Expected hours: 15 – 25 per week
Benefits:
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Professional development assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
School type:
- Private school
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Benton Harbor, MI 49022: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
Experience:
- Childcare: 1 year (Required)
License/Certification:
- CPR Certification (Preferred)
Shift availability:
- Day Shift (Required)
Work Location: In person
