Early Childhood Assistant Teacher | Kid Kare & Infant Center

This position provides age specific quality childcare services as applicable to assigned area(s). Supports the organization in fulfilling the mission, vision, and values of Logan Health.

Our Mission: Quality, compassionate care for all.

Our Vision: Reimagine health care through connection, service and innovation.

Our Core Values: Be Kind | Trust and Be Trusted | Work Together | Strive for Excellence.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of eighteen (18) years of age required.
• Associates degree in Early Childhood/Elementary Education preferred.
• Montana state required early childhood training courses successfully completed within six (6) months of hire required.
  • Preliminary registry courses successfully completed within three (3) weeks of hire required.
• STARs assistant teacher training successfully completed within twelve (12) months of hire required.
• Current CPR/AED certification or must be successfully obtained within thirty (30) days of hire.
• Must be enthusiastic, energetic, nurturing, patient, comforting, creative, responsive, compassionate, flexible, encouraging, and culturally sensitive and aware.
• Promotes excellence through setting high standards and providing high quality outcomes.
• Ability to act with integrity, kindness, and exhibit empathy.
• Excellent organizational skills, detail-oriented, a self-starter, possess critical thinking skills and be able to set priorities and function as part of a team as well as independently.
• Commitment to working in a team environment and maintaining confidentiality as needed.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to communicate effectively with various audiences.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to manage sensitive and confidential situations with tact, professionalism, and diplomacy.
• Possess and maintain computer skills to include working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and ability to learn other software as needed.

Job Specific Duties:

• Ensures a safe and healthy environment by always providing supervision for all children.
• Monitors childcare areas for hazards or issues and corrects per department protocol.
• Assists in creating a stimulating, cognitively challenging classroom environment that encourages exploration and experimentation for varying ability levels and ages.
• Proactively seeks direction from primary teacher, classroom schedule and center routines.
• Exhibits an understanding of Montana state daycare licensure requirements, Montana STARs program and Montana Child and Adult Care Food Program requirements.
• Assists children develop and practice good health/safety, healthy nutrition, and exercise habits. 
• Accurately and efficiently completes all documentation regarding observations, attendance records, and daily logged information.
• Respects cultural diversity and physical disabilities of children while professionally and respectfully interacting with children, families and peers.
• Exhibits familiarity with standard developmental milestones and redirection techniques.
• Exhibits flexibility and organization while functioning calmly and efficiently in a changing environment.

The above essential functions are representative of major duties of positions in this job classification.  Specific duties and responsibilities may vary based upon departmental needs.  Other duties may be assigned similar to the above consistent with knowledge, skills and abilities required for the job.  Not all of the duties may be assigned to a position.

Maintains regular and consistent attendance as scheduled by department leadership.

Shift:

Day Shift - 8 Hours (United States of America)

Kid Kare Hours / Schedule: Monday - Friday | 6:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.

5 8-hour shifts

No Weekends and No Holidays!

Notice of Pre-Employment Screening Requirements

If you receive a job offer, please note all offers are contingent upon passing a pre-employment screening, which includes:

• Criminal background check

• Reference checks

• Drug Screening

• Health and Immunizations Screening

• Physical Demand Review/Screening

Equal Opportunity Employer

Logan Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE/AA/M-F/Vet/Disability). We encourage all qualified individuals to apply for employment. We do not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on protected veteran status, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable law. If you require accommodation to complete the application, testing or interview process, please notify Human Resources.