Description
Do you enjoy working with infants and toddlers? Want to support, nurture, and build a foundation for young children? Joining our Eckerd Connects Early Head Start staff as an Early Childhood Educator is a great opportunity to make a difference in the life of a child and start their building blocks to success.
Make more than a Living, Make a Difference
Our Benefits
- Low-Cost Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- 19 days of Paid Time Off the first year
- 11 paid holidays
- Retirement savings plan with employer match up to 5%
- Flexible spending accounts
- Paid short-term and voluntary long-term disability
- Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
- Voluntary term life insurance
Hourly Rate: $20.00
Duties & Responsibilities
Early Education
- Monitors and documents provisions and progressions in the area of Early Childhood Education and School Readiness.
- Assists with the implementation of a developmentally and linguistically appropriate approach to child development and education.
- Provides additional center-based and family childcare home support, as assigned.
- Substitutes for teachers during a temporary absence or long-term as determined by program needs; provide quality childcare to children birth to age 4.
- Assists with organizing a classroom environment that promotes each child's total development while promoting positive open communication with parents and children.
- Assists in developing an environment that reflects the home culture of the families being served with the goal of increased understanding of their own culture and the culture of others.
Family Services
- Coordinates with center staff operations to integrate family partnership goals with classroom efforts and to ensure integrated child and family curriculum.
- Completes home visits as needed.
- Responsible for all health-related tracking and follow-up, including but not limited to, physical exams, special health needs, dental exams, dental follow-up, and immunizations.
- Recruit's prospective families and assists with enrollment process.
- Completes developmental, speech/language, social emotional, vision, and hearing screenings on each Early Head Start child within 45 days of enrollment.
- Notifies Health/Disabilities and Supervisor specialist of all special health needs for children and ensure health care plans are placed in child's files.
- Documents all efforts to assist families, tracks family partnership efforts and outcomes, records, monitor and follows up on referrals, and submits reports as required.
Qualifications
- Have a CDA credential or a state-awarded certificate that meets or exceeds the requirements for a CDA credential, are enrolled in a program that will lead to an associate or baccalaureate degree or, are enrolled in a CDA credential program to be completed within two years of the time of hire. Have within eighteen months of hire, at a minimum, a credential or certification in social work, human services, family services, counseling or a related field. Must acquire CPR/First Aid training for Infant/Child/Adult within ninety (90) days of hire date and maintain through the duration of employment.
- Previous early childcare experience required. Two years of experience in social service, case management, or teaching infant/toddler, pre-school or kindergarten. Previous Head Start/Early Head Start experience is preferred.
- Must meet state criminal background check requirements. Must be available to work a flexible schedule in order to fulfill job functions and program responsibilities. Position is budgeted for 30 hours weekly; additional hours may be approved based on program needs and operating budget.
- Must be able to meet requirements for Eckerd's Auto Insurance and be able to drive for business purposes. Must maintain an appropriate and valid state driver's license. Must be able to travel for training, as required. Travel requirements include local, in/out of state.
- Required to pass a drug screen in compliance with our Substance Abuse and Drug-Free Workplace policy.
*This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a person assigned to this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties that may be performed by a person so classified.
About Our Program
Eckerd Connects' Early Head Start programs provides high quality, comprehensive care and support services to infants, toddlers, and their families. The program provides free year-round services for children ages 0-3 years and their families to promote education, self-sufficiency, community building, health and well-being. This partnership provides community-based, high quality care to our most vulnerable population, infants, and toddlers.
Program Location
Eckerd Connects | Early Head Start
2714 North 16th St.
Tampa, FL 33605
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In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the employer will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. Relay Services Dial 711. Submit Request: https://eckerd.org/about-us/contact-us/
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Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Inc. ("Eckerd Connects") is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Eckerd Connects is a drug-free workplace and utilizes E-verify to confirm employment eligibility.
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