Early Head Start Childcare Teacher Job Type: Full-time Starting Pay Rate $15.84 Hour Work Schedule: M-F, 7:30 am- 4:00 pm, 12 month position EOE / Drug Free Workplace

Join the Suwannee Valley 4C's Teaching Team!

Suwannee Valley 4Cs is the Head Start and Early Head Start grantee in Columbia, Hamilton, Lafayette and Suwannee counties. Established in 1985, we are a private, non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of low-income children and their families by offering comprehensive early childhood development services.

OVERVIEW OF BENEFITS:

• 14 Paid holidays/year
• Paid Time Off (PTO)13 days/year
• Teacher Planning Time Daily
• Health, Dental and Supplemental Insurance
• Agency-paid Life Insurance
• Pension Plan
• Tuition Assistance/Scholarship

Basic Function:

Assist the Co-Teacher in conducting classroom activities, planning, and recordkeeping, maintaining classroom environment and ratios, and supervising children.

Qualifications:

• Infant/Toddler Teacher - Staff Credential Preferred (CDA, FCCPC)
• Three (3) years of classroom experience working with infants/toddlers preferred
• Child care training (Parts I and II - 40 hours) requirement pursuant to Chapter 65C-22, required by DCF
• 5 Hour Literacy Course as required by DCF
• Safe Sleep/Shaken Baby Syndrome training required by DCF to complete at Orientation/within 30 days of hire
• Must clear Department of Children and Families background screening requirements
• Must pass physical
• Must have current First-Aid/Pediatric CPR certification
• Must have access to dependable transportation with valid current liability insurance and a valid driver's license. The employee must have a valid driver's license to drive their personal vehicle or a company vehicle as required by the employer to various worksite locations.

Skills:

• Ability to lift light objectsfrom floor level and carry heavy objects several times a day
• Ability to get up and down from floor level throughout the day
• Ability to bend and lift child from floor level to changing table throughout the day (EHS)
• Ability to establish and maintain warm, nurturing long-term relationships with young children and their families
• Good communication skills
• Flexible, resourceful and cooperative attitude; adapts positively to change
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisor, subordinates/peers
• Understanding of and sensitivity to the needs of low income families with young children
• Personal commitment to the healthy development of young children
• Good record-keeping skills

Please upload a copy of your DCF Child Care Training Transcript along with your resume

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

License/Certification:

• DCF Child Care Training 45 hours (Required)
• CDA or FCCPC (Preferred)

Suwannee Valley 4 C'sprovidesequal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements,Suwannee Valley 4 C'scomplieswith applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.Suwannee Valley 4 C'semploysonly U.S. citizens and aliens who are authorized to work in the U.S. in compliance with the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324B. which requires that all employees present original documentation that establish identity and employment authorization within 3 business days of the date employment begins (also referred to as the hire date). **DFWP * -