Preschool Teacher

The successful candidate will be responsible for supervising, nurturing, and caring for children from 6 weeks – 5 years old. This individual is expected to welcome children each day, engage in crafts and activities, change diapers and ensure the safety of all children.

What You Will Do

Nurtures and cares for children, provides a clean, safe, and fun childcare environment, utilizes the center’s software to add regular updates to families of the children, ensures safe playing conditions and follows established security procedures, develops and implements activities for the children on an ongoing basis.

Why It Might Be a Fit

Treats children if injured and completes incident reports as well as notifies parents, supervisors and club managers of any incidents, performs general administrative tasks as needed, maintains a clean work environment by performing janitorial duties as required or assigned.

Requirements

• Certified in CPR/First Aid
• Highly motivated
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent management and leadership skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Bachelor’s Degree (BS/BA) from college or university with a major in Early childhood education, Child development, Elementary education, or Special education
• Associate degree (AS/AA) from a college with a major in Early childhood education, Child development
• Completion of 20 credits (semester system) or 30 credits (quarter system) of training at a college or university in Early childhood education, Child Development, Elementary education, or Special education
• At least one year of qualifying teacher experience* in a Certified Child Care Center or comparable group care program, in the care of preschool-age children
• Documentation of attending at least Step 8.5 in the Oregon Registry
• Head teachers must have completed OCC approved health and safety training (before having unsupervised access to children)
• Have completed a minimum of two hours of training on child abuse and neglect that is specific to Oregon law before they can have unsupervised access to children.
• If the center is certified to care for infants, the head teacher must have completed OCC approved safe sleep training.

Benefits

• 401k with matching after 6 months
• Complimentary Bethany Athletic Club membership
• EAP with counseling, financial + legal assistance
• Discount on food from Bethany Athletic Club + Laurel Parc
• Discounts through BenefitHub + Life Balance
• Employee Referral Bonuses
• Holiday pay perks
• Employee appreciation + wellness events
• Medical, Dental + Vision options for employee, partner + dependents after 60 days
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Up to 16 PTO days first year (19 days after 1 year and 20 days after 2 years)
• Paid + Float Holidays
• Complimentary Bethany Athletic Club membership for family
• 15% discount at West Parc & South Parc Apartments