Child Development Laboratory Center- Full-time Floater

Location: Florissant Valley

Job Type: Full-Time Academic Affairs

Job
Number: 26-00382

Organization: Child Dev Laboratory Center (CDLC) (509615)

Salary:
36,153.00

Position Summary

STLCC- The Associate Floater, Child and Family Development
performs duties necessary to teach and care for infant through twelve-year-old children, provides support and constant communication with
families, and serves as a model for college students, specifically in Child and Family Development.

Primary Duties
Performed

• Assist with operation of a developmentally appropriate early childhood classroom using a constructivist
  curriculum and environment with quality interactions and programing based on licensing regulations and accreditation standards.
• In
  the absence of the Teacher, coordinate students, work study students, childcare attendants, therapists, and observers in the
  classroom.
• Welcome and invite college students to be a part of the CDLC community.
• Model developmentally appropriate
  practice in the classroom
• Coach and provide feedback to students during practicum time.
• Observe and record development for
  individual children; may work with the Childcare Teacher to create individual goals for the children.
• Use the children’s goals to
  support the Childcare Teacher in creating the constructivist curriculum and environment within the classroom.
• Maintain paperwork for
  children’s records and classroom curriculum. Coordinates resources for children with special needs and works with the manager and Childcare
  Teachers to ensure children’s needs are met.
• Develop and maintain rapport and trust with families; may attend developmental,
  transition, and exit conferences, or additional conferences.
• Participate in educational parent meetings; support the Childcare
  Teacher with daily communication and bimonthly newsletters.
• Participates in CDLC Parent Advisory Council, STLCC, campus, and
  community events.
• Performs other job-related duties as
  assigned.

Qualifications/Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent with one (1) year of
  related full-time experience
• Preferred: Associate degree in Early Childhood, Child and Family Development, or a related field with 1
  year of full-time or 2 years of part-time experience in a licensed childcare center
• Must clear Family Care Safety Registry and
  fingerprinting, complete Hepatitis A Immunization series
• Must maintain current CPR, pediatric first aid, and medication
  administration training

Working Conditions

• Work is performed in the Child Development
  Laboratory Center and may work in any one of the classrooms within the center
• Occasionally exposed to bodily fluids and cleaning
  agents

Physical Requirements:

• Constantly required to lift up to 50 pounds
• Constantly required to
  move quickly up and down off the floor
• Regularly required to lift items overhead, bend, and stoop

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