Child Development Center Coordinator

Job Description:

The Child Development Center Coordinator provides administrative assistance to the Center Manger using
professional standards in the day to day operations of the Child Development Center.

Posting Specifics:

• Pay Rate: Based on Experience.

• Shift Details:  Full-time (36 hrs/wk)
  The shifts are primarily Monday - Friday, (9:30am - 6:45pm)  

• Department: St. George Hospital Child Development Center

• Additional Details: This position will mainly work in our Kitchen, prepping breakfasts, snacks, and serving lunches and dinners to all of the classrooms. Our lunches and dinners are brought over from the hospital and the kitchen will divide them up among the classrooms.
  Responsibilities will also include ordering, stocking, sanitizing, and all of the Kitchen Tasks.
  Will also fill in as a Teacher in the classrooms when needed.
   

Essential Functions

This position works under broad guidelines dependent on the age, development, and classroom regulations for each group of children. Teachers must have great flexibility in providing care and activities for children.

• Establishes a developmentally appropriate room environment that is safe, welcoming, clean, nurturing, and that stimulates learning and discovery.

• Provides direct supervision of children at all times.

• Warmly interacts with children using approved early childhood education standards and immediately attends to their physical and emotional needs.

• Follows all regulatory standards and best practices as outlined by Utah Department of Health, Child Care Licensing. Completes 20 hours of training to review these required standards annually.

• Accurately and professionally maintain daily records as required by State Licensing including incident reports, attendance sheets, and daily record sheets.

• Organizes engaging and educational activities, materials, and daily schedules that meet the developmental goals for each child in care.

• Maintain observation notes, conduct formal assessments, and provide other portfolio documentation to assess children’s progress in achieving developmental milestones and behaviors. Information on each child’s development will be shared with parents regularly, with two formal parent conferences annually.

• Observes and recognizes obvious difficulties individual children are having mastering developmentally appropriate milestones or behavior and discusses follow-up actions with leader and parents if needed.

• Is a team player and a continuous learner

Skills

• Knowledge of child development and experience caring for children

• Love children. Flexibility to follow children’s interests/needs, have patience and be kind.

• Ability to proactively resolve conflict and keep calm under stress

• Good organizational skills and time management

• Excellent customer service

• Professional verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to react quickly in emergencies to keep children safe

• Basic computer knowledge (Outlook Email, Microsoft Word, Internet navigation, uploading documentation) to maintain records, complete required training, communicate with parents/staff, plan curriculum

Minimum Qualifications

• Six months experience working in an early childhood program

• Pediatric CPR, First Aid Certification within 60 days of hire

• Food Handlers Permit within 60 days of hire

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate degree in Early Childhood Development/Education or a closely related field (Elementary Education, Family-Life Studies, Child Psychology). Education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified.

• Certificate in Early Childhood Development (CDA – Child Development Associate)

Hearing/Listening, Manual Dexterity, Speaking

Location:

Intermountain Health St George Regional Hospital

Work City:

St George

Work State:

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. 

$18.84 - $24.50

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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