Childcare Assistant Teacher (Childcare Assistant)

About the Role

The Indiana University Indianapolis (IUI) Center for Young Children partners with families to provide a nurturing, play-based learning environment that fosters social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and language development. The Center strives to be the standard for quality center-based childcare.

Key Responsibilities

• Supports children's growth and development in the 5 domains (social/emotional, cognitive, physical, self-care, and communication/literacy) utilizing a variety of methods that are research-based and reflect the center's philosophy.
• Uses information about individual children's needs, interests, and concerns gained through observation to help plan and implement curriculum and assessment.
• Understands, accepts, and embraces social, cultural, and economic backgrounds of children and families, ensuring that the program provides for these individual differences.
• Works cooperatively and equitably with classroom co-teacher to ensure an engaging, comfortable, child-centered classroom.
• Is familiar with and follows state licensing regulations and national accreditation standards.
• Fills out and files written reports and forms in a timely fashion and notifies upper management regarding any accidents or unusual incidents throughout the day.
• Handles disagreements and conflicts with other center staff in a direct, but professional and respectful manner.
• Promotes center philosophy and educational objectives.
• Supports and follows the center's code of ethical conduct.
• Assists in training for hourly aides.
• Communicates respectfully and appropriately about challenges a child may have experienced in a day.
• In collaboration with co-teacher, communicates with families about classroom activities and child's progress on a regular basis.
• Attends and participates in regularly scheduled staff meetings.
• Pursues professional development through conferences, classes, workshops, and reading.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• High school diploma or equivalent (such as HSED or GED)
• Some experience in a related field
• Excellent organizational skills
• Strong verbal communication and listening skills
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism
• Demonstrates ability to maintain confidential information

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to effectively communicate.
• Ability to handle equipment.
• Ability to remain stationary and ascend/descend ladders/stairs.
• Ability to move objects weighing up to 40 pounds.
• Ability to detect items in close proximity as well as far away; discern between colors; detect objects in peripheral space of self; discern items in detail; and to have good depth perception.
• Ability to perform essential functions with or without accommodation.

Work Environment:

• This is an in-person position.

Qualifications

Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent (such as HSED or GED)

Experience:

• Some experience in a related field

Skills:

• Excellent organizational skills
• Strong verbal communication and listening skills
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism
• Demonstrates ability to maintain confidential information

Salary & Benefits

Starting Salary: $36,004.80 per year

Benefits for full-time staff employees:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)