Seeking Infant and PreK Teachers – KinderCare Learning Centers

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KinderCare is currently seeking Infant and PreK teachers for multiple locations throughout the Seattle/Tacoma/Everett/Bellevue/Olympia markets. The teachers are responsible to plan and implement activities that promote the social, physical, and intellectual growth of children. The Teachers are also accountable for the care, hygiene, learning, and developmental activities, specialized programs, and redirection of children; to communicate directly with parents, maintain classroom records, cleanliness, and orderliness.

Current openings at these specific locations: Kirkland, Millcreek, Bothell, Everett, Lynnwood, Bellingham, Mukilteo, Federal Way, Puyallup, Auburn, Kent, Bonney Lake, Renton, Seattle, Covington, Burien, Maple Valley, Tacoma, Olympia, Bremerton, Lacey, Silverdale, Gig Harbor, Issaquah, Redmond, Bellevue, Kirkland, Woodinville, Sammamish

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Responsibilities of the Infant or PreK Teachers:

Meets expectations for delivering customer acquisition and retention, quality program, financial management, and operational compliance, and demonstrates expected behaviors.

• Provides care and support to children.

• May share lead responsibilities with Assistant Teachers

• Engages with current and prospective parents and family members and is responsive to their needs

• Complies with KLC and all governmental regulations regarding the care of children

• Understands responsibilities as a mandated reporter

• Keeps the Director informed of any necessary information regarding the care and safety of children

• Completes timely and accurate documentation according to KLC and other licensing or regulation requirements

• Assists and accepts responsibility in other daily center duties that might be temporary in the event other personnel are not available

• Attends and participates in staff meetings, center events, and parent/customer meetings as requested

Requirements of the Infant or PreK teacher:

• Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education and/or CDA preferred

• Degree in Early Childhood Education or related area preferred

• 3-5 years of early childhood education experience preferred

• 1+ years of experience working with assigned age group preferred

• Excellent organizational skills required

• Ability to be flexible in assignment and work hours required

• CPR and First Aid Certification or willingness to obtain desirable

• Valid driver’s license, clean driving record, ability to drive center vehicles desirable

• Excellent verbal, listening, and written communication skills required

• Work may also be performed at community sites for field trips.

• Incumbent must be able to lift 40 pounds

• Stand up to 95% of the day

• Assume postures in low level positions that best allow physical and visual contact with children

• Must be able to sustain a high level of energy

• Bend to perform various tasks numerous times throughout the day

• Stoop, sit on the floor

• Have the agility to move from a seated position to a standing position promptly to respond to emergency situations

• Perform all activities with children, i.e. jump, dance, walk, run, etc. for extended periods of time

• Both indoor and outdoor environment are typically found in a childcare facility. Depending upon activities and season, may be required to be outdoors for regular, prolonged activities.

• Must possess acceptable hearing and visual capabilities in order to monitor the environment and children’s well being

• Must be able to excel in an ambiguous and continuously changing, competitive environment

• Incumbent will need to be flexible and be able to respond quickly and appropriately to changing situations

• Work hours may vary to meet the needs of the children

• Incumbent will be faced with a variety of issues on a daily basis and will be engaged in multiple tasks and must respond quickly and appropriately to frequently changing needs of children

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KinderCare Learning Centers is a network of childcare facilities founded in 1969. We provide educational programs for children from six weeks to 12 years old. Some 200,000 children are enrolled in more than 1,900 early childhood education community centers, 656 before-and-after school programs, and 123 employer-sponsored centers in 39 states and the District of Columbia.

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