Early Childhood Educator Job in San Francisco, California

We are an established, licensed infant/toddler daycare center in the Outer Sunset district of San Francisco currently seeking a new addition to our staff with an available start time of September 2019. We are a talented and tenured team that is inspired to provide a top quality, high ratio, and loving environment to our children and their families. Through our play based curriculum and kind, affectionate staff we ensure that our children are always in a safe, loving and learning environment. Our teachers... · Are caring, compassionate, patient, and love what they do! · Are able to create fun and interactive learning experiences while caring for young infants/toddlers · Ensure the daily care of every child by following all licensing guidelines and implementing all center standards · Communicate directly with parents and prospective parents to achieve success for each child · Maintain a fun and interactive environment that is clean and organized · Are highly skilled in teaching infants and toddlers · Are able to interact with parents, children and co-workers in a professional and nurturing manner • Are able to both perform their job independently and work well in a team setting • Demonstrate an ability to take initiative while adhering to employer’s policies and procedures · Are rewarded with and watching the children’s developmental milestones on a daily basis MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: · A minimum of 15 ECE/Child development units which must include the infant/toddler course (or 12 units if you still need to complete the infant/toddler course) · High School Diploma or GED · Minimum of 2 years experience working with children from birth to 3 years. · Ability to communicate with parents and staff through verbal, reading and writing skills. · Fingerprint clearance through Department of Justice for Child Abuse Index Check/Criminal Record Statement. · Health Exam within past 12 months and TB test clearance. · CPR/First Aid Certification preferred (training available as needed) · Ability to sit/bend/stoop and lift/carry children up to 40 lbs. · Must be a minimum of 18 years of age POSITION SCHEDULE: Monday through Friday 7:30AM - 12:00PM The above hours are necessary, however there is a lot of potential for extra hours in this position and possibly full time hours. OTHER INFO: Grace Infant Care Center (GICC), located in the Sunset/Parkside district cares for infants/toddlers from age 2 months to 30 months. We are a non-profit, state-licensed center, established in 1983, serving S.F. and Bay Area families, staffed by the founding Director and 8 established, educated and loving caregivers, who are also first-aid and CPR trained. GICC provides care for 15 children and is based on a full-time tuition, with flexibility of days/hours needed. Our available care hours are Monday-Friday, 7AM-6PM. We are located in a church-sponsored facility, but are a non-denominational daycare. Our clean facility space provides safe indoor and outdoor play, art/music/ reading areas, as well as separate napping and eating areas. GICC provides infants and toddlers the freedom to explore and interact with others in their similar age group through one-to-one play, small group activities, and also have time for individual, uninterrupted play. We support the needs which are specific to young infants/toddlers and work closely with our families to evaluate those needs on a regular basis. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED - please contact me through my email ([email protected]) instead of calling the number listed. Thank you!