Student Employee - Foster Knox Student Teacher
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Location : UCMO - Warrensburg, MO
Job Type: Student University Worker
Job Number: S99560
Division: Foster Knox Child Care
Opening Date: 07/28/2025
Description
Assist in the care of infant and children between the ages of 6 weeks and 10 years of age. Student teachers will support the infants and children in their development, to include:
- growth & physical characteristics
- motor
- perceptual - cognitive
- speech & language
- personal - social
Examples of Duties
Duties Include:
- Participate and communicate with children during daily activities.
- Support other teachers with learning activities, transition times and general classroom management.
- Attend to the physical needs of the children; to include diapers and toilet training.
- Assist children during mealtimes; supporting a "family-style" dining atmosphere
- Ensure that infants and children interact or depart from the center with an authorized individual.
- Assist in writing appropriate reports to the parents and for children's file; to include accident, incident, daily classroom reports and developmental records.
- Light housekeeping duties to ensure the safety of the children and to provide a clean environment.
Typical Qualifications
Experience:
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Have the ability to speak, read and write in English
- Have the ability to communicate with clients from diverse backgrounds
- Must pass physical examination, have required immunization
- Must pass criminal background screening
- Friendly, outgoing, and motivated
Special Instructions:
Full-time benefits-eligible position: Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks paid vacation per year; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM.
Part-time benefits-eligible positions: Benefits include generous education assistance for the employee.
Temporary, adjunct, student employment, or graduate assistant positions: Benefits are not included.
Completed UCM online application for employment required. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
A review will begin immediately and continue until filled unless indicated otherwise.
NOTE: A background check is required for the selected candidate of all staff, faculty, adjunct, and temporary positions and any job offer is contingent on the results of this check. Student employees and graduate assistants do not require a background check to be conducted prior to employment.
The University of Central Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer and specifically invites applications from women, minorities, veteran status, and people with disabilities.
This position is not eligible for benefits.
- Location:
- Warrensburg
- Job Type:
- PartTime