The Greenberg Child Care Center at Skidmore College invites applications for a full-time 12-month Early Childhood Teacher position working with children ages 6 weeks to 5 years of age in and energetic, physically active environment. Responsibilities: Supervision of children and providing a safe environment. Provide for the emotional, social, mental and physical needs of the children in care by planning cooperatively with co-workers to develop and carry out a developmentally appropriate curriculum. Provide care and nurturing to all children to create an environment where children feel safe, happy and free to explore and learn. Work cooperatively with co-workers to maintain a clean and organized classroom as well as maintaining other areas throughout the center and the playground. Updating required paperwork, some daily such as attendance records, daily health checks and anecdotal records, weekly plans, incident/accident reports and sunscreen and topical ointment permissions as needed. Personal training documentation must be updated as trainings are completed. Complete 30 hours of OCFS required training every 2 years in 10 topic areas. 15 hours must be completed and documented within the first 6 months of employment. Supervision and guidance of staff members including new teachers, assistant teachers, substitute teachers, college student employees and observers and volunteers, making sure all are following policies and procedures to meet regulation requirements. Qualifications: The successful candidate must have excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to work with college student teacher aides, as well as the ability to work with people of diverse backgrounds. The person must have knowledge and understanding of early childhood development and developmentally appropriate planning. The person must be able to lift and carry at least 30 pounds, pass a physical exam and be able to walk and stand reach and grasp for 7 hours a day. The person must pass a comprehensive background check required by NYS OCFS. He/she must complete 30 hours of training in child care and development topics every 2 years (15 hours must be completed during the first 6 months of employment). Education: Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education or a closely related field including early childhood development course work. Experience : Experience working with and caring for young children (infants-5years). Pay rate: $18-$20/hour ***Required documents needed to apply:*** On-line application Cover Letter Resume List of Three References