Child Development Lab - Teacher (HRLY 4)

Child Development Lab - Teacher (HRLY 4)

Brief summary of this position:
A teacher at the Berea College Child Development Lab is responsible for organizing and maintaining a safe and stimulating classroom environment for young children. Teachers are responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating a daily schedule of activities appropriate for young children and for working in collaboration with assistant teachers, families, and college students to accomplish these tasks. Teachers are expected to adhere to the CDL program philosophy, state childcare guidelines and college/program policies and procedures. 

For a better understanding of the philosophy and work done at the CDL, please see our YouTube video:

https://www.berea.edu/cdl/

Minimum Qualifications Required:

Education required to ensure success in this position:
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Consideration given to candidates with CDA credential AND 3 or more year’s exemplary experience in a licensed childcare setting.

Experience required to ensure success in this position: 
• Prefer two years related experience (paid and/or supervised experience in child care or early childhood education classroom, preferred)

Special skills, knowledge and abilities: 
• Knowledge of child development and early childhood curriculum and methods
• Knowledge of state child care guidelines
• Ability to organize and maintain a safe and stimulating learning environment appropriate for young children
• Skills in communicating with families
• Ability to work collaboratively with co-workers and to support the growth of college students
• Emotional stability to make sound decisions and remain calm during a crisis

License, certification, or registration necessary: 
• Meet state licensing requirements
• Complete orientation I & II training and a minimum of 15 hours annual training (18 hours, preferred)
• Clear criminal records check
• Clear child abuse check
• Clear TB skin test
• Clear Drug Screen and Social Media Check
• Obtain Adult/Infant/Child CPR & First Aid
• Obtain Food Handler Certification

Physical requirements: 
• Ability to lift 35 pounds and move swiftly
• Ability to visually observe and oversee children’s activities

Environmental conditions: 
• Work in well-lighted, temperature controlled building with reasonable space and equipment

Ability to operate the following vehicles or equipment: 
• Van or passenger car

Primary duties and responsibilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Regular and predictable attendance is essential. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

• Organize and maintain a safe, clutter-free, and stimulating learning environment appropriate for children of diverse ages and ability levels.
• Plan, implement, and evaluate a daily schedule of activities appropriate for young children.
• Work collaboratively with families, assistant teacher, and college students.
• Practice open, respectful communication with families, co-workers, and supervisors at all times.
• Utilize positive guidance strategies and agreed upon approaches (e.g., “I Care” program).
• Plan, implement, and evaluate activities to involve families in the daily life of the classroom.
• Meet regularly to develop weekly classroom plans and appropriate curriculum and to confer about classroom issues and concerns.
• Keep up to date records on attendance, accidents, incidents, etc., in accordance with licensing guidelines and program policies.
• Maintain a file of information on each child that includes copies of required documents and ongoing notes and work samples as a record of the child’s development and behavior.
• Participate in providing constructive feedback to co-workers and college labor students through established feedback circles and labor program procedures respectively.
• Perform housekeeping tasks as necessary, as assigned, and in a timely manner (classroom and indoor and outdoor shared play spaces).
• Attend conferences, in-services, and workshops in order to develop professionally.
• Attend scheduled staff meetings and required college training and orientation meetings.

Other roles/duties will be assigned as necessary to assist the College in the attainment of the goals set forth and the enhancement of a positive, respectful learning environment for all staff, faculty and students.

Founded in 1855, Berea College achieved national distinction as the first coeducational and interracial college in the South. Berea has a longstanding commitment to interracial education and is one of the most racially diverse private liberal arts colleges in the United States. With an emphasis on service to Appalachia and beyond, Berea enrolls 1,600 students from 43 states and U.S. territories and more than 70 countries. Berea College admits students who are unable to afford tuition and provides all of them a no-tuition promise, valued at more than $178,000. Berea’s students excel in the College’s supportive yet demanding academic environment, and many are the first in their families to attend college. As one of only nine federally recognized Work Colleges, all Berea students are expected to work 10-12 hours weekly in various positions across campus. Berea College was again named one of the nation’s “Best Institutions for Undergraduates to Earn their College Degree” in the 2022 edition of The Princeton Review’s book, The Best 387 Colleges. Berea also appeared on four other lists within the publication: Best Colleges in the Southeast; Best Value Colleges; Best Green Colleges; and Tuition Free Schools. Berea College is ranked #148 by The Princeton Review – the highest-ranked Kentucky college, and the #3 “Best Value College” in the nation. Berea is one of only two private institutions ranked in the Top 10 for Value in the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education (THE) 2022 College Rankings. The Washington Monthly ranks Berea College #13 among the nation’s liberal arts colleges, recognizing Berea for maintaining “consistently high rankings thanks to their economic diversity, relatively strong graduation rates, and commitment to meeting students’ financial need.” U.S. News and World Report Rankings lists Berea as #30 among National Liberal Arts Colleges, including ranking Berea #1 in Service Learning, #2 for Most Innovative Schools, #3 in Co-ops/Internships, #4 in First-year Experiences, and tied for #13 in Best Undergraduate Teaching.

Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 16,000) lies forty miles south of Lexington and is approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville. More information about Berea College is available at www.berea.edu.

Berea College, in light of its mission in the tradition of impartial love and social equality, welcomes all people of the earth to learn and work here.

Berea College is always looking for talented, self-motivated individuals to join our team. If you think you are ready to be a part of an exciting team, then we encourage you to continue with this applicant friendly, online job application!

Berea College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.

Note to Prospective Employees:

Each year, Berea College Public Safety publishes an annual report to the campus to make public crime statistics, policies, and procedures for Berea College.  This Annual Security Report, required by the Jeane Clery Act, Minger Act, and the Student Right To Know Act is now available for review.  For a full, printable version of the ASR, you can click here: https://www.berea.edu/public-safety/annual-security-report-2019/

For a policy-by-policy version that is easier to read and browse, please visit Public Safety’s website here: https://www.berea.edu/public-safety/annual-security-report-2019/