Early Childcare Program (ECP) Assistant Teacher

Job Description

Job Description
Summary

At MFCC, we understand the importance of early childhood education. With a deep commitment to our community and the families we serve, our dedicated team is focused on making lasting impacts. If you’re looking to join a team that helps youth and families thrive and shapes the future, MFCC is the place for you!

Here’s a little bit about who we are:
At MFCC, we empower individuals and families through innovative services. We are a team that leads with compassion, embraces adaptability, fosters resilience, and takes a mission-driven approach to building community.

Our Core Competencies:
We believe our team culture, and our commitment to CCAREs (Community, Compassion, Adaptability, Resilience, and Empowerment) set the stage for our work across the organization. To ensure we’re living our values, we ask every employee to demonstrate the following core competencies:

• Commitment to our mission:
• Acts with a clear commitment to the organization's mission to empower families through innovative services. Connects daily work and decisions to the broader purpose, champions innovation in service of family empowerment, and continually seeks ways to advance the mission through collaboration and creativity.
• Commitment to our values:
• Compassion - Demonstrates care, empathy, and respect for others. Builds strong, trusting relationships by actively listening, honoring diverse perspectives, and offering support during challenges. Prioritizes the well-being and dignity of clients, colleagues, and partners in all interactions.
• Adaptability - Responds effectively to changing needs, priorities, and environments. Adjusts strategies based on feedback and context, embraces innovation, and remains open to new ideas and ways of working to better serve families and the community.
• Resilience - Sustains energy, optimism, and focus through challenges, setbacks, or ambiguity. Demonstrates perseverance in pursuit of team and organizational goals, and models a growth mindset by learning from setbacks and fostering continuous improvement.

Duties

Milton Family Community Center is looking for an engaging and flexible assistant teacher to support daily program activities throughout the day. This team member is responsible for the daily classroom operation of the Infant or Toddler Classroom as assigned, including providing high quality care and education for up to 5 children daily in alignment with licensing ratio requirements (ages 6 weeks to approximately 3 years old) and maintaining positive collaborations with families, coworkers, service providers, and community partners. We seek a colleague who loves the challenge of stepping in where needed and gets a kick out of a day filled with children. A full job description can be found directly on https://miltonfamilycenter.org/early-childcare-program-ecp-assistant-te…" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">our website.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age and meet minimum qualifications for an early childhood teacher assistant as described by the Vermont Child Development Division for Licensed Child Care Center Programs and NAEYC to include or exceed:

• “At least a Vermont Early Childhood Career Ladder Level One (1) or Two (2) Certificate; or
• At least a current CDA (Child Development Associate) and at least twelve (12) months experience working with groups of children from grade three (3) or younger; or
• At least a State Board of Education approved Human Services Program Certificate that emphasizes child development or early childhood education and at least twelve (12) months experience working with groups of children from grade three (3) or younger; or
• At least successful completion of the Fundamentals for Early Childhood Professionals’ course or the Vermont Afterschool Essentials Certificate and at least twelve (12) months experience working with groups of children from grade three (3) or younger; or
• At least successful completion of a three (3) college credit course in child or human development or a three (3) college credit course for school age care and education and at least twelve (12) months experience working with groups of children from grade three (3) or younger.” Cited from https://outside.vermont.gov/dept/DCF/Shared%20Documents/CDD/Licensing/C…" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://outside.vermont.gov/dept/DCF/Shared%20Documents/CDD/Licensing/C…

MFCC also provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities or based on a sincerely held religious belief, in accordance with applicable laws. If you need to inquire about an accommodation, or need assistance with completing the application process, please email us.

Benefits

• Opportunity to join a dedicated, passionate team driving real impact in the community!
• Compensation based upon education and experience. Range between $19-$24/hr
• Employee-supported insurance plan. 100% of the monthly premium for an individual plan is covered by MFCC.
• Employee-supported dental and vision plan.
• Short-term, long-term and disability insurance.
• Retirement plan with employer match.
• Childcare discount of 50% for employees, pending availability of a slot.
• On-going, personalized professional development opportunities including limited tuition assistance for related studies.
• Access to member benefits from our affiliations with Common Good Vermont, Lake Champlain Chamber, and VTAEYC
• Employee Assistance Program.