Job Description
Job Description
Summary
Toddler’s Morning Out (TMO) has been a long-standing early childhood program in the Upper Valley for over thirty-five years. TMO provides play-based learning for toddlers between 18 months and 3 years of age. We play, sing, dance, paint, dig, read, share (and more!) while building creative, confident early learners and wonderful first friendships. At TMO, we also support and educate parents and enjoy enduring relationships with our families. We have an excellent teaching community with staff who have been with our program for many years.
We are seeking just the right person to join our great group of teachers in the fall! If you enjoy working with very young children we would be happy to talk with you about the details of the position. We anticipate between 5 mornings per week (approximately 4 hours/morning) and generally operate in alignment with the Hanover NH/Norwich VT school calendar.
Come play and learn with us at TMO!
Duties
- Creates warm, caring and safe environment for children.
- Sets up activities, materials and equipment independently, or as directed.
- Shares responsibility for maintaining orderliness and cleanliness in the classroom.
- Promotes good hygiene.
- Supervises activities to ensure safety and well being of each child.
- Maintains cordial relationships with parents, and relays information to parents.
- Maintains prompt hours, notifies Director/Lead Teacher of absences, and assists in finding a substitute.
- Conducts parent/teacher conferences
- Participates in monthly staff meetings.
- Completes 15 hours of in-service professional development every 12-month period, as required by VT State Licensing
- Completes Background Check, fingerprinting
- Completes VT Child Care Orientation and Mandated Reporter Training
Requirements
The ideal candidate will have a highschool degree, with additional training/experience in early childhood education or a related field and/or will meet VT state licensing requirements for an assistant teacher. We will assist interested applicants in reviewing educational/licensing requirements.
First Aid/CPR certified - TMO will provide training and support if required
Background check/Fingerprinting
Benefits
Paid professional development hours
Paid CPR/First Aid Training if required
Semiannual bonuses
Paid personal days