Early Childhood Education Assistant Teacher

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Job Category: University Staff

Employment Type: Regular

Job Profile: Early Childhood Education Assistant Teacher

Job Summary: Eagle’s Wing Child Care and Education Programs is looking for a passionate assistant teacher to join our infant and toddler teaching team!

Eagle’s Wing is a highly diverse childcare center on the UW-Madison campus that provides early-childhood, 4K, and school-age programs for children from 6 weeks to 8 years old. We offer a high quality, child-initiated and play-based learning environment, and are known for our multicultural, international community. Our dedicated educators work in a supportive work environment, teaming with other teachers and UW student staff to role-model a multicultural, inclusive, and anti-bias approach to learning and educational environments.

As part of UW-Madison, we provide excellent benefits including generous paid vacation and personal holiday time, additional paid sick leave, nine (9) paid legal holidays, and excellent retirement and benefits plans. Apply today!

Work Schedule: • Primary schedule for this position is 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, during the center's hours of operation. • Work schedule will be set with selected finalist(s) at time of offer.

Key Job Responsibilities: • Assists with basic technical and administrative classroom support

• Maintains the safety and physical well-being of children in a designated classroom

• Assists with the planning and facilitation of classroom programming and classroom coordination and organization for a early childhood education facility according to established curriculums

• Updates and organizes individualized and developmental educational plans for children

• Documents effective communication with internal and external stakeholders to relay pertinent information and provide updates of child activities per established guidelines and regulations

Department: Division of University Housing, University Apartments

University Apartments is a department within the Division of University Housing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. As a student service organization, University Apartments provides on-campus housing, programs, and services for our residents. Eagle’s Wing is a licensed and nationally accredited childcare center located in the University Apartments Community Center. Eagle’s Wing provides care to children both in the University Apartments community, as well as the general public.

The services at University Apartments actively support the mission of the University while also meeting the needs of students, families, and guests by fostering the development of a residential community.  The University Apartments staff provides these services to a community of approximately 3,000 residents in 1,240 apartments on 83 acres, who are primarily graduate students, staff, post-docs and their families; many of whom are international. All programs and services sponsored by University Apartments are funded through rent or user fees.

Compensation: The starting hourly wage is $19.00 or higher based on qualifications with a competitive retirement and benefits package, including vacation, holidays, and paid time off. Benefits information can be found at: https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/

Required Qualifications: • Minimum of one (1) year working in full day play-based Early Childhood Education environments and completion of the Early Childhood Courses "Introduction to the Child Care Profession" and "Fundamentals of Infant and Toddler Care"  OR • Successful completion of Associate’s Degree or higher, in Early Childhood Education.

Preferred Qualifications: • Training in High Scope, Pyramid Model and /or Conscious Discipline • Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Education: Associate’s Degree preferred

How to Apply: Please submit a resume within the online application system. We are only able to consider completed application materials submitted by the deadline date.

Candidates who apply for this position may be considered for other or future vacancies within this title, including those which may have a different work schedule and/or requirements from this vacancy.

Additional Information: First-time employees must complete a physical exam (at their own cost) to provide proof of a negative TB skin test prior to the first day of employment, and again every 2 - 5 years.

This position has been identified as a position of trust with access to vulnerable populations. The selected candidate will be required to pass an initial criminal background check to be eligible for employment and then every four years thereafter. Additionally, as a  caregiver position at Eagle’s Wing Child Care Center, the candidate will also be required to pass an initial background check through the WI Department of Children and Families (DCF) to be eligible for employment and then yearly thereafter. DCF background checks may require fingerprinting as part of the checks.

Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

University Housing may communicate with you about your application status using a text messaging service. To opt-out please reply "STOP" to text messages received or contact University Housing HR at hr@housing.wisc.edu or 608-262-2766. Message and data rates may apply.

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