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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

The Bennett Family Center, on the University Park campus, is seeking a candidate for an Early Childhood Development Educator working with Infants and Toddlers (infant - 3 years old) committed to the process of creating and providing high quality learning environments for young children and families. 

The successful candidate will be responsible for:   

• Supporting and maintaining high quality classroom standards in a laboratory setting   

• Coordinating and implementing an innovative curriculum model with a team of colleagues 

• Establishing and maintaining relationships of cooperation and respect with all co-workers, supervisors, and families   

• Providing oversight and training of interns and student teachers in early childhood education undergraduate programs   

• Maintaining standards in accordance with National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) accreditation and PA Keystone STARS 4 quality standards   

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This position minimally requires a Bachelor's degree plus 1 year of relevant experience. Will be filled at the Intermediate Professional level.  

This position requires: 

• PA State Police Criminal Background Check, PA Child Abuse History Clearance Form, Federal (FBI) Fingerprint Criminal Background Check, and the National Sex Offender Registry Clearance (NSOR) 

• A health physical with TB test is also required prior to starting the position 

• Additional clearances will be necessary if you resided outside of Pennsylvania in the past five years 

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