Senior Child Development Teacher

The Teacher works as a team member to provide a safe and secure environment to enhance a child's social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development as part of our National Accredited for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Early Childhood Development Center. The Teacher is responsible for co-teaching with other educators in the center, organizing and planning a developmentally appropriate curriculum based on center's philosophy and NAEYC accreditation guidelines. 

Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Saint Johns Health Center and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Required Qualifications:

• 24 Semester units of Early Childhood Education including all CORE classes plus Infant and Toddler Development and Program.
  • Child Development
  • Principles and Practices in Early Childhood Education
  • Introduction to Curriculum
  • The Child, Family and Community
  • 3 units of Infant/Toddler Development
  • Supervised field experience
• Current California Commission on Teaching Credentialing - Teacher Permit
• Bachelor's Degree: 4 years of college level training in Early Childhood Education or related field
• Master's Degree   
• Upon hire: Background Check Clearance by the CA Department of Social Services is required for this position (CPMB) Care Provider Management Bureau. (DOJ) Department of Justice and Child Abuse Central Index
• Upon hire: No convictions related to child abuse, offenses against persons, sexual offenses, child neglect, felony offenses involving controlled substances, or any other offenses bearing substantial relation to the qualifications, functions of duties of an employee of a childcare facility.
• Upon hire: CA AB1207 Childcare Provider Child Abuse Mandated Reporter Training is required for this position.
• 2 years Working with preschool aged-children
• 6 months Supervised Field Experience in Early Childhood Setting

Preferred Qualifications:

• 6 months Working with Infants & Toddlers.

Why Join Providence? 

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security.  We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

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