Position Purpose:

Do you want to
make a positive impact on children, their families and your local
community?  If so, then you need to join
the Greater Philadelphia YMCA team!  We
are looking for Teachers who have a
passion to help inspire children to be lifelong learners. You will accomplish
this by planning and implementing daily program
activities and curriculum for your assigned classroom.  

What You Will Do: 

• Teachers will report to the Site Leader and Child Care
  Team Leader 


• Make a positive, lasting difference in the lives of
  children and their families. 


• Supervise each child in your care by being able to
  identify, SEE, HEAR, DIRECT and ASSIST to ensure their safety at
  all times. 


• Adhere to small group/ratio established by DHS.
  Accurately maintain attendance of children in your care. 


• Plan and implement dynamic curricula that ensure
  child-centered, age-appropriate lessons are offered.  


• Actively engage in all child care activities
  with passion, patience and finesse. 


• Uphold all YMCA/DHS/Keystone stars guidelines for
  overall commitment to quality in child care. 


• Maintain daily of attendance records, mobile emergency
  contact binders, trip binders, allergy reports and other mission-critical
  documentation. 


• Be a leader for children’s development, providing
  effective, timely communication of each child’s progress to
  families.  


• Provide families with communication through verbal and
  written feedback daily/weekly. 


• Cultivate a sensitive, patient childcare environment
  for both children and families. 


• Provide care to meet the individual needs of children /
  families. 

Qualifications: 

• Present
  documentation of achieved degree from an accredited college or university
  in education or human services related field as defined by the appropriate
  state licensing agency.


• Verify 2 year’s child care experience 


• Experience
  with childcare program sizes of 50 to 100 children.

Some Benefits and Perks of Working at the Y: 

Flexible work
schedule,
a free YMCA membership, participation in the Y Retirement Fund, discounted Y
programming, health and wellness benefits, and opportunities for continuing
education and professional training and development.

Every team member at the Greater Philadelphia YMCA is
guided by our principle of Connecting People To Healthier Lives. That
connection with members and to each other is seen and felt across every
department. As part of our team, you will have the opportunity to make a
profound difference in a cause-driven organization, where social responsibility
permeates the culture. As one of the largest YMCAs in the country, serving over
240,000 members and participants in 6 counties with 2,500 employees, we have
the size and scope to make real and positive change in the communities we serve.

You can find us in the
Greater Philadelphia Area with over 80 locations! 

Visit
https://philaymca.org/about-us/careers/ for your next career! 

Salary: $15.00