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Central Washington University Infant Teacher in Ellensburg, Washington
Job Summary Central Washington University is recruiting a Infant Teacher (Early Childhood Program Specialist 3) to join our Early Childhood Learning Center team in Ellensburg, Washington. This role is an important member of our team as they help provide a safe and educational environment for children with parents that study, teach and work at the University. The role is a campus-based 11-month cyclic position, which means you get to see the lives you are impacting. We're offering a salary, depending on experience, from $42,444 - $56,676 annually plus the awesome CWU benefits. Who we are: We are a team of individuals committed to Changing Students' Lives. No matter what job, each of us plays a part in supporting and empowering our students to fulfill their dreams. Working in higher education provides career growth and career choice. Think of a university campus like a mini city, operating across 380 acres. You'll find diverse academics, libraries, athletics and sporting events, full service and quick serve dining, conferences and events from small to large, recreation centers, housing, health services, police and public safety for the campus population of 10,000 students. Central Washington University has been named a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Top Producing Institution for the 2022-2023 academic year. In addition, for the seventh time in eight years, CWU is a recipient of the prestigious Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. Come join us on our journey to encourage, inspire, and create spaces where all identities thrive on campus. Tour our campus in Ellensburg here. What we offer: Our investment in you begins the day you join our team, a healthy and successful future for you is important to us. We offer medical, dental, life and disability insurance, retirement and optional savings plans, tuition assistance for you and your dependents, discounts across town, an employee assistance program for individualized counseling, and a wellness incentive program. Learn more: Benefits, Perks, and Leave. The Role: The Early Childhood Program Specialist 3 provides quality care and early learning educational instruction to meet the needs of children aged 1 months to 12 months of age enrolled in the Early Childhood Learning Center (ECLC). This position is responsible for creating, managing, and assessing the activities and classroom environments, Creative Curriculum lesson plans monthly, indoors and outdoors, and for the daily curriculum and hours of the program. This position works as a team with other staffing at the Rainbow Center to lead the learning for infants. This position will be able to build positive strength-based relationships with staff and families. This position leads student staff to supplement a staff/child ratio of 1:7 on toddler side and 1:4 on infant side in the program. Provide additional support as needed when other ECPS 3 are absent or on leave. Prepare infant food and formula and breast milk bottles to the infants. We use Creative Curriculum at Rainbow Center and create lesson plans for infants and toddlers following this Curriculum. This position includes parent and staff communication, partnering with coworkers to create a positive environment, diaper changes, moving and sitting, meal service, daily documentation on each child and follow very detailed rules and procedures and policies. All employees are expected to support CWU's commitment to diversity and to bring and support inclusion into the university environment. Job Duties Classroom Duties: - Assess children's learning levels and monitor progress of each child, report progress to parents. Progress can be documented formally, through daily contact with parent or in a general parent letter to all parents. - Assess and monitor the social, intellectual, emotional, nutritional, and physical needs of