SUMMARY
The Drop-In Floater is responsible for ensuring a safe and welcoming drop-in child care environment for children. The Floater will be responsible for ensuring registration is complete and accurate and that positive interactions are provided with all parties. The floater is responsible for assisting in creating and supporting a positive, high-quality early learning environment and the overall educational emphasis of the classroom in alignment with Texas Minimum Standards Outcome Framework; Birth to 10 years old.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Actively supervise and ensure the health, well-being, and safety of children.
Implement appropriate age activities and routines.
Partner and effectively communicate with children, families, and staff.
Ability to adhere to Center for Transforming Lives policies and procedures, and regulatory requirements (including, but not exclusively, Texas Child Care Licensing Minimum Standards for Child Care Centers).
Demonstrate professionalism in decision-making and communication.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Child Development Associate Credential preferred (age-specific, or all level)
One year of experience of working directly with children in a child care setting is preferred
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES
· Must demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills & be able to interact professionally with adults.
· Have a working knowledge of human behavior and early childhood education. Ability to incorporate creativity within classroom learning experiences.
· Computer proficiency.
· Must pass a pre-employment and/or periodic physical examination, TB skin test, and a complete background check every 24 months.
· Ability to communicate a basic understanding of child development (age-appropriately).WORKING CONDITIONS AND HOURS
This is a part-time position. The Drop-In program helps support agency-wide business hour, evening, and weekend programing. This position will support evening events and programs that may go until 9pm. After-hours and weekend hours will be required and communicated in a timely manner. The part-time floater will have a 30 min. lunch break. The Drop-In floater position will work 20 hours a week.
Center for Transforming Lives partners with single mothers and their children so they can thrive. Founded in 1907, Center for Transforming Lives is one of Tarrant County’s biggest family safety nets, working to disrupt cycles of poverty and homelessness among the most vulnerable in our community. The non-profit meets the needs of 3,000 women and children annually, through a comprehensive and evidence-based, two-generation and trauma-informed model. Thanks to housing support, early childhood education, economic mobility services and counseling services that work across generations, parents and children establish security and well-being as a family. Led by CEO Carol Klocek since 2009, the $20 million non-profit opened its new Riverside Campus headquarters in May.
Center for Transforming Lives is the only homeless services provider in Tarrant County and one of seven early childhood education centers to achieve National Accreditation, recognized for the highest standards of care in the nation.