Early Childcare Staff - Blaine

## Description
**Do you have a passion for working with young children?**
Here at our childcare center in Blaine, we are looking for caring and passionate childcare teachers to join our team!
Hiring for all positions- must meet DCYF qualifications
Aides: $15-$16 per hour.
Assistant Teachers: $16-$17 per hour.
Lead Teachers: $17-$20 per hour
**Some Of The Amazing Benefits We Offer:**

• Earn additional paid days off per year with our Wellness Days Program
• Receive a staff child care discount of up to 75% off
• Team engagement events
• Bonusly
• Get paid holidays off
• Accumulate paid vacation time during your first year
• Participate in paid training and paid staff development opportunities
• Earn referral bonuses

**Benefits:**

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

**Primary responsibilities:**

• Carries out weekly curriculum that is written by New Creations and is fully accredited
• Delegates tasks and gives direction to other staff in the classroom
• Follows the daily schedule outlined by New Creations
• Works together with classroom staff to maintain a clean and safe learning environment
• Develops relationships with families. Communicates with families about important updates, child's progress, activities in the classroom, and additional information
• Conducts conferences twice a year (completes assessments for each individual child)
• Interacts / co-plays with children
• Maintains children's physical appearance, health & well-being, and happiness throughout the day using positive approaches
• Additional duties as needed

**Why New Creations?**

**WORKING IN A FUN ENVIRONMENT!** New Creations provides a fun environment, exciting events & activities, and benefits beyond compare!

**TEACHING CHILDREN!**You will be a part of one of the most rewarding careers, in one of the highest-quality childcare programs in Minnesota! You will get to teach, love, and care for these children in a safe and fun learning environment!

**BUILDING LASTING RELATIONSHIPS!**You will love working for New Creations because you will get to develop lasting relationships with the children, their families, and your co-workers!

**BEING PART OF A TEAM!** You will work in an environment where your co-workers are friendly and helpful. We build a positive team by incorporating fun events and perks such as coffee, lunches, company activities, and community events!

If you are looking for a permanent full-time or part-time career and want to be part of a fun, creative team that has a positive lifelong impact on children, you have come to the right place!

We look forward to hearing from you soon!

## Qualifications

**Minimum Qualifications:**

• Previous childcare experience, preferably in a childcare center environment
• For Teacher/Assistant Teacher qualified positions- meets the education & experience requirements as defined by DCYF
• Exemplifies the standards and characteristics of a New Creations employee (responsible, flexible, reliable, positive role model, etc.)
• State DHS background check and fingerprints shall determine that the applicant has not been “convicted of a felony... has no criminal record that the commissioner reasonably believes renders the person unsuitable to be employed in a child care center.”
• Certification in Adult and Pediatric First Aid & CPR completed within 30 days of employment.
• SUIDS & AHT completed on first day of employment.

**PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS**

With or without reasonable accommodation this position requires

• Ability to travel on an ongoing basis.
• Extensive standing and walking; sitting on the floor and on low (12”) chairs.
• Frequent bending, stooping, and kneeling.
• Lifting and carrying children extensively in the infant/toddler program; less frequently in the preschool program, but the children are heavier.
• Frequent moving of equipment (cots, tables, etc.).
• Pushing children in buggies, strollers, and walking for considerable periods.
• The necessity of being outdoors in varying weather conditions.
• Exposure to unpleasant odors and fluids caused by vomit (occasional) and bodily elimination.
• Relatively frequent exposure to loud noises (baby crying, toys falling and other common occurrences of children at play).

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• No nights
• No weekends

Experience

• childcare: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person