Description:

The Child Development Center Staff member is part of a dynamic team that provides appropriate early care in an educational environment.  The Child Development Center Staff reports directly to the Child Development Center Program Director.

Essential Job Functions:

• Maintains high level of sensitivity, understanding, and respect for a diverse academic environment, inclusive of students, faculty, and staff of varying social, economic, cultural, ideological, and ethnic backgrounds
• Integrates Child Development principles into all aspects of program practices
• Assists in the design, implementation, and evaluation of developmentally appropriate environments that reflect the value of diversity for preschool children from six weeks to five years
• Works collaboratively with the CDC Program Director, teachers, parents, community, and students
• Demonstrates flexibility, openness to change, and commitment to working in a collaborative, team-based environment
• Recognizes and supports the integration of research-based current best practices in early care and learning
• Maintains safe, stimulating, organized and nurturing classroom environments
• Effectively communicates with families
• Supports efforts to ensure recommendation of appropriate resources and/or referrals for families