Primary Responsibilities:

Provides a quality experience to children and parents that focuses on the YMCA values of honesty, respect, responsibility, and caring.
Assists in the supervision of children, classroom, and all activities.
Implements curriculum within the established guidelines.
Establishes and enforces rules to promote positive behavior.
Attends to children's basic needs including supervising meal times, playground times and free play.
Attends and participates in family nights, program activities, staff meetings, and staff training.

Monday Friday, 20-29 hrs/week; $13/hr plus excellent benefits including free before and after school child care, discounted program fees, free wellness center usage for employee and discount for family, and employer-paid retirement fund upon eligibility.

Primary Responsibilities:

Provides a quality experience to children and parents that focuses on the YMCA values of honesty, respect, responsibility, and caring.
Designs and implements daily lesson/activity plans.
Implements curriculum within the established guidelines.
Organizes and leads activities designed to promote physical, mental and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, and storytelling.
Establishes and enforces rules to promote positive behavior.
Attends to children's basic needs including supervising meal times, playground times and free play.
Conducts parent conferences, and maintains positive relationships and effective communication with parents. Engages parents as volunteers.
Maintains required program records.
Attends and participates in family nights, program activities, staff meetings, and staff training.

Monday - Friday, 40 hrs/week; $16/hr plus excellent benefits including health insurance, paid time off, free before and after school child care, discounted preschool fees, free wellness center usage and employer-paid retirement fund upon eligibility.

Primary Responsibilities:

Meets with families to evaluate social service needs to help create family goals of stability, education and interaction.
Engages families in a large number of activities and events as well as support families in finding resources that meet a variety of their social service needs.
Connects families with vital programs and services, such as the Department of Human Services, Adult Basic Education, Pinellas County Economic Development Commission, and agencies as appropriate
Establishes and maintains cooperative working relationships with prospective families and community partners.
Coordinates with center staff to integrate family partnership goals with classroom efforts and to ensure integrated child and family curriculum.
Participates in team management functions of planning, implementing and evaluating family and community engagement goals and objectives.
Recruits prospective families and assists with enrollment process.
Works cooperatively with local agencies to assist families to linkup with services in the local community.
Provides health, safety and family literacy activities to parents, as appropriate.
Develops a working knowledge of community resources, and visits, at least bi-annually, with major agencies for service delivery and community resource guide updates.
Documents all efforts to assist families, tracks family partnership efforts and outcomes, records, monitors and follows up on referrals, and submits reports as required.
Actively seeks out new community partnerships based on the needs and wants of community members.
Collaborates with Y staff for onsite activities (i.e. Boo Bash, Healthy Kids Days, Neighbor to Neighbor Christmas program) to bring awareness and encourage involvement.
Attends all workshops and meetings as deemed necessary by the supervisor
Maintains strict confidentiality at all times with respect to children, families and staff in accordance with established policies and procedures, including the ability to recognize situations in which confidentiality is required.
May provide backup classroom coverage for preschool.
Job Type: Full Time, Non-Exempt

Hours: Monday Friday, may involve occasional evening/weekend hours

Salary: $16-17, plus excellent benefits and training opportunities

Benefits: Health insurance, paid time off, free before and afterschool childcare, discounted preschool fees, free gym membership and employer-paid retirement fund upon eligibility

Location: Lealman YMCA Preschool Academy, 5175 45th St. North in St. Petersburg, FL

Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Human Services or related human services field.
Minimum one year of experience working with children and families in a social services environment.
Knowledge of social services and health services available in the Pinellas County area.
Mastery of basic computer skills and data entry processes.
Knowledge of family-centered practices.
Excellent written and oral communication skills as well as excellent organizational skills.
Ability to make recommendations and develop implementation strategies.
Demonstrated success in building relationships and trust with children, parents, and community members, preferably in a diverse and educationally under-resourced community
Must possess a valid drivers license and ability to travel throughout the Pinellas County area.
Completion of MODS (Introductory Child Care Training, Parts 1 & 2) required within 90 days.
Certification in First Aid and CPR within six months of the date assigned to this position; and successful completion of a Level II background screening, and drug screening prior to hiring.

All classes required by the state are mandatory, and most may be done during the probationary period and training is provided to the successful applicant

Essential Functions:
Assist Teacher as directed to implement agency-approved curriculum to provide high-quality educational experience for children
Prepare materials for lessons as requested by assigned classroom Teacher
Assist Teacher to maintain orderly, clean and stimulating classroom environment as per NAEYC and Pinellas County Licensing Board guidelines
Collaborate and coordinate with assigned classroom Teacher to:
Maintain appropriate supervision of children in assigned classroom at all times.
Care for ill/injured children and document actions as per agency guidelines.
Post and maintain a daily schedule as agreed upon with Center Director.
Direct clean-up activities of children and instruct them in good hygiene practices
Administer appropriate behavioral guidance to children in assigned classroom as per agency guidelines using the Conscious Discipline program.
Maintain confidentiality of all information pertaining to students and families
Notify Teacher and/or Director of Center for Early Learning of concerns regarding a student.
Assist Food & Safety Coordinator to serve meals and snacks
Assist adult family members of students as requested by Teacher or Family Engagement Specialist
Assist Teacher to keep accurate records and files as required by agency policy, licensing requirements, and contracting agencies
Attend training sessions, conferences and staff meetings which foster personal growth and/or are required by the Agency, Licensing Board or contracting agencies
Maintain accreditations, licenses, and renewals
Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Supervision Received/Exercised: Reports to Director of Early Learning Center. No supervisory duties.

Decision Making: Limited to those needed to carry out assigned duties.

Hours: Full Time, 40 hours per week, year-round

FLS Status: Non-Exempt, Hourly

All Learning Empowered employees are hired At-Will. No contract is implied or intended.

EOE

Essential Functions:
Implement agency-approved curriculum to provide high-quality educational experience for children in assigned classroom
Carry out ongoing assessment of all children in assigned classroom to ensure attainment of educational goals.
Develop lesson plans tailored to meet children’s developmental needs as informed by observation and ongoing assessment. Submit lesson plans to Center Director following Agency format and deadlines.
Maintain an orderly, clean and stimulating classroom environment as per NAEYC and Pinellas County Licensing Board (PCLB) guidelines. (Plus Head Start guidelines, as applicable)
Collaborate and coordinate with assigned Child Development Assistant to:
Maintain appropriate supervision of children in assigned classroom at all times.
Care for ill/injured children and document actions as per agency guidelines.
Post and maintain a daily schedule as agreed upon with Center Director.
Direct clean-up activities of children and instruct them in good hygiene practices
Administer appropriate behavioral guidance to children in assigned classroom as per agency guidelines using the Conscious Discipline and/or Head Start guidelines.
Maintain confidentiality of all information pertaining to students and families
Consult with the Center Director and/or Family Engagement Specialist about concerns regarding children who may need referral for assessment of special needs
Notify Center Director of materials needed for the classroom
Coach and counsel classroom volunteers to successfully support the educational program.
Keep accurate records and files as required by agency policy, licensing requirements, and contracting agencies.
Attend training sessions, conferences and staff meetings which foster personal growth and/or are required by the Agency, Licensing Board or contracting agencies.
Maintain accreditations, licenses, and renewals.
Other duties as assigned by Supervisor

Supervision Received/Exercised: Reports to the Center Director. Coaches and counsels classroom volunteers.

Decision Making: Latitude to make decisions for the most effective operations of assigned classroom with approval of Supervisor.

Hours: Full-Time, year-round

FLS Status: Exempt

Essential Functions:
Help Teachers as directed to implement agency-approved curriculum to provide high quality educational experience for children
Prepare materials for lessons as requested by classroom teachers.
Help Teachers to maintain orderly, clean and stimulating classroom environments as per NAEYC and Pinellas County Licensing Board guidelines
Help Teachers and Child Development Assistants to:
Maintain appropriate supervision of children at all times.
Care for ill/injured children and document actions as per agency guidelines
Direct clean-up activities of children and instruct them in good hygiene practices
Administer appropriate behavioral guidance to children as per agency guidelines using the Conscious Discipline program.
Maintain confidentiality of all information pertaining to students and families
Help with service of meals and snacks as requested by Teachers and Director of Center.
Notify appropriate Teacher and/or Director of Center for Early Learning of concerns regarding a student.
Assist adult family members of students as requested by Teachers or Family Engagement Specialist
Maintain confidentiality of all information pertaining to students and families
Help Teachers to keep accurate records and files as required by agency policy, licensing requirements, and contracting agencies
Attend training sessions, conferences and staff meetings which foster personal growth and/or are required by the Agency, Licensing Board or contracting agencies
Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Supervision Received/Exercised: Reports to Director of Center for Early Learning. No supervisory duties.

Decision Making: Limited to those needed to carry out assigned duties.

Hours: Full-Time, 40 hours per week, year-round.

FLS Status: Non-Exempt, Hourly