Infant Assistant Teacher

Bloom Early Learning & Child Care, located in Plymouth, MN, is looking for a positive, enthusiastic, creative FT Assistant Teacher or FT Aide to join our center, and contribute to our mission.

Bloom is a non-profit, NAEYC accredited early learning and childcare center that provides a passionate, nurturing and exceptional quality programs required to help the diversity of children & families learn, thrive and grow. We are a smaller center with a BIG mission. Our mission is to provide quality, affordable early childhood care and education for working families. At Bloom, we are committed to reaching out and providing access to low-income families in our community. We strive to offer 50% of our capacity to children and families needing tuition assistance.

Bloom follows NAEYC staff to child ratios, have set planning/prep times and bi-weekly, mid-day, staff/team meetings.

The Aide or Assistant Teacher position duties include, but are not limited to:

*Working cooperatively to maintain our near perfect NAEYC ratings, our high levels of parent satisfaction and the stellar outcomes of our children.

*Helping to facilitate a safe, healthy environment with developmentally appropriate learning, for children, and families.

*Assisting Teachers with classroom, help serve meals, maintain cleanliness of classroom and facility, greet children and parents and build positive bonds with them.

*Interact with children to support learning through play.  Excellent people skills are a must for this team teaching environment.

*All staff are expected to actively participate in providing an environment for the children to learn, thrive, and grow through fostering nurturing behaviors.

*health coverage for qualifying employees

*childcare discount

*paid in-service training/continuing education

*PTO

*401K

Minimum Requirements:

Assistant teacher: Must work under the supervision of a teacher, must be at least 18, and meet one of the nine possible combined credential, education and experience requirements, such as a high school diploma with 2,080 hours experience as an aide or intern and 12 quarter credits.

Aide: Must have a high school diploma and experience working with young children in a child care setting.

Candidates preferred to have 2 years of experience working in a licensed child care center.

Experience with NAEYC preferred. Experience with the Creative Curriculum® is preferred, but not required.

Have or willing to obtain SUIDS/Shaken Baby, CPR, and First Aid certification.  Bloom will help to obtain required in-service hours.

* If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of children & families and want to join a professional program where you will feel valued and appreciated, please email your resume, cover letter, salary requirements and three references for consideration to mary.olsen@bloomearlylearning.org .