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New Hope Child Care

Child Care Provider

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What they do

A Preschool or Childcare Teacher works with young children, usually ages 3 - 5, to help them learn the social, motor and language skills needed to be ready for kindergarten and elementary school. Organizes activities and uses play or games to help children learn; develops schedules and routines for children that include exercise and rest. Works in a school or in a childcare center or program.

$36,447 / year median in Minnesota

+4% projected growth

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Job Description

Job Overview We are looking for a Chaos Coordinator & Professional High-Fiver (Childcare Worker) Mostly in multiple classrooms where the floor can spontaniously turn into lava. Are you an expert at negotiating with tiny dictators? Can you transition from a high-stakes block-tower engineering project to an operatic performance of "The Wheels on the Bus" without missing a beat? If so, you might be the that new family member we have been looking for. We are in need of two Childcare Workers who are ready to match the boundless energy of a room full of children. Your main goal is to keep our little humans safe, happy, and learning while maintaining your sanity and a healthy sense of humor.
Your Daily Adventures Will Include:
Diplomacy & Conflict Resolution:
Mediating intense standoffs over who had the blue crayon first.
Culinarily Questionable Distribution:
Serving snacks while ensuring 80% of the food actually makes it into mouths rather than on the floor.
Stamina Training:
Participating in impromptu dance parties, games of tag, and answering the question "Why?" approximately 400 times an hour.
Creative Masterminding:
Leading arts and crafts sessions where success is measured by how much glitter stays in the classroom and off your clothes.
Safety Marshalling:
Keeping a hawk-like eye on the perimeter to ensure no one eats a rogue Lego or attempts a daring escape to the playground swings. What You Bring to the
Sandbox:
An Unshakable Spirit:
You don't flinch in the face of spilled milk, minor tantrums, or sudden, unexplained stickiness. Eyes in the
Back of Your Head:
(Metaphorically, though literally would be amazing).
Excellent Communication:
You can hold a serious conversation with a parent at pickup while simultaneously ensuring a toddler doesn't eat their own shoe.
The Basics:
Prior experience with kids, CPR/First Aid certification (or willingness to get it), and a clean background check.
Perks:
Daily workouts included (mostly lifting children and sprinting after runaway toys). Invaluable compliments like, "You look like a dinosaur." Unmatched job satisfaction from helping little minds grow.
To Apply:
Include your resume and bonus points for whoever provides a brief description of your most creative strategy for convincing a kid to take a nap.
Pay:
$16.00 - $22.00 per hour
Benefits:
Childcare Employee discount Paid time off Professional development assistance
Work Location:
In person