Description

Title: Child Care Center Teacher

Position Number: 0080234T

Hiring Unit: OFC OF VP FOR STUDENT SUCCESS, STUDENT CO-CURRICULAR SUCCESS, CHILDREN'S CENTER

Location: UH at Manoa

Date Posted: 01/26/26

Closing Date: Continuous; Review of applications will begin on February 11, 2026 and will continue until the position is filled.

Band: A

Salary : salary schedules and placement information

Additional Salary Information: Commensurate with education and experience

Full Time/Part Time: Full-time

Month: 11-month

Temporary/Permanent: Temporary

Funding:  General funds

Duties and Responsibilities (*denotes essential functions)

1. *Maintains a high standard of professional and ethical conduct that complies with all established university and center policies.

2. *Provides supervision, care, education, protection, and engagement at all times with a group of young children that complies with current licensing and accreditation standards, and established center policies.

3. *Maintains all daily childcare routines (e.g., diapering, handwashing, transitions) and all established center procedures in a caring, hygienic manner consistent with appropriate child development principles.

4. *Adjusts communication approach and messaging to support a language-, cultural-, and ability-diverse community that includes administrators, colleagues, children and their families.

5. *Collaborates with families to develop individual care and learning plans for each child that presents developmentally appropriate challenges to promote the individual physical, intellectual, emotional and social wellbeing and growth within the context of that child's life.

6. *Establishes and maintains positive, collaborative relationships with families that encourages sharing of concerns, and celebrates their child's accomplishments.

7. *Establishes and maintains positive, collaborative, professional, mutually respectful relationships with colleagues at all times.

8. *Demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of the UHMCC Universal Teaching Practices, and constantly adjusts forms of assistance to meet the needs of individual children in a community of learners with varied backgrounds.

9. *Demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of the Braided Curriculum and its application within a community of learners with varied backgrounds, and connects activities to build a variety of complex skills and concepts.

10. *Demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of child development and its appropriate application in various assessments of learning and development, and appropriately communicates assessment findings to families to develop supportive strategies as part of the child's individualized care and learning plans.

11. *Demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of developmentally appropriate classroom design in support of a community of learners with varied backgrounds that includes colleagues, children and their families.

12. Ensures that families regularly receive adequate and meaningful information about their child's experiences and growth over time through daily contacts, semi-annual parent conferences, individualized child portfolios, and written communication.

13. Supports family engagement by providing opportunities for families to participate in classroom activities; provides transitional space for children and families to enter and leave the classroom; provides family networking activities and other types of activities that enhance the care and learning experience for both the child and their family.

14. Documents curriculum experiences in the classroom environment and on weekly newsletters to families and staff.

15. Plans and implements appropriately detailed unit plans that adequately describe key activities that progressively develop specific learning objectives.

16. Provides care and comfort to young children as needed, which may require lifting and carrying children of up to 50 pounds in weight intermittently throughout the day.

17. Maintains outdoor learning spaces, and additional spaces and materials shared with other classrooms, in a manner that is safe, reasonably clean and orderly, developmentally appropriate to all children engaged in the space, and aesthetically pleasing.

18. Actively participates in staff meetings and reviews all meeting support materials.

19. Actively participates and completes all required program training.

20. Develops and implements an individual professional development plan in collaboration with program administration, demonstrating continual progress through the plan.

21. Oversees and supports student employees, volunteers and interns to ensure a healthy, safe, and caring environment for young children.

22. Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications 

1. Possession of a baccalaureate degree in Early Childhood Education/Child Development or related field that includes 6 credits in child development, early childhood coursework, or early childhood special education; or

 Possession of a baccalaureate degree in any field that includes 12 credits in child development, early childhood coursework, or early childhood special education;

 And two years of progressively responsible professional experience with responsibilities for early childhood care and learning.

 Any equivalent combination of education and/or professional work experience which provides the required education, knowledge, skills and abilities as indicated.

2. Functional knowledge of principles, practices and techniques in the area of Early Childhood Education demonstrated by knowledge, understanding and ability to apply concepts, terminology.

3. Functional knowledge and understanding of principles, theories, federal and state laws, rules, regulations and systems associated with Early Childhood Education.

4. Demonstrated ability to recognize problems, identify possible causes and resolve the full range problems that may commonly occur in the area of Early Childhood Education.

5. Demonstrated ability to understand oral and written documentation, write reports and procedures, and communicate effectively in a variety of situations.

6. Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external organizations, groups, team members, and individuals.

7. Demonstrated ability to operate a personal computer and apply word processing software.

8. Practical knowledge of Universal Teaching Practices, Braided Curriculum, child development and its relationship to Forms of Assistance, and Dynamic Documentation or similar approaches to care and learning.

9. Practical knowledge of effective classroom design and adjustment to support a learning community of varied backgrounds.

10. Ability to sensitively relate to and maintain effective relationships with young children, their parents, and other staff in a learning and training environment.

11. Ability to multitask and prioritize work assignments to meet set deadlines.

12. Ability to lift and carry toddlers and preschool children for a distance of 50 feet on a daily basis and a distance of up to 100 yards in emergency situations.

13. Be of reputable and responsible character, and meet all State of Hawaii Administrative Rules in child care licensure requirements, which include but are not limited to clearing a criminal background history or registry check, employment history check, child abuse or neglect history check, or any other situations that pose a risk to children in care.

14. Fulfill the State of Hawaii Administrative Rules' standards for ability and suitability by completing a three-year employment history check for disciplinary actions and any behavior which would put a child at risk.

Desirable Qualifications 

1. Three years of full-time or equivalent experience with UHMCC or similar accredited child care center.

2. Ability to effectively navigate challenging situations with children, their families and with colleagues.

3. Ability to proactively identify and report systemic issues before they become critical.

4. Certification for Infant/Toddler Care, or Lead Teacher qualified for Infant/Toddler Group Child Care.