Principal Responsibilities

• Provide constant/appropriate supervision of a group of 10-25 school age children, and take care of their welfare, health and safety
• Engage in positive, developmentally appropriate interactions with children while setting appropriate boundaries, providing active listening, problem solving, and positive redirection
  
• Write curriculum that meets children's needs and interests through a Jewish lens
  
• Foster strong classroom community by helping children develop empathy and conflict resolution skills
• Maintain the classroom space to provide safe and engaging learning opportunities that encourage children's participation and comply with licensing and sanitation requirements
• Ensure compliance with all current NC and DCDEE guidelines within the classroom and outdoors
  
• Participate in JCC All Staff Meetings
  
• Attend any required in-service trainings on an annual basis
  
  • All childcare staff are required to participate in professional development, ranging from 5-20 hours, depending on education level, as well as required trainings (BSAC, CPR/First Aid, RRSCM)
• Model appropriate behavior for children, junior staff, and new Group Leaders
• Respect for and implementation of JCC values and mission
  
• Willingness and ability to learn and teach through a Jewish lens

Required Skills/Abilities

• Ability to learn and maintain proper North Carolina childcare licensing and sanitation laws/regulation
• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with children, parents, and peers
• Ability to plan and lead developmentally appropriate activities for children and incorporate Jewish values when possible

Qualifications

• Education
  • High School Diploma or GED
• Experience
  • Experience supervising children in a group setting, preferred
  • Experience in Jewish studies, preferred
• Certifications
  • NC Qualifying Letter (required before start date)
• Required Documents
  
  • TB Screening and/or Test (required before start date)
  • Medical Report (required before start date)

Physical Requirements

• Ability to be actively moving for most of the day
• Walk 1-mile round trip daily

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Benefits Include

• Free tuition for Early Childhood/Youth Programming for the first child, and 50% off for subsequent children (after 90 days of service and based on availability. First 90 days employees receive 50% off the first child and 35% off subsequent children).
  
• Employer paid insurance (after 90 days of service)
  • Life insurance
  • Short-term and long-term disability
• Optional employee-paid insurance
  • Dental
  • Additional life insurance
• Retirement 401K (available after 1 year of service)
• 10+ paid holidays
  
• Two paid "floating holidays" or personal days to be chosen by the employee
  
• 15+ paid vacation and sick days
  
• Paid bereavement leave
  
• Paid weather/emergency related closures
  
• Free, confidential counseling services through our Employee Assistance Plan
  
• Ongoing professional development
  
• Tuition reimbursement for courses at an accredited college or university
  
• Aquatics membership for employee and their household
• "Learn to Swim" lessons for employee and their household
• Complimentary use of meeting spaces, including the pavilion, aquatics facility, and social hall