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Position Details

Position Information

Requisition Number

TES2573P

Home Org Name

Harris Early Learning Ctr Operating

Division Name

College of Human Sciences

Position Title

Early Learning Center Teacher - Birmingham, AL

Estimated Hours Per Week

5 - 30

Anticipated Length of Assignment

N/A

Job Summary

Are you a passionate and engaged early childhood or daycare professional looking for an opportunity to grow your career with an employer who supports you?

Auburn University manages the Harris Early Learning Center in Birmingham, Alabama, and we’re looking for someone like you to join our vibrant and supportive team in our state-of-the-art accredited preschool facility for over 200 children ranging in age from six weeks to five years old!

Our mission is to make a difference in the lives of children, with a deep commitment to:

+ Providing high-quality care and education

+ Training and educating college students who plan to be educators

+ Conducting research on child development and the role teachers play

**Our Teachers are critical to our success at Harris Early Learning Center!** In this role, you will have the important opportunity to plan, create, and implement daily programs for preschool learning environments. Each classroom is staffed with two full-time Teachers, and we have 16 classrooms at the Center.

**Our Assistant Teachers are critical to our classroom success at Harris Early Learning Center!** In this role, you will have the important opportunity to help Teachers plan, create, and implement daily programs for preschool learning environments. Depending on the needs of the Center, Assistant Teachers may move around to multiple classrooms to assist.

**This is a part-time temporary position** . Temporary Employment Services (TES ), a unit of the Auburn University Department of Human Resources, is an in-house support center established to meet the temporary employment needs of the university.TES provides qualified and dedicated temporary employees in a wide variety of occupations to meet the staffing needs throughout the campus. Temporary employees are hired for a variety of reasons with the most common being:

+ Assistance in the place of a regular employee who is absent for a specified period of time

+ Additional assistance during periods of abnormal or peak workloads

+ Assistance with special projects

+ Seasonal work

+ Emergencies

If you are looking for an employment opportunity,TES is a great way to showcase your professional skills and assist Auburn University while gaining valuable work experience within higher education.

AU students are not eligible forTES .

State of Alabama Teacher Salary Matrix

Salaries are determined by level of education and years of experience.

High School Diploma: $15.48/hr – $19.23/hr

Associate’s Degree: $16.44/hr – $20.19/hr

Bachelor’s Degree: $17.40/hr – $21.15/hr

Master’s Degree: $18.36/hr – $22.11/hr

Essential Functions

TheHELC Assistant Teacher is a training position and assists teachers with the essential functions of the position. TheHELC Teacher assumes responsibility for the essential functions of the position to include, but not limited to:

+ Plans and implements a curriculum for a group of children consistent with developmentally appropriate early childhood education practice and in accordance with National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC ) accreditation standards.

+ Mentors and facilitates the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development of children through safe and structured environments.

+ Plans, implements, and evaluates a daily program which includes designing classroom arrangement for optimal learning, and developing planning materials and activities that facilitate active learning for the children.

+ Provides, instructs, and evaluates a daily program which includes designing classroom arrangement for optimal learning, and developing planning materials and activities that facilitate active learning for the children.

+ Participates in modeling best classroom practices for undergraduate students completing course requirements or internships.

+ Collaborates with community representatives such as therapists, specialists, and psychologists as needed. Administers medication per doctor’s prescribing instructions.

+ Communicates with parents on a daily basis to keep them informed of daily progress of their child.

Why Work at Auburn?

Minimum Qualifications

+ High school diploma or equivalent.

+ Some positions may require progress towards a Child Development Associate (CDA ) credential.

+ If selected you will be required to obtain aCPR /First Aid Certificate within 60 days of hire, and a TB Skin Test.

Desired Qualifications

Posting Detail Information

Salary Range

$15.48/hr - $22.11/hr. Based on the matrix in the Job Summary section of this posting

Work Hours

7:00am - 6:00pm; Monday - Friday, as needed

City position is located in:

Birmingham

State position is located:

Alabama

Posting Date

10/30/2024

Closing Date

Equal Opportunity Compliance Statement

AUBURN UNIVERSITY IS ANAFFIRMATIVE ACTION /EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER . It is our policy to provide equal employment and education opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable law. The Office of Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity (AA/EEO ) strives to ensure an inclusive and equitable working, living, and learning environment for members of the Auburn University community. Please visit theirwebsite (https://auburn.edu/administration/tix-eeo/) to learn more.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Quick Link for Internal Postings

https://www.auemployment.com/postings/49576

Documents Needed to Apply

Required Documents

1. Resume

Optional Documents

1. Cover Letter

2. Other Documentation