Summary
The House of Representatives Child Care Center (HRCCC) has been providing full-day, year-round, quality childcare for children of the Members of Congress, staff, and House support personnel since 1987. Accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the HRCCC is a play-based childcare program where staff work as partners with parents in the development of the whole child, including their physical, emotional, social, and cognitive development. Our mission is to provide exceptional quality care and developmentally appropriate learning experiences in a safe, nurturing, and diverse environment to support the children and families of the House Community.
The incumbent serves as a Lead Teacher and is responsible coordinating and overseeing all aspects of the day-to-day delivery of childcare services in assigned classrooms; always providing active supervision of assigned children; ensuring that children’s physical, cognitive, and emotional needs are met; training and mentoring staff; overseeing developmentally appropriate, child-centered curriculum and assessment; and establishing positive relationships with children and their parents. The position has supervisory/managerial responsibilities.
Pay is commensurate with experience with a minimum annualized salary of $59,271.
Primary Duties/ Responsibilities
• Maintains responsibility for the day-to-day delivery of childcare services in assigned classroom; always ensures quality and continuity of care. Provides and coordinates care for children.
• Serves as a leader in the classroom, House Child Care Center, and CAO team. Coordinates and oversees all aspects of classroom operation. Trains, coaches, and mentors staff; provides tools and resources.
• Maintains child to staff ratios; always provides active supervision of children.
• Maintains awareness of all special health and dietary needs.
• Coordinates and oversees developmentally appropriate, child-centered curriculum and assessment planning, implementation, and documentation. Prepares for and holds Parent-Teacher Conferences, orientation meetings, and other parent meetings as needed.
• Supports children and families through transitions.
• Develops familiarity and maintains compliance with all applicable legal requirements including House, Committee, CAO, and House Child Care Center rules, practices, policies, and procedures.
• Treats all children, families, and staff with dignity and respect, allowing for individual differences. Establishes positive relationships with each child, family member, and coworker.
• Communicates effectively and professionally both orally and in writing; maintains confidentiality.
• Shows initiative towards the improvement of provided services by sharing ideas and participating in meetings.
• Holds regular classroom team meetings and manages work-time schedules of team.
• Works with junior personnel to foster a positive learning environment for assigned classroom(s).
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of early childhood development and learning principles and best practices; actively develops junior teaching staff.
• Maintains accurate records and logs in a timely and organized fashion and ensures that data confidentiality is maintained.
• Creates and updates classroom handbooks, child portfolios, and National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Classroom Portfolio.
• Uses materials and resources effectively; informs administration of unusual problems and unanticipated constraints of resource requirements in a timely manner.
• Utilizes developmentally and situationally appropriate behavior management techniques.
• Seeks and attends ongoing professional development and demonstrates an attitude of continual growth.
• Appropriately addresses employee conflicts and disciplinary actions.
• Performs other official duties and special projects as assigned.
