Lead Float Teacher

You have a purpose, unique talents and now is the time to embrace it, live it and put it to work. We value incredible people with incredible skills – but your commitment to a greater cause is something we value even more. This is the heartbeat of our organization and your time will be spent in a supportive, team environment with resources to help you flourish and leaders who care about your success.

Responsible for the supervision and management of the classroom in accord with the mission and curriculum of Employee Child Care Center. To use education and experience in the field to create a classroom learning environment that is loving and developmentally appropriate and meets the physical, social, emotional and intellectual needs of each individual child.

In addition to bringing humankindness to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:

Teacher qualified in Colorado by one of the following:

• A Bachelor’s d (4 year) degree in one of the following major areas of study:
  Early Childhood Education Family and Child Development
  Elementary Education
  Special Education Child Psychology

• A Bachelor’s (4 year) degree in an area not listed above with two three semester hour Early
  Childhood Education college courses with one course being either Introduction to Early
  Childhood Education (ECE 101) or guidance strategies (ECE 103) and at least 910 (6 months)
  hours of verified experience in the care and supervision of four or more children six years of
  age who are not related to the individual

•  Twelve semester hours in college-level credits in child growth and development and/or early
  childhood education, which must include either Introduction to early childhood education
  (ECE 101) or guidance strategies (ECE 103) and at least 1,395 (9 months) hours of verified
  experience in the care and supervision of four or more children six years of age who are not
  related to the individual

• An Associate’s (2 year) degree in child development or Early Childhood Education. Sixty
  semester hours in Early Childhood Education, which must include either Introduction to early
  childhood education (ECE 101) or guidance strategies (ECE 103) and at least 910 hours (6
  months) of verified experience in the care and supervision of four or more children six years
  of age who are not related to the individual

• At least 3,640 hours (24 months) of verified experience in the care and supervision of four or
  more children six years of age who are not related to the individual plus either:
  o A current Colorado Level 1 credential
  o Two three credit college courses with one course being either Introduction to Early
  Childhood Education (ECE 101) or guidance strategies (ECE 103)

• Current certification as a Child Development Associate (CDA) or certified Child Care
  Professional (CCP) or other development approved credential (No additional experience
  required)

• Completion of a vocational or occupational education sequence in child growth and
  development and at least 1,820 hours (12 months) of verified experience in the care and
  supervision of four or more children six years of age who are not related to the individual

Medium Work - exert/lift up to 50 lbs. force occasionally, and/or up to 20 lbs. frequently, and/or up to 10 lbs. constantly

Mercy Hospital is an 82 bed, acute care hospital located in the scenic southwestern Colorado town of Durango. It is the only hospital in Colorado to be rated by Medicare with five stars for overall hospital quality. It is recognized for excellence in orthopedic and spine surgery and for outstanding patient experience and patient safety. Mercy has also received ten consecutive 'A' grades for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group. Our providers use state-of-the-art technology in an environment designed to promote wellbeing and healing of body, mind, and spirit. Among the many specialty services available at Mercy are emergency care (Level III trauma designation), surgical care, cardiac care (including interventional), Orthopedic and Spine Centers of Excellence, a Family Birthing Center, home care, hospice care and more. Durango offers an exceptional quality of life with small town charm, excellent schools, and year-round, world-class outdoor recreation opportunities including snow sports, river sports, hiking, biking, camping and more.