• Medical, dental, life, flexible spending, EAP, retirement & vol benefits including vision, ltd, life insurance, critical illness, injury accident & ID theft protection.
• Bereavement leave, education assistance program.
• Discretionary longevity award of 1.5% of annual salary starting after 5 years of service.
• 12 days of PTO. 1 personal day.
• 6 paid holidays and 5 optional unpaid holidays.

• Maintain inventory and upkeep of both center, classroom supplies, and materials.
• Report needed repairs and maintenance to appropriate personnel.
• Provide a safe, developmentally appropriate indoor and outdoor learning environment.
• Apply health standards and care for the children and classroom.

• Establish a learning environment to build and enhance each child's self-esteem and positive self-concept.
• Provide activities and opportunities that encourage curiosity, creativity, exploration, and problem-solving appropriate to the developmental level and learning style of each child.
• Prepare monthly, weekly, and daily activity plans and insure progress toward completion.
• Implement positive guidance practices that teach and meet the individual temperaments of each child.
• Observe, document, and assess individual and group needs, interests, and skills.

• Plan, promote, and implement family involvement.
• Maintain open, friendly, and cooperative verbal and written communication with each child's family.
• Provide parents with information, resources, and referrals as needed.
• Meet regularly with Family Advocates to assure Child and Family information is current and service roles and responsibilities are understood.

• Guide and sustain positive interactions between children and adults.
• Maintain an atmosphere that encourages open communication with children and adults.
• Provide opportunities and support for children to understand, acquire and provide use verbal and non-verbal means of communicating thoughts and feelings.

• Submit attendance records and required paperwork in a timely manner.
• Appropriately supervise and delegate duties to classroom staff, initiate training, and encourage teamwork among adults in the room and center.
• Evaluate the teaching assistant's performance.

• Participate in required training and share information with other staff as requested.
• Participate in scheduled supervision, required meetings, and retreats.
• Assist in recruiting, interviewing, selecting, orientation, and training employees.
• Complete performance appraisals as required.

• Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Development or Early Childhood Education preferred.

• 3 or more years experience in teaching 3 to 5 years of age in an Early Childhood program.

• Demonstrate professional and effective verbal and written communication.
• Use of good judgment.
• Basic computer skills.
• Supervision of adults, classroom planning, and management skills.
• Maintain confidentiality of children, families, and staff.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred, but not required.

• Valid First Aid and CPR.
• Valid Food Handlers Card.
• Valid Washington State driver's license and agency-required liability insurance.

• Being cleared by a criminal background check and fingerprinting when required.

Catholic Charities Serving Central Washington provides help and creates hope for thousands of people each year regardless of religious, social, or economic backgrounds. Though serving the outreach efforts of the Diocese of Yakima, Catholic Charities is a separate 501(c)3 charitable organization, funded in part by the State of Washington, federal contracts, the United Way, fees for service, grants, foundations, and charitable contributions. While rooted in a Catholic tradition that shapes its core mission of service to all, staff do not need to be Catholic to work for Catholic Charities. We serve all in the community, regardless of faith, race, gender, social class, or economic status. With office locations in Yakima, Wenatchee, Richland, Moses Lake, and Sunnyside, as well as our multi-family housing sites across Central Washington, we serve nearly 50,000 people annually. The agency remains a testimony to its ongoing mission of “Bringing Hope to Life.”