Early Childhood Educator
South Burlington, VT
Full Time
Early Childhood Education
Mid Level
Lund’s Early Childhood Program seeks a passionate licensed or unlicensed educator who understands the value of nurturing young minds through play and exploration. Our Early Childhood Program, rated 5-STAR, provides exceptional care and education for children aged six weeks to five years through a play-based curriculum designed to foster social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development in a fun and supportive environment.
We seek a team member excited about creating meaningful, joy-filled experiences that help children thrive. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Create and implement creative, developmentally appropriate curriculum and activities
- Provide unbiased, trauma-informed care of children according to developmental needs
- Ensure the safety, well-being, and continuous supervision of children at all times
- Arrange classroom space and educational materials as developmentally appropriate
- Create and maintain a clean, safe, and healthy environment for children
What You Will Bring:
- A teaching license in early childhood is desirable but not required
- A CDA, Associate’s degree or bachelor’s degree in early childhood education and one year of experience working with young children is preferred
- An interest in and commitment to professional development in the field of early childhood education
- Ability to actively support diversity, equity, and cultural competency efforts within stated job responsibilities and work effectively across diverse cultures
Why Join Our Team at Lund
For over 134 years, Lund has been harnessing hope and providing opportunities to help strengthen families and ensure a safe, secure and loving environment for all Vermont children. As a multi-service nonprofit organization, Lund serves more than 6,000 individuals each year. Lund’s mission is to help children thrive by empowering families to break cycles of poverty, addiction and abuse. Lund offers hope and opportunity to families through education, treatment, family support and adoption.
At Lund, we celebrate our clients' and staff's unique strengths and talents, fostering a supportive, inclusive environment where collaboration thrives. Our work is rooted in a strengths-based approach, focusing on family-centered services, including lifelong adoption support and innovative residential and community treatment programs that address both treatment and parenting. Our team believes in creating a vibrant, fun, and community-oriented workplace, emphasizing professional growth through ongoing training and weekly supervision. We value employee well-being, offering staff-led initiatives for wellness, diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as opportunities for work-life balance, with some positions offering flexible or hybrid schedules. Lund provides competitive pay, paid training, and a comprehensive benefits package for benefits-eligible positions that includes health, dental, life, disability, retirement plans, generous time-off accrual, 13 paid holidays, and wellness reimbursements, making Lund a place where you can thrive personally and professionally.
Lund does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, genetic information, ancestry, place of birth, age, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. EEO/AA
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