Early Childhood Educator Assistant - Per Diem

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The Early Childhood Education Assistant is responsible for creating a safe, nurturing, and enriching environment where children can learn, grow, and thrive. This role supports the physical, intellectual, social, emotional, cultural, and creative development of children through engaging activities, positive interactions, and attentive care.

• →Fosters a safe, nurturing, and comfortable environment through clear, positive, and encouraging words and actions.
• →Provides for the health and safety of children by ensuring constant supervision of assigned groups and maintaining a secure, supportive setting at all times.
• →Assists with and implements activities that meet children’s physical, intellectual, social, cultural, creative, and emotional needs.
• →Supports age-appropriate learning experiences that encourage curiosity, independence, creativity, and healthy development.
• →Builds positive relationships with children, families, and colleagues to create a welcoming and collaborative community.
• →Maintains a clean, organized, and engaging classroom environment that promotes learning and safety.
• →Adheres to all licensing requirements, organizational policies, and best practices related to early childhood education and child safety.
• →Works collaboratively with ELC staff to support daily classroom operations and provide exceptional care for children and families.

• Enjoys working with children and has a passion for supporting early learning and development.
• Demonstrates flexibility, positivity, and a team-oriented mindset.
• Communicates effectively and builds strong relationships with children, families, and coworkers.
• Is dependable, patient, and committed to providing high-quality care.
• Previous child care, early education, or related experience is preferred.

At MaineGeneral’s Early Learning Center, you will be part of a mission-driven team that supports not only children and families, but also the healthcare professionals who care for our communities every day.

We offer wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle.

When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.

Financial Wellness:

• Access the wages you’ve already earned before payday with Payactiv, giving you greater flexibility over your finances.
• We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan.

Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource – they’re how we grow our business and care for our community.
 

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability  Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 .