Lead & Asst Lead & Assistant Early Childhood Teacher (Schlessman YMCA (Colo and Yale))

The Schlessman Family YMCA Child Care Center is a large child care center located on Colorado Blvd and Yale Ave in Denver. We currently care for over 130 children daily. We have 8 classrooms and care for children Birth-Five years of age. We use the High/Scope COR curriculum, which is a child initiated curriculum. The Schlessman YMCA is part of the YMCA of Metropolitan Denver, one of the largest child care providers in the state of Colorado.
We are seeking QUALIFIED, FUN, ENERGETIC, EDUCATED and CREATIVE individuals to join our team of Early Childhood Professionals. We are accepting applications for FULL TIME Lead and Assistant Lead teachers in all age departments, Infants, Toddlers and Preschool!

Qualifications for LEAD teachers are follows:
Must have completed ECE 101 with a "C" or better. Must have completed a 2nd ECE class and have 3640 hours of documented experience working with children under the age of 5. OR
Have an Associates Degree in the field of ECE, and 910 hours of experience. OR
A Bachelors Degree in the field of ECE with no documented experience. OR
A Bachelors Degree in a non-related field, plus TWO ECE classes with 910 hours of experience.

Qualifications for ASSISTANT LEAD TEACHER are as follows:
Must have completed ONE class in Early Childhood Education and be enrolled in a second ECE class, and have 12 months of experience working wiht children birth-five. OR
Have completed TWO classes in Early Childhood Education and have NO experience.

Why work here?
We offer amazing benefits to both full time and part time employees. Health/Dental/Vision and Retirement.
You can work out or take classes at any of the 7 YMCA locations....for FREE!
We offer paid time off, sick time, personal time, vacation time and paid holidays!
We offer competitive pay.

How to apply?
Please visit our YMCA web site at www.DenverYMCA.org to fill out a web application.