General Requirements: 

•  Actively knows, understands, incorporates, and demonstrates the organization’s mission and core values, including the Guiding Behaviors and Caring Model Principles, and conducts oneself at all times in a manner consistent with these values.

• Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State and local laws and regulations, Trinity Health’s Organizational Integrity Program, Standards of Conduct, as well as other policies and procedures in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical and professional behavior.
• Demonstrates specific customer focused behaviors relating to attitude, privacy/confidentiality, communication skills, and professional behavior.
• Understands and attempts to meet the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development of the infant, toddler, assesses needs and responds appropriately.
• Makes parents and teachers aware as to when the child is developmentally ready to move to the next classroom.
• Exhibits a warm, loving, and respectful caring attitude toward all children disciplining in accordance with the Center’s guide.
• Anticipates the needs of co-workers and assists them in the care of their children.
• Supervises nursery children and provides for their physical safety at all times.  In doing so, identifies and corrects potential risk situations and hazards and completes incident reports.
• Creates an environment which is interesting and challenging to the children. 

Education: 

• High School Diploma or equivalent required. 
• Must earn 6 hours of continuing education in Early Childhood Education per year. 
• Must meet all mandatory education and training requirements within specified timeframes as required by organizational/regulatory standards.