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A substitute teacher is responsible for the supervision of the children at the Center in accord with the mission of Mercy Employee Child Care Center.  To plan and conduct a program to meet the physical, social, emotional and intellectual needs of each child.   The essential job functions include:

In addition to bringing your whole self to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:

 

Education: One of the following options:

1. Bachelor’s (4 year) degree in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Special Education, Family and Child Development, or Child Psychology
2. An Associate’s (2 year) degree in child development or early childhood education
3. Current certification as a Child Development Associate (CDA) or certified Child Care Professional (CCP) or other Development approved credential
4. Completion of two years of college education (60 semester credit hours) with at least one college course in child development
5. Twelve semester hours in college-level credits in child growth and development and/or early childhood education
6. Completion of a course of training approved by the Department that includes training and work experience with children
7. Completion of a vocational or occupational education sequence in child growth and development

A current Colorado Level I credential or two three credit college course with one course being Introduction to Early Childhood Education                             

 

Experience: Coordinated with Education’s options:

1. No additional experience required
2. No additional experience required
3. No additional experience required
4. 910 hours of verified experience in the care and supervision of four or more children six years of age who are not related to the individual
5. 9 months (1365 hours) of verified experience as noted in D
6. Defined by the Department
7. 12 months (1820 hours) of verified experience as noted in D
8. 24 months (3640 hours) of verified experience as noted in D

 

                               

License/Certification: Documentation of  Teacher qualifications and ability to pass both Central Registry Inquiry and Colorado Bureau of Investigation fingerprint check. Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint check is also required if employee has not lived in Colorado for a year

               

Other required skills and abilities: Child development knowledge

 

Excellent general health, mobility (including lifting, bending, stooping, reaching) and dexterity sufficient to work with young children, verbal ability to enhance language development in children and effectively communicate with parents.

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Mercy Regional Medical Center is an 82-bed, acute care hospital located in the scenic Southwest Colorado town of Durango.  It is the only hospital in Colorado to be rated by Medicare with five stars for overall hospital quality. It is recognized by Healthgrades as a Top 100 Hospital for orthopedic and spine surgery and for outstanding patient experience and patient safety. Mercy has also received 10 consecutive ‘A’ grades for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group. Our providers use state-of-the-art technology in an environment designed to promote well-being and healing of body, mind, and spirit.  Among the many specialty services available at Mercy are emergency care (Level III trauma