Job Description Summary: Provides support to Early Childhood Education team, providing care for infants through preschool aged children.

Job Description:

Job Description:

MaineGeneral Health is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Assistant Early Childhood Educator to join our team. This role is critical in fostering a safe, nurturing, and comfortable environment for children. By using clear, positive, and encouraging words and actions, the Assistant Educator will contribute to the development and care of children in a group setting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Foster a safe, nurturing, and comfortable environment for children.

• Ensure the health and safety of all children by providing constant supervision.

• Assist in organizing and participating in activities that cater to the physical, intellectual, social, cultural, creative, and emotional needs of children.

Additional Requirements:

• Completion of fingerprinting verification as required by the State of Maine.

• Annual criminal background check through MaineGeneral Health.

• Child abuse and neglect background check as mandated.

Qualifications:

• Experience in early childhood education or a related field is preferred.

• Strong communication skills and a nurturing personality.

• Ability to work effectively within a team and with diverse groups.

• Commitment to professional development and learning.

MaineGeneral Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 0

Work Shift: Mid-Shift (United States of America)

Job Exempt: No

Benefits:

Supporting all aspects of our employees’ wellness – physical, emotional and financial – is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.

Physical Wellness:

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

Emotional Wellness:

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

Financial Wellness:

• An employee discount program is available to all employees for services provided by MaineGeneral Medical Center.

• 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.

Career Mobility:

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 .

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability: In furtherance of MaineGeneral's policy regarding Equal Employment Opportunity, MaineGeneral has developed a written Affirmative Action Program which sets forth the policies, practices and procedures that MaineGeneral is committed to in order to ensure that its policy of nondiscrimination and affirmative action is accomplished.

The Affirmative Action Plan for Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities is available for inspection by any employee or candidate for employment upon request, during normal business hours, in the Human Resources Department. Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 . EEO is Law (https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf)