• Job Description

  Req#: 388018

  Summary

  Our Nestlé Purina Child Development Center location is looking for Assistant/Floaters for Infant through Prekindergarten teacher. Join an experienced and committed team made up of early childhood professionals in a NAEYC-accredited early childhood center located on Purina’s campus in downtown St. Louis! Enjoy the amenities of the Purina campus including walking trails, Starbucks, Full-Service Cafeteria, The Store (+Discount), and more.

  When joining our team, you will bring your expertise and assist with implementing lesson plans based on Project Construct in a play-based curriculum, while interacting with children and families. You will implement family-style dining and help promote a safe environment where children can be happy and active learners. Be part of a great team and help make a difference in a young child's life. We are seeking a nurturing, experienced teacher who brings energy and creativity to work every day to join the Nestlé Purina Child Development Center team.

  Duties

  • Work with children in a one-on-one and group setting through meaningful, hands-on learning activities

  • Assist with implementing the lesson plans the Lead Teachers create that are developmentally appropriate and differentiated for all skill levels and student interests

  • Facilitate planned math, literacy, and science learning activities that allow students the opportunity to communicate orally and in writing

  • Use daily mealtimes with the class as a method to incorporate learning and social skills

  • Assist with following schedules and routines for the children

  • Promote and model a positive and respectful learning environment that focuses on positive redirection

  • Establish trust and bond with the children and families in which you will serve

  • Communicate with parents about children’s day

  • Maintain a safe and healthy classroom by following all center health and safety guidelines and rules

  • Demonstrate high standards of professionalism and ethics

  Requirements

  • High School diploma or equivalent

  • 1+ years of experience working in early childhood

  Benefits

  • Health, Vision, and Dental insurance

  • Life insurance

  • Paid time off + Holidays (including extended days off at end of year)

  • Tuition reimbursement

  • Yearly Bonuses

  • Access to Nestlé Purina’s campus and amenities (walking trails, Starbucks, Full-Service Cafeteria, and The Store (+Discount)

  • Associates are eligible for childcare tuition discounts

  Salary: Starting at $17/Hr

  Minimum Education: High School or Equivalent

  Job Type: Full Time

  Category: Education/Training

  Minimum Experience: 1 Yr

  Location: St. Louis, MO

  Employer is Downtown Children’s Center (DCC)

  Please note this contract position provides services to Nestlé in the USA on a temporary basis in connection with a specific assignment. Contractors in this position are hired and employed through Nestlé’s third-party staffing partner.

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  Job Requisition: 388018

• About the company

  Nestlé SA is a Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate corporation headquartered in Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland.

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