Early Childhood Educator

Job Description:

Early Childhood Educator

Description

About us

York County is located in the Piedmont region, between the Broad River and the Catawba River. Its diverse landscape is home to family-friendly towns/cities, a progressive urban region and lakefront communities. We are excited that you want to join our team and recognize that our employees are the foundation for our success.

Mission Statement - York County provides quality public services in an open, efficient, and responsive manner.

Vision Statement - York County provides an environment where all citizens and businesses can thrive and succeed.

Main Street Children's Museum offers fun, educational activities for ages 0-6. Make believe in the pumpkin house, climb to the tip-top of the tree house, and sail on the magic ship. Enjoy memory-making family experiences and engage your young child in creative, developmental play. Main Street Children's Museum is inspired by the artwork of American illustrator Vernon Grant, who lived and worked in Rock Hill.

About our opportunity

We invite you to apply to join our team as a part-time (28 hours per week) Early Childhood Educator with Main Street Children's Museum. The purpose of this position is to develop and implement programs that support the mission of the Main Street Children's Museum. Will also maintain exhibit presence and models creative play for visitors while spending a great deal of time on the exhibit floor interacting with visitors.
The ideal candidate will have experience with early childhood education in a museum environment while promoting the objectives with play in informal learning environ ments that are developmentally appropriate for children under the age of six years and empowers them through contact and direct experience with exhibits. The ideal candidate will also be able to work part-time with a schedule that includes working weekends with Main Street Children's Museum

Successful candidate must be able to complete a background check and a drug screen.

Work Schedule: Tuesday - Saturday, 28 hours per week, schedule varies based on programming needs. Schedule includes occasional Sunday hours as this position also helps cover Sunday birthday parties as needed.

Projected Hiring Range: $17.62 - $21.14 an hour. Compensation is determined based on qualifications.

Our Total Compensation Package:

• Compensation - competitive market-rate pay, and negotiable based on qualifications.
• Parental Leave
• Bereavement Leave
• Deferred Compensation 401K Plans
• Public Loan Forgiveness Program (Student Loan Forgiveness Program)
• 11 Paid Holidays + 3 Optional Holidays
• SC State Retirement Plan Pension
• Paid Vacation and Sick Time
• Critical Care and Cancer Insurance
• Wellness Screenings
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Professional Development / Trainings / Conferences

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Makes recommendations to the Education Program Manager concerning program development and assists in implementing a continuity of weekly program offerings throughout the year; recommends changes or new programs and promotes participation in other CHM programs; keeps an inventory of needed supplies and manipulatives; prices out and recommends supply and manipulative purchase recommendations to Education Program Manager.
• Maintains a sanitary and safe environment for visitors to play, learn, interact and explore.
• Applies best practices to combine specific learning objectives with play in informal learning environ ments that are developmentally appropriate for infants, toddlers and children; represents the needs and interests of young children, their motivation to learn, and empowers them through contact and direct experience with exhibits.
• Employs front end, formative, and summative evaluation selectively in program development and delivery.
• Implements opening/closing procedures for museum exhibits. Covers the front desk as needed, including checking in guest, selling merchandise, answering phones, handling registration, and membership sales.
• Manages and executes birthday parties, including set up, greeting host family and guests, organizing and implementing rules and policies, and clean up.
• Performs related work as assigned.

About you

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education or related field.
• Two (2) years of experience in early childhood education or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Special Certifications and Licenses:

• Current teaching certification preferred
• CPR/First Aid certification is preferred.

Applicants with equivalent experience and/or education may be considered.

Physical Demands / Work Environment / Disclaimer

Physical Demands: Physical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.

• Performs medium work that involves walking, standing, stooping, jumping, lifting, digging, pushing and raising objects and also involves exerting between 20 and 50 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis and 50 to 100 pounds of force on an occasional basis.

Unavoidable Hazards (Work Environment): Unavoidable hazards refer to the job conditions that may lead to injury or health hazards even though precautions have been taken.

• Involves routine and frequent exposure to:
• Bright/dim light; Dusts and pollen.
• Extreme heat and/or cold; Wet or humid conditions.
• Extreme noise levels, Animals/wildlife.

Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance:
York County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires the County to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified persons with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are encouraged to discuss ADA accommodations with management.

Standard Clauses:
May be required to work nights, weekends, holidays and emergencies (man-made or natural) to meet the business needs of the County.
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of essential functions and responsibilities that are required of an employee for this job. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Essential Safety Functions:
It is the responsibility of each employee to comply with established policies, procedures and safe work practices. Each employee must follow safety training and instructions provided by their supervisor. Each employee must also properly wear and maintain all personal protective equipment required for their job. Finally, each employee must immediately report any unsafe work practices or unsafe conditions as well as any on-the-job injury or illnesses.
Every manager/supervisor is responsible for enforcing all safety rules and regulations. In addition, they are responsible for ensuring that a safe work environment is maintained, safe work practices are followed and employees are properly trained.

A regular part-time employee is an employee, who has completed six months of satisfactory service, works less than 30 hours per week and by agreement with York County is not a temporary position but fills a regular part-time position.

Part-time employees receive retirement benefits through PEBA (South Carolina Retirement Systems) and membership in the South Carolina Retirement System is mandatory for county employees. Making decisions about your retirement benefits can sometimes be complicated and difficult. The Navigating Your Benefits series provides common-language explanations and can help you find your way in the world of your retirement benefits: Navigating Your Benefits | S.C. PEBA (sc.gov)

Other regular part-time benefits include annual leave, sick leave, holiday pay, wellness benefits, Employee Assistance Program, etc. Please contact Human Resources at Human.Resources@yorkcountygov.com if you would like more information.

Annual Leave
Probationary and part-time county employees that work at least 20 hours per week accrue annual leave with pay. Employees in their new hire six (6) month probationary period shall not be able to use annual leave until they become regular county employees. Employees who are separating from county service shall be paid for all accrued, unused annual leave up to 360 hours provided they give York County as the employer the proper notice as required. Employees in their six (6) month New-Hire probationary period who are terminated or separated from employment shall not be paid for accrued annual leave. The maximum amount of annual leave carried into each calendar year is 360 hours.

Earning Rate for Part-Time Employees
Part-time employees who are scheduled to work twenty (20) to twenty-nine (29) hours per week will earn 4.0 hours of annual leave for each month of service during a twelve-month period

Parental Leave
Employees that have been employed at least 12 months with the county may be eligible for up to 30 days of parental leave immediately following the birth, adoption or placement of a legal dependent child.

Bereavement Leave

Three (3) days of bereavement leave for the death of an immediate family member, which includes a spouse, parent, grandparent or child.

Sick Leave
Part-time and probationary county employees may be entitled to earn sick leave with pay. Temporary employees will not accrue sick leave time. Employees may accrue up to 1,440 hours of sick leave. Upon termination of employment with the County, employees may not be reimbursed for any unused sick leave. When a paid holiday occurs while an employee is on sick leave with pay, the day may not be charged as sick leave.

Earning Rate of Sick Leave
Part-time employees that work twenty (20) to twenty-nine (29) hours per week earn paid sick leave at a rate of 4 hours per month. Part-time employees who work less than twenty (20) hours per week will not earn sick leave.

Paid Holiday’s for regular part-time employees who work more than 20 hours per week. The following days may be observed as paid holidays for York County Employees:
January - December: 3 Optional Holidays per Calendar Year
January: New Year’s Day and Martin Luther King Day
May: Memorial Day
June: Juneteenth Day
July: Independence Day
September: Labor Day
November: Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Friday after Thanksgiving
December: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day

Training:
Quality training and educational programs are available at various times for county employees in order to support workforce development that is consistent with organizational objectives. Training topics may include driver training, CPR/first aid, communication, supervisor training, workplace violence, substance abuse, and various computer related classes.

Closing Date/Time: 9/2/2025 5:00 PM Eastern

Salary:

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