Mission

Olu’s Beginnings creates a holistic environment that teaches children to inspire, give, and learn freely while taking ownership and accountability for building a progressive foundation towards their development. More information: https://www.olusbeginnings.com 

Program Goals

• Promote healthy eating
• Cultivate a gardening program
• Create extracurricular opportunities
• Maintain an eco-friendly environment
• Deliver exceptional education
• Provide inspiration, love, and nurturing care

Position Summary

Instruct children in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth needed for a primary school in preschool, daycare center, or other child development facility. May be required to hold State certification.

Knowledge

• Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Psychology - Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

Skills

Basic Skills

• Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Learning Strategies - Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
• Mathematics - Using mathematics to solve problems.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
• Science - Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Social Skills

• Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
• Negotiation - Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
• Persuasion - Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
• Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Complex Problem-Solving Skills

• Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Technical Skills

• Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
• Equipment Selection - Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
• Installation - Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.
• Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
• Operations Analysis - Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
• Programming - Writing computer programs for various purposes.
• Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
• Technology Design - Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs.
• Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

Systems Skills

• Judgment and Decision - Making Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Systems Analysis - Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
• Systems Evaluation - Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.

Resource Management Skills

• Management of Financial Resources - Determining how the money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
• Management of Material Resources - Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.
• Management of Personnel Resources - Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Desktop Computer Skills

Work Context

Body Positioning

• Requires standing
• Requires walking and running
• Requires kneeling, crouching, stooping, or crawling

Communication

• Requires writing letters and memos
• Requires face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams
• Requires contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise)

Conflict

• Includes conflict situations
• Requires dealing with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous people

Environment

• Includes exposure to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable

Impact of Decisions

• Requires making decisions that impact the results of co-workers, clients, or the company
• Requires making decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization
• Opportunity to make decisions without supervision
• Mistakes are not easily correctable and have serious consequences

Job Hazards

• Includes exposure to disease or infections

Level of Challenge

• Freedom to determine tasks, priorities, and goals
• Requires being exact or highly accurate

Pace and Scheduling

• Requires meeting strict deadlines

Personal Interaction

• Requires coordinating or leading others in accomplishing work activities
• Requires work with external customers or the public
• Requires work with others in a group or team

Responsibility for Others

• Includes responsibility for the health and safety of others

Work Setting

• Requires working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions
• Requires working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions
• Job tasks are performed in close physical proximity to other people

Required Education and Experience

• Associates Degree in a related field
• 1 year of experience in the field
• CPR and First Aid Certification (we can provide!)
• Must have legal status to work in the U.S.
• Must submit and pass a background study with the State of Minnesota Department of Human Services (fee employer-paid)

Preferred Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field
• 5 or more years of experience in the field

Benefits

Olu’s offers a competitive benefits package which may include (subject to eligibility):

-Competitive Salary

-Paid Time Off (PTO)

-Sick and Safe Time (STT) for Part-time City of Minneapolis/Saint Paul employees

-Paid holidays

-Health, Dental, and Life Insurance

-Roth IRA Retirement program with an employer match

-Leaves: Bereavement, Sick, Military, Jury Duty, Air Patrol, Crime Victims, Domestic Abuse, Election Judge, Party Officer/Delegate, Voting, School Visitation, Pregnancy/Parental, etc.

-529 College Savings Plan

-Training and Development

-Employee Referral Program and other Bonuses

-Employee portal/app with 24/7 access

-Certified Woman-Owned and Minority-Owned Business

-Promote from within, growing company

-Join an organization that makes a difference!

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Olu’s Home, Inc./Olu’s Beginnings, LLC/Olu’s LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Veterans, women, persons of color, members of the LGBT community, and individuals with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Documents can be made available in an accessible alternative format upon request, please contact 612-824-1142 to make a request.

COVID-19 considerations:

Olu's follows all Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Minnesota Department Of Health (MDH), Department of Human Services (DHS) COVID-19 guidelines and recommendations. Olu's observes precautions such as remote interview process, personal protective equipment provided/required, plastic shields at work stations, temperature screenings, social distancing guidelines in place, virtual meetings, sanitizing, disinfecting, or cleaning procedures in place. Olu's currently has a voluntary vaccine policy for staff.