Employment Contract

Dreamland Day Care Center offers ______employment as ______effective ______with an hourly rate of ______, to be paid on the fifth and the twentieth of the month. ______will work on a daily schedule from _____AM to _____PM, subject to change with school needs, with a fifteen-minute break every four hours. Any employee working a nine hour day will take a one hour unpaid lunch break.

All new employees will be on a ninety-day probation period. There will be an evaluation of performance at the end of ninety days, which falls on ______. After the evaluation, a probation employee will be accepted as (1) a regular employee, (2) terminated or (3) placed on an additional ninety-day probation. All employees are “at will.”

HOLIDAYS

All full time employees after the one year anniversary will be paid the following days: New Year, Martin Luther King Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving. Furthermore, employees working over a year (second year of employment) will receive a paid vacation starting from the day after Christmas to December 31st.

PERSONAL FILE

A file for each employee will contain all required materials from the Department of Social Services plus Child Abuse Report Form and ______.

REQUIREMENTS OF YOUR EMPLOYMENT

1.  Continuing education in the form of in-service and SCAEYC workshops.

2.  Participating in all school held programs.

3.  Staff meetings.

4.  Professional deportment and use of language that enhances the self-esteem of students and staff and to maintain the school’s professional reputation.

5.  To hold parent conferences as designated.

6.  Adherence to all policies as outlined in the Personnel Handbook.

7.  To fulfill the scheduled work hours as agreed upon for daily opening, closing and general supervision of the children during classroom, lunch, nap, and outdoor time.

8.  Any other requirements deemed to be necessary by the Director.

TERMINATION

Failure to adequately perform professional duties shall be grounds for termination. If you wish to terminate your employment, a two (2) week written notice is required.

OTHER AGREEMENTS ______.

A copy of this contract will remain in employee’s file.

Employee Signature ______Printed Name ______

Date ______

Director Signature ______Printed Name ______

Date ______