Westside Early Childhood & Club 66

...we care about our employees and work hard to provide warm, welcoming and supportive environments for our teachers and staff. Check out the employment highlights & benefits that WECC has to offer & when you're ready to apply - click the button below to submit your application!

Westside ECC has joined the Greater Omaha Chamber and that means benefits for you!

- access to member-only events

- industry groups and professional development programs

- discounts at Office Depot & other Chamber businesses

- a chance to impact the Omaha community by volunteering on a council or committee.

Westside Early Childhood Center’s will provide financial assistance for employees pursuing a Child Development Associate (CDA). Eligible employees must meet the following guidelines:

- employed with WECC for minimum of 6 months

- no disciplinary actions in the past 6 months

- work 30+ hours per week

10 reasons to earn your CDA

Westside Early Childhood Centers (WECC) partners with the Nebraska Association for the Education of Young Children (NeAEYC) to sponsor the T.E.A.C.H Early Childhood scholarship.

NeAEYC provides a scholarship to qualified teachers to work towards attaining an Associates or

Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education.

Earn your degree in Early Childhood Education

As an employee of WECC, you can show your badge at any of the Westside Community Schools regular season games for free entry for you and your family.

The Centers are closed for Memorial Day, Juneteenth, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day. Employees working twenty hours a week or more, who have completed their 90-day orientation period, and are scheduled to work will be paid for the above named holidays.

Employees of WECC who are actively and regularly scheduled are eligible to receive up to a 50% discount on child care tuition and are not charged the registration fee. Employees may use WECC services at a discount with program and classroom availability with the child being under legal guardianship of the employee.

We offer comprehensive benefits plans to include:

(Full time employees 30+ hrs/week are eligible)

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life
• Short Term Disability
• AD & D
• 403(b) Retirement plan
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

First Aid and CPR Certification trainings are conveniently held throughout the year. The course includes training for managing a blocked airway, rescue breathing for infants and children, and CPR.

Professional Development Days are set aside specifically for the purpose of providing training that supports team members professional growth. Topics like: Curriculum, Assessment, Pyramid/PBIS, Trauma, Diversity, Engaging with children, Nature play, and more...

2022-2023 Training Dates:

Monday, August 15th

Monday, October 17th

Wednesday, November 23rd

Monday, January 16th

Pyramid Model - Module Training: evidence-based practices for promoting young children’s social and emotional development. A series of 6 trainings to learn how to implement the Pyramid Model in your classroom or group learning setting.

The WECC Professional Development Committee has coordinates with WECC staff, WCS staff, community members, and more to bring our staff PD in the PM. Training opportunities are offered throughout the school year in short afternoon sessions.

Topics include:

• Supervision & Safety
• Health & Safety
• Curriculum & Planning
• Family Engagement
• Social-emotional learning
• Wellness/self care
• Trauma informed care
• Diversity, equity & inclusion
• and more...

"...I work with the best team of people and feel so lucky to have

such an enjoyable work environment. We get along really well and understand each other. We

are not only coworkers, we have all become friends. The children in our program and their

families are awesome..."