About This Role
We are an academic preschool serving children 3yrs and toilet trained to 6 years old. This is a teacher assistant position helping the lead teacher in the PreK room with daily tasks 9:30am - 6pm, then taking the aftercare students from 3pm-close (6pm although most of our students leave by 5pm) Monday-Friday. This is an 8hr shift.
If you enjoy working with children in a structured, organized, and fun environment this job is for you!
Located at Rose Garden Lane and Cave Creek Rd, just north of the 101.
What You'll Do
The Teacher Assistant position is responsible for:
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assisting the teacher where needed
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sanitizing tables between activities
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helping children with snack and lunch from home
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implementing TA curriculum as directed by the lead teacher
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assisting in keeping the classroom and classroom restroom clean
The Aftercare position is responsible for:
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Help children transition into the aftercare room
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Offer center-based options for play, or coloring, or games
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Greet parents when they arrive for pick up and help children get their backpacks on for home
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Maintain attendance at all times on the tablet through the Brightwheel app.
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Organize bookshelf at the end of the day
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Some cleaning is required after the last child leaves. Wiping down sinks, taking out trash, cleaning the table, etc.
Requirements
All staff are required to have:
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CPR/First Aid certificate
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AZ Fingerprint Clearance Card
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High School Diploma
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Driver's License
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Authorization to work in the US
Nice To Haves
Our program curriculum offers the following:
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Spalding
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Singapore Math concrete concepts
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Core Knowledge for Preschool
Experience in any of the above is helpful but not required.
Benefits
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Employee contributed 401K plan.
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PTO earned and used for any reason.
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We follow the PVUSD school calendar so you can be off at the same time if you have a school age child. Work winter break, spring break or take it off.
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Preschool sponsored team bonding events
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Preschool paid trainings
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Monday Wednesday Friday 8:3am - 6pm or when the last child leaves, typically we are done by 5pm
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We work for great families, and we have a great team delivering an educational environment to children in our community.
