Position Summary
Assistant Teachers help plan and implement learning experiences that advance the intellectual, emotional, social, and physical development of children within a safe, healthy and Christian learning environment. They encourage the involvement of the families of the children of the program and support the development of relationships between children and their families.
Duties & Responsibilities
Interact With Children:
· Utilize appropriate language, interactions, and positive discipline.
· Model positive behavior.
· Instruct and supervise children in classroom activities.
· Implement age appropriate activities that support the Ohio Early Learning & Development standards, NAEYC standards and Creative Curriculum Goals & Objectives and consistent with Christian principles.
· Implement and model family style eating during meal times.
· Continuously monitor children to ensure safety at all times, and report child abuse and neglect when necessary.
Assess Children:
· Assist with assessment of children on a regular basis.
· Take pictures and maintain anecdotal notes, written observations, and other approved forms of documentation for each child.
· Help administer screenings and assessments such as Creative Curriculum GOLD, Ages and Stages Questionnaire and the Early Learning Assessment.
Curriculum Preparation:
· Provide input for lesson planning.
· Incorporate required activities into lesson plans that support children’s development.
· Prepare activities that support lesson plans.
Communicate With Parents:
· Maintain open communication with parents by participating in parent/teacher conferences, as requested, and participating in center events.
· As a parent advocate, help resolve issues or concerns that are raised.
· Inform parents about daily classroom routine, expectations, policies, and volunteer opportunities.
· Communicate with parents about incidents that have been observed and/or recorded on site.
· Obtain all required classroom parental signatures such as on all incident reports, care plans and administration of medication forms.
Documentation:
· Help with displays for the classroom and hallways.
· Assist in completing all necessary paperwork for classroom activities.
· Help maintain up to date and accurate individual child folders with results of screenings and assessments, ETAs, care plans and medication forms.
· Maintain accurate and up to date portfolios.
Supervision:
· Support volunteers, parents and student teachers with the learning of classroom requirements.
Administration:
· Actively participate in meetings which may include management, teaching team, center, committee, and parent.
· Participate in team meetings. Communicate and share ideas and concerns with Lead Teacher(s), Director, Education Coordinator, and other management team members.
· Participate in staff In-Services.
· Engage in continuing education and professional development activities such as trainings, workshops, and classes to meet required qualifications.
Classroom Maintenance:
· Help to maintain a clean and organized learning environment including classroom, playground, muscle room and service areas.
· Clean and sanitize all surfaces, equipment, and classroom toys.
· Maintain a quality room arrangement in compliance with curriculum standards.
· Routinely check classroom equipment and materials to ensure they are in good repair.
Other Duties as Assigned
Job Requirements
Education and/or Experience:
Child Development Associate
OR
Career Pathways Level 2.
Incumbents must be willing to work towards an AssociatesDegree in Early Childhood Education.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
· Ability to maintain confidentiality.
· Excellent oral and written communication and presentational skills.
· Demonstrate capability to interface and maintain effective relationships with administration, staff, parents, consultants and regulators in a team-oriented environment.
· Capacity to assume responsibility for own professional development.
· Detail oriented, logical, and methodological approach to problem solving.
· Ability to plan and schedule the work of others.
· Flexible with the ability to work in a highly demanding, stressful environment.
· Proficiency using word-processing system.
· Ability to cooperate successfully as a member of a team.
· Ability to communicate effectively with others, including giving and receiving feed back on the quality of services.
· Meet any specific content area requirements.
Language Skills
· Ability to read and speak English proficiently.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here arerepresentative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully performthe essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made toenable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
· While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and see.
· The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit; use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
· The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.
· Specific vision requirements include the ability to see at close range.
· At times, may require more than 40 hours per week to perform the essential duties of the position.
· Fine hand manipulation (keyboarding).
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
· Internal office space and classroom.
· The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to high.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $16.00 - $17.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Preferred)
Ability to Relocate:
- Shaker Heights, OH 44118: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
