Description
This is a part-time position, working from 2-6 pm, Monday through Friday, in our two-year-old and preschool classrooms. Additional hours are available by substituting as needed in the morning hours, but this is not a requirement.
Assistant teachers supervise and maintain safety of the children, interact, initiate and encourage the children in activities, assist the teacher in planning activities, and nurture and care for the children.
Responsibilities
• Supervise and maintain safety of the children at all times
• Work with classroom staff to plan and implement program activities based on developmentally appropriate curriculum
• Organize and lead activities designed to promote whole-child development
• Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students’ varying needs and interests
• Observe each child daily to assess skills, interests and needs and use this information to facilitate learning
• Provide a variety of materials and resources for children
• Set up and maintain a well-organized, safe, and attractive classroom environment conducive to the optimal growth and development of children
• Develop positive relationships with each child and family and share information about the child’s day
• Set up and maintain a well-organized, safe, and attractive classroom environment conductive to the optimal growth and development of children
• Attend professional meetings, including staff meetings and in-service days provided by Concordia Place, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops in order to maintain and improve professional competence
• Help maintain facility in a safe and satisfactory condition
• Respect the confidentiality of records and information regarding students, parents, and teachers
• Other duties assigned by Assistant Director, or Program Director
Requirements
Qualifications
• Demonstrate success in working as a member of a team
• Effective and strong communication skills (orally and written)
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift up to a 30 pound child.
• Early Learning: 30 college credit hours with 15 related to early childhood education
• Preschool: 60 college credit hours with 15 related to early childhood education
• School Age: 30 college credit hours with 6 related to education or child development and one year of experience working with school-age children
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