Assistant Teacher, CDL; Internal

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The Assistant Teacher at the Berea College Child Development Lab works with the Lead Teacher to organize and maintain a safe and stimulating learning environment for young children. Assistant Teachers are expected to step into the Lead Teacher role during the Lead Teachers? absence. This position is responsible for working collaboratively with the Teacher to plan, implement, and evaluate a daily schedule and the emergent curriculum.

Assistant Teachers are responsible for working with the Lead Teacher to model best practices through documentation of children?s development, planning emergent curriculum and implementing such practices. Assistant Teachers are responsible for interacting with families, labor students, college students, and co-workers in a professional manner. Assistant Teachers are expected to adhere to CDL policies and procedures, program philosophy, state childcare regulations, and NAEYC and KY ALLSTARS standards.

Assistant Teachers are expected to participate in ongoing professional development and have the disposition of a lifelong learner and researcher. They also share responsibility with the Teacher for routine housekeeping and record keeping tasks in order to meet state licensing regulations and CDL policies and procedures. Assistant Teachers attend staff meetings and work to develop themselves professionally through in-services and workshops.

• Engage with children in intentional ways.
• Work with teacher to document play and assess development.
• Participate in planning, implementing, and evaluating a daily schedule through an emergent curriculum.
• Participate in planning, implementing, and evaluating activities to involve families in the daily life of the classroom.
• Work collaboratively with families, co-workers, labor students and college students.
• Practice open, respectful communication with families, co-workers, labor students, college students and supervisors at all times.
• Utilize positive guidance strategies and agreed upon best practices.
• Meet regularly with Lead Teacher to develop weekly classroom plans and appropriate curriculum and to confer about classroom issues and concerns.
• In absence of the Lead Teacher, step into leadership position in the classroom.
• Assist in keeping up to date records on attendance, accidents, incidents, etc., in accordance with licensing regulations and program policies.
• Assist in maintaining a portfolio on each child that includes copies of required documents and ongoing documentation and work samples as a record of each child?s development.
• Assist the Lead Teacher in providing constructive feedback to labor and college students.
• Maintain a standard of behavior and confidentiality in all matters in accordance with NAEYC code of ethics.
• Perform housekeeping tasks as necessary, as assigned, and in a timely manner (classroom and indoor and outdoor shared play spaces).
• Attend conferences, in-services, and workshops in order to develop professionally.
• Attend staff meetings and required College training and orientation meetings.

Other roles/duties will be assigned as necessary to assist the College in the attainment of the goals set forth and the enhancement of a positive, respectful learning environment for all staff, faculty and students.

• Child Development Associate Credential (CDA) required
• Associate degree in Early Childhood Education or related field strongly preferred

• Two years related experience (paid and/or supervised experience in childcare or an early childhood education classroom, preferred)