Assistant Teacher - Part-Time, School-Age Kids

Description

Starting at $15/hour

Scheduled Monday - Friday, 6:30am-9am and 3:30pm-6pm

Under the direction of the Lead Teacher for our School‑Age Kids Program, Assistant Teachers are responsible for implementing activities for children before or after school at KidsPoint C Street.

• Assist the Lead Teacher in providing appropriate early childhood education experiences to promote the healthy emotional, social, intellectual, and physical development of each child
• Assist in planning and implementation of age appropriate curriculum to ensure quality programming
• Ensure compliance with all child care licensing standards as defined by the Iowa Department of Human Services
• Ensure accurate and timely completion of all required written documentation (i.e., incident reports, daily grams, room journals, etc.)
• Use positive guidance methods of discipline
• Assist in daily communication with parents
• Assist in maintaining a neat, organized room, taking responsibility for the upkeep of all educational materials
• Eat all meals and snacks with children and assist in development of good nutrition habits
• Help children establish good habits of toileting and personal hygiene
• Assist in supervising activities at all times to ensure safety of each child
• Attend parent meetings and other center activities when appropriate
• Assist other child care staff in areas of individual teaching expertise
• Complete 6 hours of professional development annually, 2 of which must be in a sponsored group setting (10 contact hours during the first year of employment, 4 of which must be in a sponsored group setting) with 1.5 hours related to CACFP
• Provide guidance, support, and structure for program volunteers

• Comply with all Waypoint policies and procedures as outlined in the Waypoint Employee Handbook
• Be responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of the total work environment
• Perform all other duties as assigned
• Be able to sit, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, and lift up to 50 pounds

• Values: Demonstrate Waypoint’s core values every day you are at work: have compassion, instill ownership, empower people, and embrace diversity.
• Dependability: Show up to work on time, every time. Keep your commitments. Take responsibility for your own actions. Understand implications of your decisions.
• Communication: Demonstrate the ability to treat others with respect and consideration when working with a variety of personalities and leadership styles. Listen and seek clarifications. Communicate internally and externally in a positive tone.
• Professionalism: Take pride in how you present yourself. Motivate yourself to bring your best every day. Develop strategies to achieve organization goals.
• Adaptability: Be able to multitask in a changing and evolving work environment to best fit the situation. Demonstrate support for innovation and for organizational changes needed to improve the organization's effectiveness.

• Must show evidence of security and judgement to handle crisis situations and the ability to work with parents and children in a classroom setting. A high school diploma or GED (or proof one is in progress) with 1 year of verifiable child care experience is required.
• Must be at least 18 years-old and complete the following trainings once hired:

• Receive a negative report on the Waypoint/Department of Human Services Non‑Law Enforcement Records Check and the National Criminal History check; conducted every two years