Associate Teacher

About This Role

Boys & Girls Clubs of Central and Northern NH in Warner, NH is seeking a qualified Associate Teacher to work with Preschool (3–5) in a center-based environment. This position requires no formal credential — just relevant experience.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Central and Northern New Hampshire is a dynamic organization that currently supports 200 staff working in 30 Early Childhood and Out of School Time programs across a large geographic footprint. We are seeking a full-time Associate Teacher to join our team at the Warner Early Learning Center. This rewarding position is ideal for individuals who are passionate about supporting young children’s growth and development in a safe, nurturing learning environment.

Associate Teachers work closely with children and classroom staff, helping implement daily activities, maintain classroom organization, ensure health and safety standards, and document child development observations. We are looking for caring, dependable team members who are eager to learn, make a positive impact, and help children thrive.

Prepare Youth for Success

• Creates an environment that facilitates the achievement of Youth Development Outcomes.
• Responds sensitively to the interests, requests, and needs of individual children, interacts positively with children, encourages exploration, and uses positive child guidance strategies.
• Provide guidance and role modeling to Club members by planning and outlining curriculum to meet the individual needs of youth by incorporating elements of an emergent curriculum.
• Establishes and maintains program goals to ensure the health and safety of all members.
• May ensure the evaluation of Club programs continually, including tracking outcome metrics; verify that programs/activities respond to member needs and address their gender and cultural diversity.
• Uses child observation notes as a tool for curriculum planning, keeps accurate and up-to-date.
• Continuously accounts for the members in their assigned group by name and face.
• Oversees implementation of NAEYC standards and GSQ (when applicable), Culture DNA code, as well as BGCCNNH and CCLU rules and policies regarding safety, compliance, and best practices.
• Dispenses medications according to company policy, administers first aid as needed; communicates all occurrences to families.
• Oversees and assists in cleaning, organizing, and maintaining classroom well-being and upkeep.

Program Development, Implementation, and Supervision

• Oversees proper record-keeping and weekly reporting, including activities and events conducted in the membership/finance system. Will provide data for input to a Center Director or other applicable staff.
• Facilitates open and effective, professional verbal and written communication with families, staff, and children.
• Supervises classroom staff, students, and volunteers; provides regular feedback about job performance.
• Supports volunteers, practicum students, and staff through modeling techniques and strategies that connect theory to practice.
• May lead planning meetings with the teaching team.
• May increase the visibility of Club programs via daily schedule postings, announcements of upcoming events through different social media channels, family emails, etc.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Must be an associate teacher qualified before November 6, 2017, have a minimum of 9 credits in related coursework or have a minimum of 1000 hours of supervised child care experience in a licensed child care program, and knowledge of child growth and development obtained through one of the following: a. Completion of a high school level 2-year career and technical education course in teacher education;
  
  b. A 3-credit college course in child or human growth and development; c. Thirty hours of training in child growth and development, granted by an accredited college or university, an authorized provider of the International Association for Continuing Education and Training, or obtained through documented life experience, including experience with the same age children, the associate teacher supervises, such as a family child care provider, service as a foster parent, work as a…