Assistant Teacher

EMPLOYER INFORMATION Clifford Beers Community Care Center (CBCCC) is a mental health clinic serving children and families. Our mission is to provide integrated services addressing mental, physical, and social determinants in order to improve health, resiliency and quality of life for children, families and communities.

PURPOSE The Assistant Teacher works collaboratively with the classroom teaching team to provide a safe, nurturing, inclusive, and developmentally appropriate learning environment for preschool-aged children. The Assistant Teacher supports the planning and implementation of curriculum, classroom routines, child observation and assessment, family engagement, and activities that promote each child's development and school readiness.

The Assistant Teacher is responsible for the care and active supervision of children entrusted to the program and supports classroom operations in accordance with program policies, Connecticut Office of Early Childhood requirements, licensing regulations, and applicable funding and quality standards.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES The essential functions of this position include, but are not limited to:

Support the teaching team in providing a safe, nurturing, inclusive, and developmentally appropriate classroom environment for preschool-aged children.

Assist with planning and implementing curriculum, learning experiences, classroom activities, and routines based on children's developmental needs, interests, and program goals.

Maintain active supervision of children and support compliance with required staff-to-child ratios and classroom coverage requirements.

Conduct and document observations of children and assist with developmental screenings, assessments, lesson planning, individualized goals, and other required documentation.

Support children's social-emotional, cognitive, language, physical, and self-help skill development through daily interactions and learning experiences.

Assist children with meals, toileting, diapering when necessary, handwashing, rest periods, transitions, and other daily care routines in a safe, hygienic, and developmentally appropriate manner.

Build positive relationships with children and families and maintain regular, respectful communication regarding classroom activities and children's experiences.

Assist with family engagement activities, parent meetings, conferences, home visits, and referrals for children and families, as appropriate to the program.

Observe children for signs of illness, injury, abuse, neglect, developmental concerns, or other needs and immediately report concerns in accordance with program policies and mandated reporting requirements.

Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential child, classroom, and program records.

Maintain a safe, clean, organized, and developmentally appropriate classroom environment and ensure that equipment, furniture, materials, and supplies are properly used and stored.

Follow all health, safety, sanitation, emergency preparedness, licensing, and program requirements.

Participate in staff meetings, supervision, professional development, emergency drills, program self-assessment, and other required program activities.

Collaborate professionally with teaching staff, supervisors, families, consultants, and community partners.

Perform related duties as assigned.

TRAVELMay be required to travel for professional development opportunities.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS Primarily indoor, environmentally controlled early childhood classroom setting with regular participation in outdoor activities.

Frequent interaction and close physical proximity to children, families, and coworkers.

Exposure to the typical noise, activity, and physical demands of an early childhood education environment.

COMPETENCIES Must demonstrate the following competencies:

Diversity and Inclusion Foster an environment in which all members of the CBCCC community, from staff to partners and clients, are treated equitably and are able to contribute fully and meaningfully to the mission of CBCCC. Employees must make every effort to:

Treat others with respect

Practice cultural humility

Elicit and welcome different points of view

Integrity

Act ethically with honesty and consistency regardless of the situation. Employees must make every effort to:

Be accountable for his or her own actions

Make decisions based on what is better for the families and employees

Build and maintain trust among co-workers and our families

Uphold honesty in all actions

Excellence

Commitment to deliver outstanding…