Teaching Assistants ! Early Childhood Education​/Preschool​/Day Care

Come join our team at Sunshine Starts, located in Yorktown Heights!

Why work at Sunshine Starts?

We believe in education and care through play and hands on learning. Believing that play-based lessons foster a life-long love of education, we structure our programs to cultivate a fascination with learning while encouraging critical and creative thinking, independence and discovery. We believe that by also focusing on social emotional wellness, children will develop the tools they need to be successful for life!

• Be 18 years of age or older
• At least one year of experience working with children ages 0-5
• Work collaboratively with the Lead Teacher, assisting in carrying out planned curriculum/daily activities
• Help to effectively manage the classroom
• Be responsible for the well being of children in your class
• Engage children in activities and play that stimulates their development
• Supervise children while keeping them safe at all times
• Record each child's daily activities
• Create and maintain an environment that is clean, organized, and safe for all children

All positions must be able to competently and actively supervise children to include:

• Be mentally and physically capable of caring for a large group of children
• Be able to kneel, bend, squat, lift, push, pull, and carry children as required