Preschool Assistant Teacher

Location: City of Rochester

Benefits

• 401(k) matching
• Company parties
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Training & development

Assistant teachers for Imagination Childcare Academy, Inc. assist co-teachers in planning and implementing learning experiences that advance the intellectual, emotional, social and physical development of children within a safe, healthy learning environment. They encourage the involvement of the families of the children of the program and support the development of relationships between children and their families.

Interact With Children

Use appropriate language, interactions, and positive discipline

Assist in instructing and supervising children in classroom activities

Implement age appropriate activities that support the classroom Curriculum and the NAEYC standards

Continuously monitor children to ensure safety at all times, and report child abuse and neglect when necessary.

While children are engaged in “work time” teachers and assistants should be interacting with the children, asking questions to promote further engagement and high level thinking.

Change diapers when they are soiled using the proper diaper changing technique as established by OCFS

Monitor that all children’s faces are clean and free from food and/or dirt

Assess Children

Assess children on a regular basis using written, verbal and visual observations

Assist the teacher with using the benchmark assessment tools to assess children three times per year

Take pictures and maintain anecdotal notes, written observations, and other approved forms of documentation for each child.

Curriculum Preparation

Help teacher prepare activities that support lesson plans.

Help teacher organize and create materials for lesson plans.

Communicate with Parents

Maintain open communication with parents

As a parent advocate, help resolve issues or concerns that are raised in collaboration with the classroom teacher.

Communicate with parents about incidents that have been observed and/or recorded on site.

Obtain all required classroom parental signatures on all incident reports and field trip permission slips.

Documentation

Complete all necessary paperwork for classroom activities, including: attendance, health checks, academic screenings, and parent teacher conferences in a timely manner.

Administration

Work with teacher and management to establish professional goals and meet at least annually to evaluate performance

Actively participate in meetings which may include management, the teaching team, and/or parents

Participate in team meetings. Communicate and share ideas and concerns with the teacher and/or director.

Participate in at least 30 hours of professional development every two years, with the first 15 hours being completed prior to your first day of employment.

Classroom Maintenance

Help to maintain a clean and organized learning environment using the classroom cleaning checklist

Sanitize all surfaces, equipment, and classroom toys

Education

High School Diploma and/or Equivalent

Experience

At least two years working in a preschool setting (Minimum Required).

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