Teacher – Part time Float

The Louis S. Wolk Jewish Community Center of Greater Rochester is located alongside the Erie Canal in Brighton and is a 200,000 square foot facility that houses our state of the art fitness, wellness and recreation programming, an aquatics center, a Professional Theatre (live stream), Children’s Center, and our Premier Camping Program!

We pride ourselves on providing our members with quality educational, cultural arts and social programming, and we are an inclusive community center that welcomes people of all faiths, backgrounds, and ages!

Are you seeking a part time opportunity as a Teacher Support/Floater in a highly respected Early Learning Center? Do you have experience working with children ages 8 weeks to Pre-K? If so, we have several shifts available. We offer a variety of educational experiences as you will be rotating between several classrooms!

Benefits include a JCC membership to our Fitness and Aquatics Center!

• 7am – 1pm
• 9am – 3pm
• 2:30pm – 6pm

• Assist teachers in maintaining a nurturing classroom environment that meets the emotional, social, physical and cognitive needs of each child
• Provide teachers with curriculum support to encourage curiosity, exploration, and problem-solving appropriate to the development levels of the children in your care
• Model developmentally appropriate activities through daily contact with children and other early childhood staff in the classroom
• Maintain open, friendly, and cooperative relationship with each child’s family and encourage their involvement in the program

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

• Ability to provide individual and group instruction to children, to observe and assess child behavior, and to model positive behavior management techniques and safety regulations.
• Maintain up to date knowledge of current child development practices; complete 15 hours of training on mandated topics each year
• Attend weekly meetings to reflect and plan with the other teachers in the classroom.
• Maintain confidentiality for children, families and staff at the JCC
• Report any suspected abuse to the Head Teacher or Director
• Greet children as they are dropped off outside at the Center and escort to classroom.
• Assist with escorting children to their parents in the evening in the Center drop off pick up area.

• CDA is preferred
• Current CPR and First Aid certifications preferred.
• Medical Administration Training certification is recommended.

Minimum of one to two years’ experience in a group childcare setting preferred.

Computer

Skills:

Basic knowledge of Microsoft Word and ability to utilize the parent communication website. Facial masks and smocks are required during work hours and are provided.

• Ability to assist children in an emergency situation.
• Possess the strength, endurance and vigilance required to maintain constant supervision of children.
• Ambulatory ability to manage uneven ground, hills, and steps.
• Ability to lift a child repetitively weighing between 10-15lbs and occasionally up to 50lbs.
• Ability to kneel, bend, squat, stand, and sit on the floor or on child-size furniture for prolonged periods of time.

JCC of Greater Rochester is an Equal Opportunity Employer.