Assistant Infant Teacher; Closing Position

Future Opening:
Assistant Infant Teacher (Closing Position)

Job Type: Full-time

Compensation: $14.00 - $18.00 per hour

We are looking for passionate educators to activate a child's desire to learn and equip them with tools for lifelong success. Join our Infant Room Team as an Assistant Closing Teacher at 380 W. Frontier Pkwy, Celina, TX.

• Design a developmentally appropriate room arrangement to support the goals and developmental level of the children in the classroom.
• Develop an appropriate classroom management system.
• Meeting and adapting to individual needs of the children.
• Ensure that classroom equipment is in good repair.
• Understand and implement The Goddard School® emergency procedures and participate in routine drills.
• Promote healthy eating practices at lunch and snack times.
• Ensure that children are always within state ratio requirements.
• Perform cleaning responsibilities (e.g., spills) immediately and major cleaning/disinfection while children are not present.
• Work with the Education Director to post a classroom schedule that meets the needs of the children and includes routine and learning opportunities.
• Assist in advancing children’s physical and intellectual competence.
• Create a multi‑cultural learning environment.
• Provide a variety of developmentally appropriate materials and individualize lesson plans.
• Interact and engage with the children to support learning through play and exploration.
• Encourage children to talk with each other and with the faculty and provide redirection when necessary.
• Present age‑ and developmentally‑appropriate expectations for all children.
• Create a variety of learning environments for books, literature, writing and technology.
• Encourage creativity through art, music, dramatic play and blocks.
• Provide a reasonable balance between teacher‑directed and child‑directed activities.
• Provide opportunities for both active and quiet play while developmentally appropriate time lengths.
• Integrate GSI resources (including Enrichment Programs) into lesson plans while adhering to brand standards.
• Support each child’s social and emotional development and provide positive guidance.
• Understand and adhere to The Goddard School of Celina’s behavior policy while fostering positive self‑esteem and social skills.
• Plan and implement activities to enable children’s feeling of security.
• Encourage empathetic and respectful feelings for others, as well as the environment, through positive modeling.
• Respect and encourage cultural and ethnic diversity.
• Establish positive and effective family relations.
• Communicate, in a professional manner, with families and faculty and follow proper chain of command established at facility.
• Encourage families to become an integral part of their children’s learning experiences.
• Provide opportunities (e.g., conferences) in which families are made to feel a part of their children’s learning experiences.
• Prepare a Daily Activity Report for each child that meets all requirements set by GSI standards.
• Maintain a portfolio for each child.
• Assess supplies and materials needed to implement activities.
• Build teamwork and encourage/support other team members.
• Develop lesson plans in conjunction with Education Director team and post lesson plans by appropriate deadline.
• Manage classrooms according to GSI QA Standards.
• Perform child observations and work with Education Director to document in their portfolios.
• Willingness to be observed by Director team followed by regular meetings to discuss findings.
• Use assessment tools (e.g., Progress Reports, Children’s Progress) and report to Education team and parents.
• Maintain workplace expectations and professionalism at all times.
• Abide by ethical code of conduct at all times.
• Promote GSI philosophy and educational objectives.
• Pursue professional development/continuing education and participate in given opportunities.
• Attend monthly faculty meetings, in‑service days, conferences and professional growth opportunities.

Qualifications must meet state standards and those set forth by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

• Ability to hear conversational voice, with or without a hearing aid.
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