Assistant Teacher-Early Learning Center; Part-Time

Assistant Teacher-Early Learning Center (Part-Time)

Tracking Code  Job Description. This is a part time position of 19.5 hours per week. The position’s purpose is to assist in providing classroom management in a state licensed child care program that ensures quality care and a safe, secure, and nurturing environment that includes developmentally appropriate practice under classroom lead teacher and Early Learning Center Coordinator. Maintains compliance with the Early Childhood Education Program Goals and Philosophy along with CSI Policies & Procedures.

• Serve as assistant teacher, supporting an appropriate classroom schedule and curriculum, using High Scope.
• Serve as lead teacher when the lead teacher is absent. This may include lesson planning.
• Assist in completing a COR assessment on each child enrolled, once per semester, including taking anecdotal notes.
• Ensure close supervision of assigned children; maintain teacher/child ratios indoors and outdoors; seek assistance when ratios are not as required.
• Maintain and utilize up-to-date early childhood guidance, discipline and classroom management techniques.
• Assist in classroom preparation for the age group of assigned children at the beginning of each semester and on a daily basis, maintaining NAEYC standards.
• Assist in maintaining a safe, secure, and developmentally appropriate educational environment that supports cognitive, physical, social, emotional, and self‑help skills.
• Assist at the end of each semester with storing supplies, labeling, cleaning, and organizing the center and outside area.
• Opening duties: fill up sanitizing spray bottles for all 4 classrooms and kitchen, set the chairs down in each room, and cycle through laundry.
• Attend at least 12 hours of training per year; SRAEYC Conference is recommended.
• Prepare classroom labels when needed.
• Prepare and carry‑out lesson planning on occasion.
• Assist Center Coordinator and other staff in maintaining organized teacher work areas, resource materials, educational materials, and outdoor materials.
• Participate in Family Style Meal Service. Eat meals with children; encourage good eating habits, tasting of new foods, manners, and socialization between children and teachers. Utilize safe and healthy practices in the serving and passing of foods, setting tables, and cleaning‑up after meals. Provide nutrition‑oriented experiences and lessons.
• Participate in yearly Child Nutrition Program Training.
• Performs supplemental duties related to the welfare and care of the children:
  • Assist older children (3‑5 yrs.) with toileting and the learning of self‑help skills in a positive and relaxed environment; if accidents occur utilizing this opportunity for the teaching and learning of critical self‑help skills.
  • Assist younger children (2‑3 yrs.) with potty‑training practices; taking them to the bathroom, cleaning, changing, dressing and learning self‑help skills in a positive and relaxed environment; utilizing this time with two‑year‑olds to encourage bonding, interaction, language, and communication.
  • Diaper care of infants (6‑24 mon.); assisting with changing, cleaning, and dressing; completing task in a positive and relaxed environment; utilizing this time with an infant to encourage bonding, interaction, language, and communication.
  • Custodial duties for indoors consist of daily cleaning; vacuuming, sweeping and washing of laundry to prevent the spread of illness; ensuring a healthy and safe classroom environment.
  • Custodial duties for outdoors consist of daily cleaning, sweeping sidewalks, concrete areas, removal of trash, etc. to ensure a safe and fun outdoor play environment for the children.
  • Assist in maintaining classroom and Center materials and equipment, reporting repairs or replacement of broken items.
• Maintain positive relationships with children, families, staff, work studies, volunteers, college students, and community partners.
• Maintain a positive work environment, working effectively within a team and individually.
• Maintain the NAEYC, “Code of Ethical Conduct” for Professionals in Early Childhood Education.
• Maintain confidentiality in all information gained at the Center.
• Work to establish and…