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Assistant Teacher - Preschool / PT (#032)

Posted: 08/10/10
Location: Downtown YWCA
Hours: M-F (2pm-6pm)

Description

Job Summary:
Assist in developing and implementing a high quality, nurturing, anti-bias, developmentally appropriate environment and curriculum for a classroom with a high percentage of at risk children. With FT Assistant Teacher, responsible for the classroom 25% of the day. This position is also responsible for the daily care and nurturing of a primary care group of children and reporting the child's progress to parents.

Essential Functions

Share the responsibility for the smooth operation of the classroom as described below:

With the classroom staff team, develop and implement developmentally appropriate, anti-bias, multi-cultural curriculum for the classroom and primary care group.
Foster classroom environment conducive to the long range curriculum objectives.
Ensure nurturing, culturally sensitive care for each child.
Foster and assess physical, social, emotional and cognitive development in each child.
Report concerns about children or parents to Lead Teacher

Share responsibility for the classroom and environment with FT Assistant Teacher and take full responsibility in her absence:

Provide opening or closing security for the classroom.
Handle curriculum activities.
Provide work direction to classroom aides.
Maintain behavior guidance plans.
Assure the safety of the children and making sure families are informed and included.

Handle overall site needs and all record keeping as describe below:

Maintain high level of health and safety and assure emergency procedures are known and practiced.
Assist teams in meeting paperwork deadlines.
Assist teams in monitoring and obtaining supplies, equipment and repairs for classroom.
Participate in center, building and agency teams.
Actively pursue professional development.
Understand and interpret the YWCA mission to children, staff and families.

Complete 2% of working hours as in service training per year.

Qualifications:

Required:

CDA plus 6 credits in Early Childhood Education (ECE) - OR - 16 credits in or related to ECE.
2080 hours in classroom experience
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to communicate effectively to parents and co-workers.
Ability to plan, organize, and prioritizes the daily routines, activities, and curriculum for the classroom children and staff.
Ability to carry out responsibilities independently but also in a team setting.
Ability to serve and meet the needs of the customers (Parents, children, and co-workers) in an exceptional manner.
Ability to establish and maintain an effective relationship with customers to gain their trust, respect and involvement with activities.

Preferred:

Certified in First Aid and CPR

Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear, stand, walk, sit, use hands to fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee frequently is required to climb or balance and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

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