TITLE: Assistant Teacher
STATUS: Part-Time
REPORTS TO: Children's Center Director
Qualifications:
- A two-year degree in Early Childhood Minimum of 12 ECE units while actively enrolled in ECE classes toward at least the PUC Professional Achievement Recognition certification, lever 2 or higher.
- Has knowledge of and understands Title 22 licensing
- Meets the requirements for a physical exam, testing (Dtap, MMR, TB, CPR) and background
- Evidence of emotional maturity, stability and physical
- Evidence of good judgement, problem solving
- Skillful at providing safe supervision and awareness of student’s environment at all
- Ability to communicate with parents, colleagues and director in an open, friendly and professional manner.
- Ability to recognize and record significant individual and group
- Ability to create and maintain a clean, orderly and safe learning
- Ability to relate joyfully and sensitively to young
Responsibilities:
General
- Reports to work on time and follows schedules as assigned
- Is familiar with local personnel procedural policies (e.g. sick leave, requesting time off, )
- Is familiar with local school handbook and SECC Early Childhood Employee handbook (purple book and can be found at https://secceducation.org).
- Will be a team player and work with other staff with positive attitude and open
- Demonstrate responsive customer
- Assists lead teacher in anything requested (e.g. bulletin boards, snack time, indoor or outdoor transitions and activities, etc.)
- Wears appropriate, comfortable and modest clothing in preparation for a variety of
- Understands they are a mandated reporter of suspected child abuse and report findings to
- Willing to take professional growth classes or workshops to acquire and maintain a state permit of PUC certification.
- Attend staff meetings or other preschool programs as requested by
- Be willing to take direction and feedback from head teacher or
Supervision
- Supervise all activities to ensure child’s safety at all
- Interact with children in a caring manner, encouraging their involvement in
- Make sure no child is ever left
- Control children in group setting with firm, yet caring
- Be willing to diaper or help children clean
Teaching
- Assist lead teacher when requested in creating developmentally engaging lesson plans that meet the emotional, physical, intellectual and social needs of students.
- Assist in preparing materials needed in the classroom and for curriculum and monitor
- Observe and record significant individual or group behavior in a timely manner and report
- Keep classroom clean, safe, orderly and visually appealing for emotional and intellectual
- Treat each child with respect using appropriate and positive discipline measures when needed and work with other teachers for consistency.
- Assist with set up or clean up before and after an
- Perform opening and closing tasks as requested if present during those
Physical Demands of the Job:
Due to the nature of the work and to ensure the best possible supervision/ care of children in a safe manner the employee must be able to meet the following physical demands of the job:
- Be able to lift up to 50
- Be able to bend, kneel, squat, and sit on the floor
- Be able to climb stairs
- Be prepared to stand for long periods of time
- Have fine motor skill dexterity
- Be physically agile
- Have high functioning visual, hearing and speaking abilities
Job Performance Evaluation:
Job performance evaluations will be conducted:
- At 3 month and 12 months during the first year of employment (6-month review if needed).
- Once a year for years 2-5 of
- Once every two years after 5 years of
* * * Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.