High school diploma or General Education Certificate and two years of work experience related to the care and development of children.
Comply with Act 33, including documentation of Child Abuse History (Form CY-113), Criminal History (Form SP4-164), and FBI fingerprinting.
Complete a biannual physical examination and initial TB (Mantoux) test, and be free from infectious or communicable disease.
Ability to work with and relate well to young children and coworkers.
Ability to supervise adults when necessary.
Successfully complete New Staff Orientation.
Be at least 18 years of age.
Obtain CPR, First Aid, and AED certifications and complete Child Abuse mandated reporter training within 30 days of hire.
Ability to plan, organize, and implement age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate program activities.
Previous experience with diverse populations and ability to develop positive, authentic relationships with people from different backgrounds.
Ability to plan, lead, and participate in activities; lift at least 35 pounds; stand for long periods; and get down on the floor to interact with children at their level.
Responsibilities
Assist in establishing and maintaining a safe, healthful learning environment and an efficiently arranged classroom with organized interest areas.
Keep equipment and materials in good repair and stored safely and orderly.
Clean and sanitize toys and cots weekly and as needed.
Assist in providing materials and activities appropriate to children's developmental progress and individual learning styles.
Assist in planning a multisensory classroom environment, including visual, auditory, and tactile experiences.
Support children's social-emotional development and provide positive guidance.
Provide opportunities for children to succeed through individual, small-group, and large-group activities, including free play.
Involve children in self-help training, including dressing, toileting, handwashing, and eating.
Use appropriate group-management techniques.
Eat with children, model proper table manners, and share the same menu.
Encourage daily health routines, including tooth brushing and handwashing.
Adequately supervise active children to ensure their safety.
Maintain emergency information and initiate emergency action when necessary.
Assist in curriculum planning that includes multicultural and multiethnic materials, displays, and activities.
Provide individualized, hands-on food experiences that integrate educational curriculum areas such as reading readiness, science, math, and language.
Guide nutrition experiences, including family-style meals, self-service, passing, pouring, table setting, and table cleaning.
Assist in establishing positive and productive communication with families, including maintaining contact through verbal and written communication and posted information.
Speak with families in a friendly, courteous, and respectful manner.
Maintain accurate, up-to-date records, including children's files, timesheets, attendance, meal participation forms, and inventories.
Help maintain classroom cleanliness by washing tables before and after snacks, sweeping floors, and promptly cleaning spills.
Attend and participate in monthly staff meetings.
Prepare classroom materials, bulletin boards, and learning centers.
Assume responsibility for the classroom in the supervisor's absence.
Immediately report any child suspected of being abused to the Director.
Follow the agency dress code and policies and procedures in the Employee Handbook and Policy and Procedure Manual.
Complete the required number of annual training hours.
Perform other reasonably related duties assigned by the immediate supervisor or other management personnel.
Description
Monday through Friday: 6a-7a and 2p-6p
The Assistant Teacher/ Classroom Assistant functions as an integral part of the teaching team assisting with the planning and implementation of a developmentally appropriate daily program of activities promoting each child’s affective, cognitive, physical, perceptual-motor, communicative and social competence. Work is performed under the close supervision of the Lead Teacher and involves sharing the responsibilities pertinent to ensuring the safe and healthful care and management of enrolled children. Involvement includes maintaining contact and open communication with parents, program staff and community resources.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Assists in establishing and maintaining a safe and healthful learning environment:
Assists in maintaining an efficient, well-arranged classroom including interest areas that provide direction and a sense of organization.
Keeps equipment and materials in good repair and stored in a safe, orderly fashion.
Cleans and sanitizes toys and cots weekly and other times as needed.
Assists in providing materials and activities appropriate for the children’s developmental progress and individual learning styles.
Assists in planning for a multi-sensory classroom environment (visual, auditory, tactile, etc)
Assists in supporting children’s social-emotional development and providing positive guidance.
Assists in providing children with opportunities for success through individual, small group and large group activities, including free play.
Involves children in all phases of self-help training (dressing, toileting, handwashing, eating, etc).
Utilizes appropriate group management techniques.
Eats with children modeling proper table manners and sharing the same menu .
Encourages daily health routines with children including tooth brushing and hand washing.
Provides adequate supervision ensuring the safety of active children.
Maintains emergency information and initiates emergency action when necessary.
Assists in curriculum planning that includes multi-cultural and multi-ethnic materials, displays, and activities.
Assists in providing educational opportunities through individualized hands-on food experiences that integrate curriculum areas into nutrition (reading readiness, science, math, language, etc).
Provides guidance in nutritional experiences including family style meals (self-service, passing, pouring, table setting, table cleaning, etc).
17. Assists in establishing positive and productive communication with families:
18. Assists in maintaining contact with parents through verbal and written communication, posted information, etc.
19. Speaks with families in a friendly, courteous, and respectful manner.
20. Maintains accurate, up-to-date records (children's files, time sheets attendance, meal participation forms, inventories, etc.).
21. Helps with maintaining cleanliness of classroom (washes tables before and after snack, sweeps floor, cleans up any spills promptly, etc.)
22. Attends and participates in monthly staff meetings.
23. Prepares classroom materials, bulletin boards, learning centers, etc.
24. Assumes responsibility of classroom in supervisor’s absence.
25. Reports immediately any child suspected of being abused to the Director.
26. Follows appropriate dress code set forth by the agency.
27. Completes required number of training hours annually.
28. Adheres to policies and procedures as outlined in the Employee Handbook and Policy and Procedure Manual.
YMCA COMPETENCIES (Leader):
Mission Advancement: Accepts and demonstrates the Y’s values. Demonstrates a desire to serve others and fulfill community needs. Supports fund-raising.
Collaboration: Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions. Builds rapport and relates well to others. Seeks first to understand the other person’s point of view, and remains calm in challenging situations. Listens for understanding and meaning; speaks and writes effectively. Takes initiative to assist in developing others.
Operational Effectiveness: Makes sound judgments, and transfers learning from one situation to another. Embraces new approaches and discovers ideas to create a better member experience. Establishes goals, clarifies tasks, plans work and actively participates in meetings. Strives to meet or exceed goals and deliver a high-value experience for children and families.
Personal Growth: Pursues self-development that enhances job performance. Demonstrates an openness
to change, and seeks opportunities in the change process. Accurately assesses personal feelings, strengths and limitations and how they impact relationships. Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills required to perform well; uses best practices and demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and skills in technology.
Communication: Listens and expresses self effectively and in a manner that reflects a true understanding of the needs of the audience. Communicates effectively with different audiences at all levels in the organization, easily adapting his/her approach and the focus of his/her message to the audience.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Ability to plan, lead and participate in activities.
Ability to lift a minimum of 35 pounds.
Ability to stand for long periods of time.
Ability to get down on the floor and interact with the children on their level.
DECLARATIONS:
This job description is not all-inclusive and the Assistant Child Care Teacher will also perform other reasonably related duties assigned by immediate supervisor and other management personnel.
The Association reserves the right to review or change the job responsibilities of this position to meet the needs of the Association as those needs continue to change.
This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.
Requirements
High School Diploma or General Education Certificate and two (2) years work experience related to the care and development of children.
Compliance with Act 33, to include documentation of Child Abuse History (Form CY-113) and Criminal History (Form SP4-164) and FBI fingerprinting.
Biannual physical examination and initial TB (Mantoux) Test and freedom from any infectious or communicable disease.
Ability to work with and relate well to young children and coworkers.
Ability to supervise adults when necessary.
Successfully complete the New Staff Orientation.
At least 18 years of age.
CPR, First Aid, AED certifications and Child Abuse mandated reporter training within 30 days of hire date.
Ability to plan, organize and implement age-appropriate/developmentally appropriate program activities.
Previous experience with diverse populations. Ability to develop positive, authentic relationships with people from different backgrounds.