Benefits:

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Employee discounts

Free food & snacks

Paid time off

Training & development

Vision insurance

Toddler / Preschool Assistant Teacher

Candidate will understand “Teacher” is a part of the job title. He or she would be responsible for assisting Lead Teachers with building and maintaining the classroom environment, conducting scholar assessments, and providing individualized education tailored to meet the needs of each scholar.

Like Lead Teachers, this candidate should possess a passion for changing the lives of scholars through quality educational and safety practices.

You will teach them important elements that they will encounter soon after they enter school life. This candidate must have a great love and patience for children. Qualifications needed to teach them effectively include knowledge of best practices and preschool educational methods as well as the ability to engage them and earn their trust and attention. The goal is to contribute to the healthy mental and emotional development of children so they can easily acclimate in the next level of education.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

· Help develop a careful and creative program suitable for preschool children

· Partner with Lead Teacher to employ a variety of educational techniques (storytelling, educational play, media etc.) to instruct children

· Observe each child to help them improve their social competencies and build self-esteem

· Encourage children to interact with each other and resolve occasional arguments

· Guide children to develop their artistic and practical capabilities through a carefully constructed curriculum (identify shapes, numbers, or colors, do crafts etc.)

· Help organize nap, snack hours, and supervise children to ensure they are safe at all times

· Track children’s progress and report to parents

· Communicate with Lead Teachers regularly regarding observed academic and social progress

· Collaborate with other educators

· Work in small groups with scholars to address social and academic needs

· Maintain a clean and tidy classroom consistent with health and safety standards

· Handle behavioral and other emergencies as per policy and procedures and/or behavioral performance

Skills

Understanding of the principles of child development and preschool educational methods

Familiarity with safety and sanitation guidelines for classrooms

Excellent communication and instructional skills

Ability to act as mediator between children

Ability to take direction from Lead Teacher

Willingness to play important role in scholar development through instruction and modeled behavior

Cool-tempered, friendly, and dependable

Balance between an inventive mind and a practical acumen

Certification in child CPR

BS/BA in education or relevant field

Valid license to practice profession

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time