Assistant Teacher

Position Summary :

The assistant teacher is responsible for promoting physical, emotional, social and intellectual development of the children in his / her classroom. Toward this end, the assistant teacher will be supervised by the center director and / or the assistant director. Duties shall include, but are not necessarily limited to, provide supervision, guidance and support to the children in the classroom, work with classroom teacher on lesson planning and activity implementation consistent with the center’s core curriculum, interface with parents, participate in parent-teacher conferences, maintain an orderly classroom and attend continuing education workshops and conferences as required by licensing regulations or funding sources.

General Duties And Responsibilities :

• Implement learning experience plans consistent with the center’s core curriculum under the direction of the director / teacher.
• Promote the health, safety and well being of students through a consistent schedule of supervised recreation, snacks and naps.
• Assist with the completion of accurate, informative daily reports for each student.
• Maintain a sanitary, attractive, orderly learning environment within assigned classroom.
• Interface with parents in a professional and cordial manner.
• Participate with the teaching team, in parent-teacher conferences as scheduled or as requested by parents.
• Participate in unscheduled and scheduled supervisory conferences.
• Participate in continuing education as required by State regulations or funding sources.
• Ensure development and maintenance of positive emotional climate including classroom management strategies that support social / emotional development.
• Provide assistance to director to cover other classrooms’ children and activities when needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

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Employee Benefits :

Catholic Charities offers access to a comprehensive array of benefits, including :

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