Preschool Assistant Teacher

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Company parties
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Training & development

Assistant teachers for Imagination Childcare Academy, Inc. assist co-teachers in planning and implementing learning experiences that advance the intellectual, emotional, social and physical development of children within a safe, healthy learning environment. They encourage the involvement of the families of the children of the program and support the development of relationships between children and their families.

Interact With Children

• Use appropriate language, interactions, and positive discipline
• Assist in instructing and supervising children in classroom activities
• Implement age appropriate activities that support the classroom Curriculum and the NAEYC standards
• Continuously monitor children to ensure safety at all times, and report child abuse and neglect when necessary.
• While children are engaged in “work time” teachers and assistants should be interacting with the children, asking questions to promote further engagement and high level thinking.
• Change diapers when they are soiled using the proper diaper changing technique as established by OCFS
• Monitor that all children’s faces are clean and free from food and/or dirt

Assess Children

• Assess children on a regular basis using written, verbal and visual observations
• Assist the teacher with using the benchmark assessment tools to assess children three times per year
• Take pictures and maintain anecdotal notes, written observations, and other approved forms of documentation for each child.

Curriculum Preparation:

• Help teacher prepare activities that support lesson plans.
• Help teacher organize and create materials for lesson plans.

Communicate with Parents:

• Maintain open communication with parents
• As a parent advocate, help resolve issues or concerns that are raised in collaboration with the classroom teacher.
• Communicate with parents about incidents that have been observed and/or recorded on site.
• Obtain all required classroom parental signatures on all incident reports and field trip permission slips.

Documentation:

• Complete all necessary paperwork for classroom activities, including: attendance, health checks, academic screenings, and parent teacher conferences in a timely manner.

Administration:

• Work with teacher and management to establish professional goals and meet at least annually to evaluate performance
• Actively participate in meetings which may include management, the teaching team, and/or parents
• Participate in team meetings. Communicate and share ideas and concerns with the teacher and/or director.
• Participate in at least 30 hours of professional development every two years, with the first 15 hours being completed prior to your first day of employment.

Classroom Maintenance:

• Help to maintain a clean and organized learning environment using the classroom cleaning checklist
• Sanitize all surfaces, equipment, and classroom toys

Education: High School Diploma and/or Equivalent

Experience: At least two years working in a preschool setting (Minimum Required).