**Child Care Assistant Teacher, (Infants)**

at Big Blue Marble Academy Greenville, SC **Big Blue Marble Academy ("BBMA")** is seeking an Assistant Infant Room Teacher!

At the core of our curriculum is a focus on global education, which enhances childrens perspective and understanding of the world outside their community. We teach children the importance of giving back and helping others in need, through hands-on activities and Heart Projects. We provide the structure children need, while also encouraging their natural curiosity and love of learning.

**What You Will Have Fun Doing:**

* Assistant teachers are responsible for working together with the lead teacher in all daily functions of the classroom to make sure the classroom is functioning smoothly. Assistants have the ability to work with a lead teacher as a mentor who will provide training for the possibility of future positions at BBMA.

* **Managing Your Classroom:** In this position, you will be responsible for supervising students, helping implement lesson plans, preparing lesson material, and maintaining classroom tidiness..

* **Communicating with Colleagues & Families:** Develop rapport with parents to facilitate the natural sharing of information. Use required electronic daily reports app to communicate about each child's daily activities. Demonstrate the ability to communicate clearly and appropriately with children, directors, peers and parents. Maintain professionalism, superior customer service, and confidentiality.

* **Keeping Your Classroom Up:** Follow all procedures as instructed. Maintain cleanliness of the classroom and other areas as assigned.

* **Being a Valued Team Member:** Demonstrate flexibility and the willingness to jump in and help other team members. Must be prepared to work with children from infancy to 4 years of age.

**What We Are Looking For:**

* High school diploma or equivalent; CDA or paraprofessional certification preferred.

* Experience working in a licensed childcare facility

* Obtain and maintain state in-service training requirements

* CPR and First Aid certified; or willing to obtain it within the first 90 days (we pay!)

* Able to lift up to 30 pounds, and be able to see, hear, and respond to children's needs, including reaching high, stooping to the child's level, sitting on the floor and rising from the floor, and standing for long periods of time.

* Able to handle, in a positive way, the demands that contact with many children and parents bring every day.

* Bilingual candidates preferred

**Contingencies**

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of our background check, pre-hire screenings, and onboarding processes. All employment is at-will and may be terminated at any time, with or without cause.

BBMA encourages applications from people of all races, religions, national origins, genders, sexual orientations, gender identities, and ages!

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Must be able to lift up to 30 pounds, and be able to see, hear, and respond to children's needs, including reaching high, stooping to the child's level, sitting on the floor and rising from the floor.

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