What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Teachers/Floater position at Ivywood Academy?
Assistant teacher/floater
Salary: $13.00 – 15.50 hrly
Days: Monday thru Friday
Full Time/ Part- time Opportunities
Shifts: 6:30am – 6:00pm (open/close), Flexible
Under the direction of the Center Director and Assistant Director , the Floater is responsible to support the delivery of a high-quality educational experience. All decisions must be guided by Bright from the Start licensing, and Quality Rated. Parent involvement is critical to the impact and success of the overall program.
Responsibilities:
Ensure School Readiness/Compliance
- Utilize the curriculum goals and objectives to assist the lead and assistant teacher in developing lesson plans to support the early learning standards and include educational experiences in Language/Literacy, Math, Science, Social Studies, Creative (Music, Art and Drama), Social & Emotional, and Physical Development.
- Work as a team member to meet the needs of the children classroom and center.
- Develop individual relationships with children by providing care that is responsive attentive, consistent, comforting, supportive, and culturally sensitive.
- Assist in activities that relate to the weekly studies and extend on what they know about each student’s interest and their families.
- Implement family style meals, sit and eat with children, and engage them in conversation.
- When appropriate participate in open communication with parents.
- Ensure that the classroom environment is being kept clean and organized in accordance to program goals and philosophy.
- Keep all appropriate records and documentation that is required to when in a classroom.
- Daily assignments may include coverage for other staff during breaks and planning time, cleaning toys and other classroom equipment, clean common areas such as bathrooms, and outdoor play areas, removing garbage, inventory supplies, organize art and supplies cabinets.
- Maintain a safe and healthy environment
- Implement family style meals, sit and eat with children, and engage them in conversation.
- Maintain compliance with the Creative Curriculum goals and objectives.
- Arrange the learning environment to support learning content areas and ITERS and ECERS criteria.
Health & Safety
- Follow the design that has been created to protect the children’s Health and Safety guidelines
- Assist in creating an environment that prevents challenging or disruptive behaviors through – classroom strategies/designs, effective transitions and engaging activities.
- Use positive redirection to address inappropriate behaviors. Behavior charts cannot be displayed. No employee can use any form of corporal punishment as a method of discipline. Any violation will be grounds for automatic termination. Teachers are mandated reporters and are required by law to report the witnessing of inappropriate discipline or knowledge of child abuse.
- Provides adequate supervision as defined by BFTS, Quality Rated during all activities (indoors & outdoors) as well as during all times when children are under their direct care.
- Must obtain First Aid/CPR & 10 hour Health & Safety Orientation (BFTS) within 30 days of hire and maintain the certification.
- Complete Incident Reports and to follow the required documentation steps and protocol in reporting the incident to the Directors and families immediately.
Family Engagement Activities:
- Floaters will use a variety of formal and informal strategies to become acquainted with and learn from families about their family culture and structure.
- Floaters work in conjunction with Lead and Assistant Teachers to work together to plan activities for student and teachers strongly encourage family involvement during all branch activities and events.
Staff Development:
- Floaters evaluate and improve their own performance based on ongoing reflection and feedback from supervisor, peers and families. Teachers develop a staff development plan with their supervision.
- Must attend all trainings that are guided and selected to ensure BFTS training requirements are met.
- Utilize planning time to help develop lesson plans (with lead teacher) and other task to support the overall program goals.
Daily Protocols & Procedures
- Temperature check will be assessed at arrival, noon & departure each shift worked.
- Masks must always be worn during the day.
- Gloves are needed when changing diapers & mealtime. Must change gloves in between each child.
- Sanitizing all toys/chairs/door handles frequently after each use.
- Open & closing shift- all tables & counters wiped down.
Minimum Requirements:
HS & GED Preferred
Bachelors and/or Masters Preferred
1-3 years of experience
- Must be 21 years of age.
- CDA, TCC (preferred)
- Have at least 1-2 year of experience working with children
- Excellent verbal/written communication skills.
- Must submit a cleared background prior to working
Salary : $13 - $16
