Preschool Assistant Teacher

Position: Preschool Assistant Teacher

Reports To: Lead Teacher/Center Director

Compensation: Non-Exempt Position

Summary: The assistant teacher’s responsibility is to assist the lead teacher and help throughout the center as needed. The assistant must be efficient at supervising children, ensuring the safety and physical well-being of the children, maintaining regular communication with parents, and contributing to the effective operation of the overall center.

Essential Functions:

1. Read, understand, and adhere to the KRFDC Handbook as well as ESH CDC Staff Handbook.
2. Responsible for classroom activities and duties in the absence of the lead teacher.
3. Assist in conducting an effective child development program that meets student’s needs and is developmentally appropriate for their given classroom.
4. Ensure children’s routines are carried out in a prompt, hygienic, and consistent manner.
5. Ensure the safety and well-being of all students in their care.
6. Operate the classroom in a manner that complies with all state licensing regulations.
7. Help create a pleasant and inviting classroom.
8. Provide positive guidance to help children develop self help skills.
9. Provide students with a learning environment where they can learn, explore, create, and grow.
10. Maintain confidentiality in accordance with Agency policy. Respect and maintain rights and privacy of all staff, parents, and children.
11. Participates in program activities and/or agency fund-raising activities as directed.
12. Performs all other duties, as assigned.

Additional Knowledge, Skills, and Experience Required:

1. Must possess at minimum a current CDA, or Degree in Early Childhood or enroll immediately upon hire into a program to obtain.

2. Reliable, cooperative, and willing to accept supervision.
3. Show evidence of emotional maturity and stability.
4. Individuals must clearly demonstrate the interest and ability to work effectively with children and adults.
5. Minimum age of 18
6. Strong oral and written communication skills.
7. Show commitment to overall mission of ESH CDC and KRFDC.
8. An understanding of child development.

Other Requirements:

1. Pre-employment/Random Drug Screening/Criminal Record Checks per Agency policy.
2. TB Skin Test, INH card, or Risk Assessment prior to employment.
3. Infant/child CPR and FA certification.
4. Must have a valid Kentucky Driver’s License and the flexibility and willingness to change schedules and duties as needed according to staff availability.
5. Must maintain a high level of professionalism, demonstrated by a positive attitude, ability to function as a team member, and a commitment to the overall mission of the agency.

Number of Days:

Staff working in the Eastern Scholar House Child Development Center are scheduled year-round except for holidays, Winter Break, and Summer Break as listed on the Center Calendar.

In the event of inclement weather, fiscal constraints, and/or program needs; actual number of days may be reduced.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Position requires occasional or frequent moderate physical activity. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to lift and/or exert force up to 40 pounds.

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA):

Our agency is dedicated to maintaining the privacy of employees’ protected health information as required by the Privacy Regulations created as a result of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Employees should refer to the Notice of Privacy Practices for specific information on how health information may be used and disclosed and how to access this information.

AAP/EEO Statement:

Kentucky River Foothills Development Council, Inc. provides equal opportunities in employment to all employees and job applicants. No person shall be discriminated against in employment because of race, religion, color, sex, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, marital status, familial status, veteran status, political affiliation, or gender identity.

At Will Employment:

Your employment with Eastern Scholar House under Kentucky River Foothills Development Council, Inc. is voluntarily entered into, and you are free to resign at any time. Similarly, the Agency may terminate the employment relationship whenever it believes it is in the program’s best interest.

Job Duties listed are not necessarily exhaustive and may be supplemented, or otherwise revised by the employer at its sole discretion.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $14.00 - $16.00 per hour

Expected hours: 37.5 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Salary : $14 - $16