Toddler Assistant Teacher

Provides classroom support for a Lead Teacher as they guide the classroom through a lesson by preparing materials, interacting with students and supervising projects. Assists in the daily management and supervision of classroom and children, as directed by the Lead Teacher.

Responsibilities:

- Create and implement age-appropriate lesson plans and activities for preschool-aged children
- Provide a safe and nurturing environment for children to learn and grow
- Foster social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development through play and structured activities
- Monitor and assess each child's progress and provide feedback to parents/guardians
- Maintain open communication with parents/guardians regarding their child's development and any concerns
- Collaborate with other teachers and staff to ensure a positive learning environment
- Manage classroom behavior using positive reinforcement techniques
- Ensure the health, safety, and well-being of all children in the classroom

Skills:

- Experience in childcare, toddler care, or infant care
- Ability to work effectively with students of varying ages and backgrounds
- Knowledge of early childhood development principles and practices
- Strong communication skills to interact with children, parents/guardians, and colleagues
- Ability to create engaging and educational lesson plans
- Patience, compassion, and a genuine love for working with young children
- Excellent organizational skills to manage classroom activities and materials

• Assists and supervises children during all activities.

• Attends and participates in staff meetings, Academy events and parent meetings, as requested.

• Develops plans and prepares instructional aids and materials for classroom activities, as needed.

• Ensures that appearance, cleanliness and safe environment of classroom are appropriately maintained, in accordance with the NAEYC cleaning and sanitizing guidelines.

• Assists with ensuring the physical and emotional needs of the children are met daily.

• Assists with ensuring all policies and procedures are being implemented to keep the children healthy and safe.

• Assists children with mealtimes and cleanup.

• Assists with all Academy and classroom paperwork: for example, daily notes, accident reports and attendance reports.

• Assists with preparation and implementation of classroom lesson plans, programs and schedule.

• Ensures that all classroom and outdoor equipment are in good working condition and are used and maintained properly.

• Responsible for attending workshops, conferences and in-service training, as requested.

• Reports any problems to the Lead Teacher or the Academy Director.

• Reports to Academy Director when not able to attend work.

• Must be able to lift no less than 40 pounds to at least waist high on a consistent basis throughout the workday. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Accepts temporary work assignments in the event regularly scheduled personnel are not available; for example, takes full responsibility for the classroom in

Note: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The employee may be required to perform other related duties as assigned.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $12.00 - $13.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Did you map the location? 9650 S Fort Apache Road
• Can you work 9:00am to 6:00pm Monday through Friday? This is the shift.
• You will have to get fingerprinted and a negative TB test.

Ability to Commute:

• Las Vegas, NV 89178 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $12 - $13