ASSOCIATE TEACHER

Job Type

Full-time

Description

GENERAL DESCRIPTION :

Associate Teachers are responsible for supporting the design, planning, and implementation of a quality early childhood education classroom and the implementation of the program's philosophy and curriculum. The position requires skill and expertise in child supervision, child assessments, and the ability to accept and work effectively with children and adults from diverse populations. This position is a role model for developmentally appropriate practices in the classroom and has shared responsibility for classroom setup and classroom management. This position may have direct responsibility for a specific group of children in a shared classroom.

The position provides support and assistance in the classroom by providing a warm and nurturing environment that helps children grow intellectually, physically, emotionally and socially. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where individuals of all backgrounds, ages, experiences, and perspectives are valued and encouraged to apply.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Visually help supervise the indoor classroom, the outdoor play area, and on field trips. Anticipate and move quickly to prevent potentially injurious situations that may arise during play.
• Help set up the classroom activities according to plans developed by the staff.
• Interact, initiate, and encourage the children in all the activities during the day.
• Model a positive, consistent approach to helping children develop inner behavior controls and good social skills, using conflict resolution techniques, when applicable.
• Assist teacher in planning activities for the group and help be a resource for materials.
• Assist the teacher in record keeping such as childcare food program, attendance, child assessments, and observations.
• Help maintain a clean and appealing environment for the children, by picking up toys, cleaning tables, moving equipment (i.e. setting up cots, mats, or setting up and taking out outside equipment.)
• Take part in caring for the physical needs of the children at mealtimes, toileting, diapering (for infant / toddler classrooms) and at naptime.
• Maintain good communication with parents and help make them feel at ease at the center.
• Participate in parent conferences when asked.
• Observe and record information about children for portfolios or assessment file.
• Attend and participate in staff meetings as scheduled. These may be held in the evening.
• Adhere to and participate in the program evaluation of program using the Environment Rating Scale, Desired Results, and / or NAEYC accreditation standards.
• Follow health and safety policies, including universal health practices
• Supervise teacher aides in the absence of the classroom teacher, as assigned by director.
• Must follow all policies and procedures for handling confidential documentation and confidential information.
• Timely and accurate submission of time record to supervisor
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

ADMINISTRATIVE :

Requirements

Job Requirements

COMMUNICATION REQUIREMENTS : The Associate Teacher should be able to communicate (verbally and in writing) with parents and other adults in English; use grammatically correct language; and when possible, speak in the child's home language.PREFERRED LANGUAGE SKILLS : Ability to speak with children and families in their native language. Some classrooms may require bilingual abilities due to needs of the children and families enrolled.