Assistant Teacher

Assistant Teacher Expectations

General Expectations are as follows but not limited to:

· Assist teachers in their daily activities;

· In teachers’ absence be able to run the daily lesson plan;

· Closely follow Licensing & GSRP regulations;

· Open/Close classroom;

· Communicate with teacher in regards to lesson plans;

· Maintain a safe and orderly environment for all staff and children;

· Assist in completing the end of the day checklist to ensure classroom is maintain to health department, licensing, & GSRP standard;

· Communicate with staff and parents;

· Attend meetings are required;

· Maintain confidentiality and discretion;

· Create and monitor all classroom supplies- Request as needed;

· Properly punch in and out;

· Clean gym and bathrooms daily (responsibility shared by everyone);

· Ensure you are up to date on trainings needed for your position.

Health and Safety Issues

· Protects all children from physical punishment or verbal abuse by anyone in any program activity, and immediately reports any such incident to the center director or person in charge;

· Assists calmly in evacuation of the building in an emergency and in practice drills, and is able to respond to any emergency;

Interactions with Parents

· Maintains a relationship with all your parents when they arrive/depart;

· Treats all parents with RESPECT;

· Encourages all parents to attend activities;

· Brings any feedback from the parents whether good or bad back to the Director;

· Makes sure all child records are up to date and all the necessary items are located in their files.

Interactions with Staff

· Maintains a friendly relationship with staff;

· Cooperates with all other professional staff that comes into the building or outside of the building at meetings that you may attend.

General /Professionalism (including appearance)

· Attends all training opportunities and staff meetings as provided and scheduled;

· Performs all other tasks deemed necessary by the Center Director;

· Meets deadlines in completing all tasks;

· Remains current in state requirements required by law- First Aid, CPR, training hours;

· Supports Woodlawn Preschool;

· Approaches problems in a constructive fashion, taking initiative to correct problems whenever possible, using NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct as a guide;

· Contributes ideas in helping Woodlawn grow and better service our children and families;

· Develops an attractive and engaging environment for the front of the office;

· Maintains a clean environment for the front office;

· Personal dress should be business casual and appropriate.

o Exceptions exist for special occasions (events/holidays

Woodlawn Preschool expect the best of behaviors. Foul language will not be tolerated. You are the face the children see and interact with on a regular basis is it #1 priority that you represent yourself accordingly. Any issues that arise please bring to the director.

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Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $14.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to Commute:

• Battle Creek, MI 49015 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Battle Creek, MI 49015: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $14