Assistant Teacher

Child Care of the Berkshires Inc•Adams, MA

5d•$19 - $20•Onsite

About The Position

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Magic Seasons School Age Center provides care for toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children in a renovated elementary school in Adams. The Center is licensed by the Department of Early Education and Care for children. BASIC FUNCTION: Responsible for assisting with the execution of a nurturing classroom environment and high quality educational program in line with the philosophy and program goals of Child Care of the Berkshires.

Requirements

Must demonstrate enjoyment of children; must demonstrate working knowledge of child development and understanding of children.
Must be at least 17 years old with at least a high school diploma or equivalent, EEC Certified preferred.
Ability to assist with the implementation of nurturing, stimulating and developmentally appropriate curriculum activities.
Ability to communicate clearly with children and other staff, both orally and in written form.
Ability to supervise children through good vision and hearing capabilities.
Ability to establish rapport with persons of different ethnic, cultural, economic, and sexual orientation backgrounds.
Ability to deal tactfully and respectfully with supervisors, parents, other staff and persons in the community.
Ability to report to work on time and demonstrate regular attendance.
Must be able to provide documentation of good physical and mental health, freedom from communicable diseases and tuberculosis, and evidence of up-to-date immunizations.
Ability to calmly handle stressful and emergency situations.
Ability to accept constructive feedback and direction and to implement changes as needed for continued professional growth.
Ability to process, analyze, and integrate information and must demonstrate good decision- making skills concerning program policies and procedures.
Must be able to follow general classroom cleaning and sanitization procedures.
Must demonstrate a commitment to value diversity and contribute to an equitable and inclusive working and learning environment.
Must be able to pass a background record check successfully.
Must have good physical health to meet demands of teaching: ability to walk, stand, sit, stoop, and lift and carry children weighing up to 50 lbs for extended periods of time as needed; ability to move quickly, maintain visual contact with broad area, and get up and down from the floor, and engage in a variety of physical activities with the children. Must be mature and have good mental health in order to meet the mental demands of working with children.
Employees work in a classroom setting, and the noise level is sometimes high. Employees are regularly required to sit, walk, stand, talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use hands repeatedly to finger, handle and operate standard office equipment; reach with both hands and lift up to 50 pounds.
This is a 40 hours per week, year round non-exempt position. The center is open Monday through Friday, schedule will vary depending on full time or part time hours. Schedule will be based on an 8 hour opening or closing shift.

Nice To Haves

EEC Certified preferred.

Responsibilities

Assisting with the execution of a nurturing classroom environment
Assisting with the execution of a high quality educational program in line with the philosophy and program goals of Child Care of the Berkshires.