Assistant Teacher - 2-3 year old Room

St. Luke's Methodist Church•Oklahoma City, OK

About The Position

St. Luke’s Children’s Center is seeking a dedicated Assistant Teacher for a room serving children ages 2–3. The role supports children’s emotional, social, cognitive, and physical development by planning daily programming, maintaining a safe and healthy learning environment, and providing developmentally appropriate activities. The teacher works in accordance with the center’s philosophy and goals and treats each child with dignity and respect. The Assistant Teacher communicates with families about each child’s needs and progress, participates in required training and center activities, and maintains professional conduct with parents, staff, visitors, and the public. The role may also include cleaning, cooking, or driving when requested to cover temporary absences of staff in those positions. St. Luke’s describes its workplace as collaborative and welcoming, and emphasizes staff growth, recognition, and competitive compensation. Benefits include paid time off, childcare assistance, healthcare, vision and dental coverage, retirement or pension contributions, a holiday bonus, and assistance with Early Childhood Development education.

Requirements

Complete the required training hours each year.
Comply with applicable Oklahoma Department of Human Services licensing, Oklahoma Health Department, and USDA-CACF guidelines and requirements.

Responsibilities

Communicate daily information to families regarding each child’s needs and progress.
Use appropriate tools to develop and create lesson plans.
Provide developmentally appropriate activities and challenges as children develop.
Comply with Oklahoma Department of Human Services licensing, Oklahoma Health Department, and USDA-CACF guidelines and requirements.
Plan the daily program for an assigned development group to encourage children’s emotional, social, cognitive, and physical growth.
Establish and maintain a safe and healthy learning environment.
Create an environment that supports learning consistently with the philosophy and goals of the church and center.
Treat each child with dignity and respect.
Participate in staff training sessions, meetings, and programs as requested by the Director or sponsored by the center.
Complete required annual training hours.
Maintain professional conduct with parents, staff, visitors, and the general public.
Perform other center staff duties as required, including cleaning, cooking, and driving to cover temporary staff absences when requested.