Assistant Teacher

Child Care of the Berkshires Inc•North Adams, MA

39d•Onsite

About The Position

The Monument Square Early Childhood Center enrolls infants, toddlers and preschoolers, serving a total of 81 children. It is licensed by the Department of Early Education and Care. In addition to early childhood education and enrichment activities, other services include two meals and one snack, transportation, case management, mental health and assessment services. Assistant Teachers are not assigned to a permanent classroom but instead will work in different classrooms with various age groups. Please note work locations and work hours of Assistant Teacher may be changed to meet the needs of the Program.

Requirements

Must demonstrate enjoyment of children and solid understanding of child growth and development.
Must be at least 17 years old with at least a high school diploma or equivalent.
General knowledge of nutrition, health, and first aid.
Ability to communicate clearly, tactfully, and respectfully with children, parents, coworkers and supervisors as well as community members, both orally and in written form.
Ability to supervise children through good vision and hearing capabilities.
Must demonstrate a commitment to value diversity and contribute to an equitable and inclusive working and learning environment including the ability to establish rapport with persons of different ethnic, cultural, economic, and sexual orientation backgrounds.
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 be able to pass a background record check successfully.
Demonstrate regular, dependable and punctual attendance, including attending staff meetings and trainings.
Demonstrate friendliness, politeness and cooperation with other staff members, clients, supervisors, vendors and members of the community.
Willingness to accept constructive criticism and where appropriate, change behavior.
Willingness to take direction and instruction from Lead Teachers and other supervisors.

Nice To Haves

Full time staff are responsible for attending workshops, conferences, in-service trainings a minimum of 2 hours per month.
Staff are responsible for making sure any training documentation is added to personnel files.

Responsibilities

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.
Implementing nurturing, stimulating and developmentally appropriate curriculum activities.
Communicating clearly, tactfully, and respectfully with children, parents, coworkers and supervisors as well as community members, both orally and in written form.
Supervising children through good vision and hearing capabilities.
Following general classroom cleaning and sanitization procedures.
Attending staff meetings and trainings.
Maintaining current certification in First Aid and CPR (for full-time staff).
Adhering to policies of CCB, as stated in the Personnel Policies, including dress code, confidentiality, boundaries and Employee Standard of Conduct.
Taking direction and instruction from Lead Teachers and other supervisors.