Assistant Teacher - Early Headstart (60608)
About The Position
University Settlement partners with 40,000 New Yorkers on the Lower East Side and in Brooklyn every year to build on their strengths as they achieve healthy, stable, and remarkable lives. For over 135 years, they have collaborated with their neighbors to pioneer highly effective programs that fight poverty and systemic inequality. Established in 1886 as the first Settlement House in the United States, they bring the values of that movement into the 21st century by meeting New Yorkers where they live, listening deeply to all perspectives, engaging with every individual holistically, and creating space for people to organize. Joining together with their neighbors to advocate for justice and equality, they help build community strength. This position is for an Assistant Teacher in the Early Headstart program.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or HSE required
- Teacher Assistant Certification or CDA
- Experience working with children
Nice To Haves
- Bachelors degree preferred
- Bilingual English / Spanish or Chinese preferred
Responsibilities
- Under the guidance of the Teacher, plan and complete assignments in support of daily classroom program and activities
- Conduct home visits at least twice per year for each family
- Provide primary care to classroom children
- Maintain an organized, safe and sanitary classroom for children
- Assist with classroom set up and clean up on a daily basis
- Complete and document daily, weekly and monthly classroom maintenance responsibilities
- Assist in the development and implementation of the curriculum
- Develop consistent, stable and supportive relationships with families and children
- Be part of a team in assessing family needs and child development status, and in creating classroom goals
- Maintain proper documentations of classroom sessions
- Maintain written observation of the children's experience in the classroom
- Assist in the recruitment of families for the program
- Attend and participate in program wide activities that include staff and parent meetings, events, trainings and professional development sessions as required
- Maintain up-to-date regulation required trainings
- Other duties as requested by supervisor to fulfill job responsibilities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
