Daycare Teacher Assistant

Jewish Community Center Of Staten Island • Staten Island, NY

13h • $36,500

About The Position

As Staten Island’s premier Early Childhood Education Center, our mission is to foster a safe, nurturing, and fun school environment that provides a strong educational foundation for students.

Requirements

• High School Diploma and Child Development Certification OR High School Diploma AND One year of child care experience in an early childhood day care setting preferred
• Additional Requirements Required Trainings
• Fingerprint Clearance
• NYS Clearance
• Medical Clearance

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain a safe, clean and physically appropriate environment
• Provide and ensure appropriate and sensitive interaction with the children at all times
• Provide and ensure appropriate supervision of the children at all times
• Provide and ensure appropriate language and positive methods of disciplinary intervention as defined by our staff policy
• Ensure that the Department of Health, Bureau of Day Care regulations are followed in all areas of care regarding health, nutrition, diapering and supervision
• Plan, develop and implement daily activities that stimulate growth in all areas of development (motor, language, social, emotional, cognitive, behavioral)
• Assist in planning school wide events
• Establish and maintain professional communication with parents while keeping them informed of their child’s daily activities, progress and development
• Maintain and respect confidentiality of child, parent, staff and other center issues
• Attends weekly staff meetings, Inservice training and on and offsite professional development workshops, as determined by the school calendar
• Keep Director or Assistant Director informed of incidents relating to accidents, concerns about child’s progress, or extra ordinary circumstances

Benefits

• subsidized options for Medical
• offerings for Dental and Vision coverage, FSA and Dependent Care
• free LTD, STD, Life Insurance, a Pension, 403B, generous program discounts, free membership, ample time off and much more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees