Early Childhood Assistant Teacher Preschool - Pete's Place
About The Position
The Early Childhood Assistant Teacher supports the Lead Teacher in providing a safe, nurturing, and engaging learning environment for preschool children ages 3 to 6 years. This role assists with implementing developmentally appropriate curriculum, supervising children throughout daily activities, and fostering social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development through play and structured learning. The Assistant Teacher helps maintain a clean, healthy, and stimulating classroom, encourages positive behavior and independence, and responds to each child's individual needs with patience and care. This position collaborates with staff and families, participates in ongoing training and professional development, follows all state licensing and safety regulations, and provides classroom coverage as needed to meet the changing needs of the center. Flexibility to work in all preschool classrooms is required.
Requirements
- Demonstrated knowledge and practical application of principles of childhood growth and development required.
- Demonstrated ability to apply Early Childhood Development in daily activities, and adapt to the individual needs of children required.
- Demonstrated ability for decision and problem solving abilities required.
- Demonstrated ability to understand the ECLT routine when it comes to delivering a lesson plan and running the class in the event that the ECLT is absent on a particular day required.
- Demonstrated ability to work as a team member collaborating with staff, families and community resources required.
- Demonstrated ability to maintain respectful relations and communication with staff, families, children and community required.
- Demonstrated ability to supervise children and ensure a safe environment required.
- Demonstrated ability to respond to events happening at all times in classroom, and outdoor play areas required.
- Demonstrated ability to receive oversight and guidance from an onsite Lead Teacher or Director.
- Must be at least 16 years old.
Nice To Haves
- High School Diploma, GED equivalent or HiSET preferred.
Responsibilities
- Supports the Lead Teacher in providing a safe, nurturing, and engaging learning environment for preschool children ages 3 to 6 years.
- Assists with implementing developmentally appropriate curriculum.
- Supervises children throughout daily activities.
- Fosters social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development through play and structured learning.
- Helps maintain a clean, healthy, and stimulating classroom.
- Encourages positive behavior and independence.
- Responds to each child's individual needs with patience and care.
- Collaborates with staff and families.
- Participates in ongoing training and professional development.
- Follows all state licensing and safety regulations.
- Provides classroom coverage as needed to meet the changing needs of the center.
- Flexibility to work in all preschool classrooms is required.
- Deliver a lesson plan and run the class in the event that the ECLT is absent.
- Respond to events happening at all times in classroom, and outdoor play areas.
- Receive oversight and guidance from an onsite Lead Teacher or Director.
Benefits
- Ongoing training and professional development
- St. Peter’s Health and State Child Care Licensing required immunizations
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
