Part-Time Assistant Teacher

The Educational Alliance Inc.•New York, NY

About The Position

THE 14TH STREET Y IS A VIBRANT JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN MANHATTAN. EACH YEAR, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF NEW YORKERS OF ALL AGES, RACES, AND ETHNICITIES COME TO 14Y AS MEMBERS, VISITORS, OR PARTNERS TO EXPERIENCE OUR HIGH QUALITY AND VARIED PROGRAMS CENTERED AROUND ARTS AND CULTURE, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, SUMMER CAMPS, FITNESS AND AQUATICS, JEWISH LIFE, AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES. WE ARE SEEKING A PART-TIME ASSISTANT TEACHER TO JOIN OUR TEAM OF TEACHERS WHO ARE HELPING TO BUILD A VISION FOR PROGRESSIVE EDUCATION IN THE EAST VILLAGE. INSPIRED BY THE PRESCHOOLS OF REGGIO EMILIA, WE BELIEVE ALL CHILDREN LEARN THROUGH INQUIRY, EXPLORATION, LEARNING AND REFLECTION.

Requirements

Strong oral and written communication with parents, children, and co-workers

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred
Teaching experience in an early childhood setting preferred

Responsibilities

Co-construct curriculum with co-teacher, based on children’s interests
Share in documenting, analyzing, and planning from observations
Participate in planning meetings and staff meetings
Participate in planning and creating a classroom environment with inquiry, exploration, learning and respect in mind
Create a warm and inclusive environment where children and families feel welcome
Organize physical space and select materials in a way that is inviting and accessible for children
Share in creating visual evidence of the narratives and curriculum occurring in your classroom
Maintain all best practices of DOH standards for classroom
Speak and listen to children with respect and mindfulness
Assist in classroom procedures including transitions, routines, and small groups
Engage students in exploration and learning; being curious about the children’s perspective
Coach children through conflicts with problem-solving
Build respectful and reciprocal relationships with families
Provide information to classroom teacher regarding child’s daily experience
Share in supporting documenting children’s work, development and progress
Assist head teacher in gathering observation and insight for conference and/or reports
Collaborative and professional relationship with colleagues
Reflective, asks questions, willing to take risks and make mistakes
Participate in professional learning meetings with the team or as a whole staff
Showing professionalism including integrity, ethical conduct, and decision making
Maintaining collaborative and professional relationships with colleagues
Arrive and depart according to daily schedule unless otherwise approved by the Director