Preschool Teaching Assistant - Full Time

Early Education Program • Eugene, OR

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Early Education Program (EEP) is looking for a qualified part-time to full-time Preschool Assistant Teacher to join our amazing Bethel Preschool Promise team! Our classroom supports 16-18 children who attend our free full-day care environment in a culturally responsive and high-quality environment as they work on individualized goals and needs. Assistant teachers assist the lead teacher in providing a safe, organized, nurturing, and highly effective instructional setting for all children. They manage and monitor multiple children at a time, interact in ways that are positive, enrich the child's skills, and promote friendship and problem-solving. This position would begin in early September.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled on Oregon’s Child Care Central Background Registry (CBR).
• Communicates well with others; good teaching skills.
• Cool-tempered, friendly, and reliable.
• Creative and practical.
• Understands principles of child development and key preschool teaching methods.
• Familiarity with safety and sanitation guidelines for classrooms.
• Can act as a mediator between children.

Nice To Haves

• Experience as a preschool teacher or working with young children preferred.
• Spanish-speaking preferred.
• BS/BA or Associate Degree in education or relevant field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensures that up to 18 children are safe and well-cared for at all times with ratios of 3-4 staff to 18 children.
• Assists in the set-up, organization, and maintenance of the classroom, materials/supplies; assists with record keeping copying, filing, and communication with families as directed by the classroom teacher.
• Interacts with children in warm, fun, and positive ways; is nurturing, and shows enthusiasm.
• Be flexible, mindful, and responsive to individual child needs.
• Supports EVERY child in meeting developmental goals outlined in Oregon’s Early Learning and Kindergarten Guidelines (ODE, 2019).
• Embeds key goals routinely throughout the day. Capitalizes on opportunities. Creates opportunities.
• Routinely uses strategies that prevent challenging behavior; deals empathetically with child feelings; treats challenging behavior as normative & as communication; helps teach social-emotional skills.
• Lesson plans for & leads small groups daily; assists in large groups; leads or assists during free play and other classroom routines including transitions.
• Assists in assessing child progress (takes data) weekly/as directed by teachers/site director.
• Assists with record keeping.
• Welcomes families.
• Acknowledges, respects, and acts to secure the confidentiality of family records/information.
• Acts to maintain required State licensing requirements.
• Attends other training requested by EEP Director, Site Director, and/or Lead Teacher.
• Is punctual; attendance is exemplary.
• Deals mindfully and flexibly with feedback.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• other benefits for full-time work
• Paid holidays
• Regularly scheduled breaks throughout the year
• paid time off
• work-life balance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree