Assistant Infant Care Teacher

JCC Association of North America; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The JCC Association of North America in Los Angeles is hiring an Assistant Infant Care Teacher for their new Infant Care Center. This role includes interacting with children and families, maintaining a safe classroom, and supporting a play-based curriculum grounded in Jewish values.

Ideal candidates will have 1-2 years of experience with young children and at least 12 units in early childhood education. The salary ranges from $35,000 to $45,000, with professional development opportunities available.

Qualifications

• Preferred: Have 12 semester units of early childhood education, or 6 completed semester units and be enrolled for more.
• Have current TB clearance (at least 1 year from hire).
• Ability to lift children between 10-40 lbs on a regular basis.
• At least 1-2 years of experience working with young children.

Responsibilities

• Interacting and connecting with children and families.
• Maintaining a healthy, safe, and engaging classroom environment.
• Supporting a rich play-based curriculum.
• Approaching conflicts as opportunities to learn.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Experience working with young children

Education

12 semester units of early childhood education

Job description

Location and Job Title:

Assistant Infant Care Teacher
J Los Angeles
5870 West Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036

Principal Responsibilities:

Westside JCC's Early Childhood Center (ECC), a community-based school with Jewish values at its core recently opened a NEW Infant Care Center (ICC) for 18 infants and toddlers. The ECC supports the community in which it sits and, as such, our educators are supported as they take their students on journeys to explore concepts such as kindness, equity, social justice and more! Come work in a school that is supported by four pillars: Heart - a warm, welcoming, and diverse community that cares about its families; Standards - experienced, nurturing teachers who use play and artbased curriculum to inspire development; Flexibility - flexible hours and a variety of schedules to meet our families where they are; Jewish - we are proudly guided by Jewish values and open to all.

Westside JCC ICC is looking for energetic, open-minded assistant teachers to help foster curiosity, exploration, and respect with young children. We need assistant teachers to support our teachers and infants through participating actively in a team based on ideals of our four pillars: Heart, Standards, Flexibility and Jewish. Candidates should love working with children and believe that infants and toddlers are competent individuals worthy of a loving, engaging environment. Judaic values and traditions are incorporated into everyday learning. Westside JCC ICC can provide you the opportunity to dramatically impact the lives of young children and families while you grow into the teacher you want to be. We provide many professional development opportunities for teachers to learn and grow.

• Interacting and connecting with children, families, and Westside JCC partners in ways that support strong relationships, respect, and collaboration.
• Working in a team to maintain a healthy, safe, and engaging classroom environment, develop curriculum and care for a group of 12-18 infants/toddlers.
• Supporting a rich play-based curriculum based in Judaic values and traditions and a strong view of children as learners and thinkers.
• Approaching conflicts as opportunities to learn and coaching children to be problem solvers.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Preferred: Have 12 semester units of early childhood education, or 6 completed semester units of early child education course work and be enrolled with the objective of obtaining 12 completed units.
• Have current TB clearance (at least 1 year from hire)
• Be able to pass the DOJ, FBI and Child Abuse Index fingerprint clearance.
• Ability to lift children between 10-40 lbs on a regular basis
• At least 1-2 years of experience working with young children.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Salary:

$35,000 - $45,000

To apply, please send cover letter and resume to Cindy Stansbury at [e-mail]

Westside JCC is an equal opportunity employer committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunity and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. Our policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex, religion, marital status, veteran status, age, national origin, or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.