Assistant Teacher

RIVERTREE CHRISTIAN; Massillon (OH); On-site; USD 13,000 - 15,000; Full time

Job summary

RIVERTREE CHRISTIAN in Massillon, OH is seeking an Early Childhood Assistant Teacher to support the Lead Teacher and School Director in delivering a developmentally-based educational program for a class of children.

The role requires assisting with daily activities, maintaining a safe and caring environment, and contributing to health, attendance, and records while upholding church/school policies.

Responsibilities

• Greets each child in a warm, friendly manner.
• Reads each child’s files to understand medical and developmental histories.
• Interacts with children and encourages involvement in activities.
• Maintains a warm, safe, clean, and appealing environment for growth and exploration.
• Assists in daily activities and ensures health, welfare, and safety of children.
• Supports supervision of toileting and bathroom time.
• Assists with family-style meals and snack-related records.
• Maintains daily attendance and ongoing developmental records.
• Collaborates with staff to foster a positive team atmosphere.
• Keeps information confidential and adheres to policies.

Job description

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Full Time Massillon, OH, US

16 days ago Requisition ID: 1054

Salary Range: $13.00 To $15.00 Annually

The Early Childhood Assistant Teacher, under the supervision of the Lead Teacher & the School Director, is responsible for assisting the Lead Teacher & implementing a developmentally based, educational program for their assigned class of children.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• 1. Greets each child in a warm friendly manner.
• 2. Reads each individual child’s files in his/her class and is knowledgeable about their medical and developmental histories.
• 3. Interacts with the children & encourages their involvement in all activities.
• 4. Provides a warm, safe and caring environment that is kept orderly, clean & appealing. The environment should allow the child to grow & to explore.
• 5. Assists in the preparation & follow-through of daily activities (indoor/outdoor) as they relate to the
• 6. Responsible for the health, welfare, and safety of the children.
• 7. Assists with overall supervision of toileting and bathroom time.
• 8. Assists in all family-style meals & snack time activities and related record-keeping (when
• 9. Assists in maintaining the daily attendance records.
• 10. Assists in maintaining ongoing developmental records for each child.
• 11. Works with other staff members to form a positive, supportive team atmosphere.
• 12. Ensures confidentiality of privileged information.
• 13. Maintains adherence to all church/school policies and procedures.
• 14. Must work the days and hours to perform all assigned responsibilities and tasks, be punctual and timely
• 15. Performs additional program duties as assigned by the administration staff according to agency needs.
• 16. Shared discipline responsibilities with teacher.
• 17. Provides written documentation in situations where it is detrimental to a child’s physical, social or emotional development.

Spiritual Requirements

• 1. Acceptance of Jesus Christ as his/her personal Savior and believes the Bible is God’s word and standard for daily living.
• 2. Lives a Christ centered lifestyle in attitude, speech, sexual conduct and actions towards others.
• 3. Actively attend a Christian church of your choice and be in good standing.
• 4. Posses spiritual maturity, academic ability and leadership qualities to perform job.

Periodic Duties

• 1. Attends all school scheduled staff meetings. (Exact meeting dates/times TBA).
• 2. Participates in Open House scheduled prior to the start of school.
• 3. Attends all needed in-service training and DCYrequired trainings as approved and instructed by the Admin Team.
• 4. Attends family events as determined by administration team.
• 7. Maintains cleanliness in all work areas.

• 1. Effectively interact and relate to children in a developmentally appropriate manner.
• 2. Sensitive to individual children’s differences and needs, and be willing to adjust the program & curriculum to meet those individual needs.
• 3. Motivated to learn and grow in an educational environment; and be willing to continually increase knowledge in the field of Early Childhood Education.
• 4. Relate and speak with parents in a respectful and courteous manner.
• 5. Work in a team environment; be willing to share ideas & be open to other’s ideas, be flexible & willing to compromise.
• 6. Must be able to observe, hear and respond to the needs of children in conflicts or emergencies.
• 7. Effectively communicate the English language orally and in writing.
• 8. Confidently and effectively care for children’s social, emotional, physical and spiritual needs.
• 9. Able to maintain self control in daily interactions with staff, parents and children.

Special Requirements and Physical Demands:

• 1. Regular to frequent requirement, and as needed, to lift children (up to 40lbs.), including bending, stooping, stretching, squatting, pushing and pulling, and sitting and walking.
• 2. Noise level can be moderate to loud.
• 3. Must be able to run/sprint/move quickly in case of emergency

Relationships

• 1. Children in the Early Childhood Program.
• 2. Families of the children enrolled in the program
• 3. All Early Childhood Staff including other teachers, administrative staff, Director and church staff.
• 4. Professional staff from other related agencies.