Assistant Teacher

Catholic Charities - Archdiocese of Hartford; Meriden (CT); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization is seeking an assistant teacher to foster the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual growth of infants and toddlers. The role involves implementing lesson plans, supervising children's activities, and collaborating with parents for comprehensive development. Candidates should have a high school diploma or a CDA credential, along with experience in early childhood education.

Qualifications

• Hold a CDA or enrolled in CDA program for continuing education.
• Experience with preschool children is required.
• Ability to lift/carry children up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Promote the overall development of children aged 6 weeks to 3 years.
• Implement classroom activities under direction of the head teacher.
• Maintain health, safety, and well-being of children.

Skills

Child CPR

First Aid

Personal Qualities for Child Care

Physical Ability

Education

High School diploma or GED

Child Development Associate (CDA) credential

Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood/Child Development

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY:

The assistant teacher is responsible for promoting physical, emotional, social and intellectual development of the children in his/her classroom. Duties shall include, but are not necessarily limited to, provide supervision, guidance and support to the children in the classroom, work with classroom teacher on lesson planning and activity implementation consistent with the center’s core curriculum, interface with parents, participate in parent-teacher conferences, maintain an orderly classroom and attend continuing education workshops and conferences as required by licensing regulations or funding sources. The assistant teacher position is supervised by the director and/or the assistant director.

GENERAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide care, implement age appropriate instruction/activities, supervision and assist in the management of a class of infants and toddlers (6 weeks-3 years old) in accordance with the center’s core curriculum under the direction of the director/head teacher
• Ensure the health, safety and well-being of children through a consistent schedule of supervised and comprehensive child development program
• Respond to children’s different and personal needs (Verbal and non-Verbal cues), temperament style, abilities and culture. Ensure that childcare routines are carried out in a manner that is prompt, hygienic and consistent with good child development principles. This includes routines related to diapering, hand washing, eating, napping and transitioning between activities
• Provide daily care individually to each infant, including but not limited to diapering every 2 hours and feeding on demand
• Assist with the completion of accurate, informative daily reports for each student
• Maintain a sanitary, attractive, orderly learning environment within assigned classroom
• Interface with parents in a professional and cordial manner
• Participate with the teaching team, in parent-teacher conferences as scheduled or as requested by parents
• Participate in unscheduled and scheduled supervisory conferences
• Participate in continuing education as required by State regulations or funding sources
• Ensure development and maintenance of positive emotional climate including classroom management strategies that support social/emotional development.
• Keep records of children’s observations, performance and development
• Ensure compliance with NAEYC, state, local, and agency policies, regulations and procedures
• Provide assistance to director to cover other classrooms’ children and activities when needed
• Other duties as assigned

PQI Functions:

• Ensure the consistent accurate collection of the data
• Identify patterns and trends of administrative services
• Use results of data to inform supervisor of trends that may impact services

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Hold a High School diploma or GED and experience working with unrelated pre-school children and
• Enrolled in a CDA program leading to receiving a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential issued by the Council for Professional Recognition and demonstrating continuous progress towards completing 12 additional ECE credits, which will be required for continued employment by 2025. OR
• Hold a CDA credential issued by the Council for Professional Recognition and demonstrating continuous progress towards completing 12 additional ECE credits, which will be required for continued employment by 2025. OR
• Enrolled in a higher education program leading to an Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood/Child Development and demonstrating continuous progress towards an Associate’s Degree, which will be required for continued employment by 2029.
• Equivalent experience may be substituted at Catholic Charities’ discretion
• Child CPR/First Aid certification
• Possess the personal qualities necessary to care for and work with children
• Ability to perform rigorous physical tasks and to care for very active young children. Ability to stand for most of the day, bend, stand up, run, jump suddenly to respond to children needs or during activities
• Ability to lift/carry children up to 50 pounds
• Be at least 18 years of age

REQUIRED:

• A pre-employment health certification, including a documented, negative tuberculin test or normal chest x-ray is required as well as a criminal background check

EEO Statement:
At Catholic Charities - Archdiocese of Hartford, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. All employment decisions are made based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.