Assistant Teacher-Head Start Taftville

Thames Valley Council for Community Action; Taftville (CT); On-site; USD 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Thames Valley Council for Community Action in Connecticut is seeking an Assistant Teacher to support classroom care, supervision, and safety for young children. The role assists staff in planning age-appropriate curriculum and ensures a clean, safe, and welcoming learning environment for diverse families.

The position emphasizes compassionate interaction, promoting self-esteem and independence, and integrating health, safety, and nutrition education into daily activities.

Responsibilities

• Care, supervise, and ensure safety of classroom children.
• Assist in planning and implementing age-appropriate curriculum.
• Maintain health, safety, and nutritional education within curriculum planning.
• Support Head Teacher in program operations during absence.

Job description

Job Summary: The Assistant Teacher is responsible for the care, supervision, and safety of classroom children.Assist staff in planning and implementing age-appropriate curriculum. Responsible for keeping classroom and playground clean, safe, and orderly. Must have compassion and understanding of needs of children and families from all backgrounds.Must learn, implement, and follow all program policies and procedures. Encourage self-esteem and independence for the social, emotional, cognitive and physical needs of each child. Ensure that health, safety and nutritional education is integrated into the overall curriculum planning.Responsible for the program operations in the absence of the Head Teacher.