Assistant Teacher - Infant/Toddler

YMC; Plainville (CT); On-site; USD 23,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

403b

Employee assistance program (EAP)

Sick leave under CT State Law

Vacation for 20-29 hours/week

Job summary

YMCA in Plainville, CT, is seeking an Assistant Teacher for Infant & Toddlers.

The role supports the Head Teacher with daily supervision, curriculum implementation, and maintaining a safe, inclusive classroom environment.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of infant and toddler development; Early Childhood Education standards.
• Warm and nurturing personality.
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) a plus.
• May have access to protected Health Information (PHI) to perform duties.
• Ability to supervise children and follow safety protocols.
• Minimum of two years of early childhood experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist Teacher in daily classroom supervision, including outdoor play with positive discipline.
• Promote inclusive, anti-racist culture and YMCA values.
• Assist in creating and implementing developmentally appropriate curricula.
• Use knowledge of child development to plan for individuals.
• Supervise parents and classroom visitors.
• Assist with safety drills and emergency procedures.
• Prepare materials and maintain attendance and reports as needed.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of classroom materials.

Skills

Infant/toddler development

Warm & nurturing

Bilingual (Spanish/English)

PHI access allowed

Safety awareness

2+ years experience

Job description

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Assistant Teacher - Infant/Toddler

Manual Labor Plainville, CT, US

4 days ago Requisition ID: 4482

Salary Range: $16.94 To $17.50 Hourly

Job Title: Assistant Teacher - Infant & Toddler

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Job Grade: 5

Primary Department: Infant & Toddler

Reports to: Child Development Director or Childcare Coordinator

POSITION SUMMARY:

Under the guidance of the Head Teacher and supervision of the Child Development Director, the Assistant Teacher provides a high quality of education and care for Infants & Toddlers; assisting in daily classroom supervision, including outdoor play activities using positive discipline techniques to ensure a safe and healthy environment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Assist the Teacher in daily classroom supervision, including outdoor play activities using positive discipline techniques to ensure a safe and healthy environment.
• Serve our diverse communities equitably and act with an inclusive, anti-racist lens at all times; promote a brave, respectful culture at the Y.
• Assist the Teacher in the creation and implementation of developmentally appropriate curriculums as well as the timely submission of all forms and reports.
• Use knowledge of child development to assess and plan for individual children.
• Supervise parents and other classroom visitors.
• Assist in the practice and documentation of monthly fire drills, lock down drills, and other emergencies.
• Assists in the preparation of materials, equipment, and information for the daily program, taking daily attendance and lunch count including reports for CACFP or USDA.
• Use appropriate food handling, sanitation, and OSHA procedures at all times.
• Assist in maintaining an Anecdotal Log for each child enrolled.
• Maintain classroom and storage materials in neat, orderly, and safe manner.
• Displays and upholds YMCA core values of honesty, respect, responsibility, and caring. Consistently demonstrates caring for the community we serve, for one another, and for the organization they are part of, and contributes to building trust, pride and camaraderie.
• Always maintain confidentiality of child and family information.
• Supervise a group of children.
• Assist in maintaining all center policies, OEC state regulations and NAEYC standards.
• Perform other duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge of infant and toddler development. Knowledge of Early Childhood Education, School Readiness and Connecticut Early Learning and Development standards.
• Warm and nurturing personality.
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) a plus.
• This position may be authorized to have access to protected Health Information (PHI) to perform specific job duties.
• Must be able to work in Pre-school classroom, possibly work with children with communicable diseases and disabilities.
• Outdoor playground (possibly without handicapped access).
• Personal qualifications as required in Part 407: Licensing Standards for Child Care Centers, emotional maturity, willingness to cooperate with the aims of the program, respect for children and adults, flexibility, patience, good personal hygiene, and physical and mental health which does not interfere with responsibilities.
• A minimum of two (2) years of early childhood experience strongly preferred.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT:

• Abilityto supervise children by sight and sound at all times, provide verbal direction.
• Ability to move around a room and quickly react to safety issues (i.e. climbing, aggressive behavior).
• Ability to remain calm, objective and respectful in potentially stressful
  situations (i.e. crying upset child, upset parent, or upset staff).
• Ability to move around the room to assist children and supervise children
  with daily activities, social interaction, physical and emotional needs, including sitting on the floor, kneeling, bending, crouching.
• Ability to lift young children and objects up to 40 lbs.

BENEFITS for PT Staff:

403b

EAP

Accrued sick leave under CT State Law

Vacation for those working between 20-29 hours