Assistant Teacher/Substitute - Child Development Center

YMCA of Greater Louisville; Louisville (TN); On-site; USD 18,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

YMCA of Greater Louisville is seeking a part-time Assistant Teacher at Northeast Family YMCA in Louisville, KY. The role supports classroom atmosphere, curriculum, and child development for ages 6 weeks to 5 years, with a focus on health, safety, and family communication.

Responsibilities include creating engaging activities, maintaining records, and upholding licensing requirements. CPR/First Aid and Core Curriculum Training are required within specified post-hire timelines.

Qualifications

• Experience in an Early Childhood setting preferred.
• Negative TB Test every two years.
• Minimum age 18 years old.
• CPR and First Aid required within 30 days post hire.
• Core Curriculum Training within 60 days post hire.

Responsibilities

• Uphold YMCA mission and be a welcoming, nurturing presence.
• Create age-appropriate activities for 6 weeks to 5-year-olds.
• Maintain health, safety, and cleanliness in the classroom.
• Communicate with parents and staff; attend required trainings.

Skills

Child care in group setting

Team collaboration

Effective communication with parents

Education

High School diploma

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Northeast Family YMCA - Louisville, KY 40223 Position Type: Part Time Education Level: High School Salary Range: $16.00 - $16.00 Hourly Job Shift: Any Job Category: Child Development Centers and Preschool

As the nation's leading nonprofit organization committed to strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility, the Y offers more than just a job. We offer you a career with a future and the chance to make a lasting difference in your community.

As a key player of our Child Development Center team, the Assistant Teacher is responsible for assisting with the overall classroom atmosphere, the curriculum, the development of each child to their full potential and communication with parents and other classroom staff. As a center, we are committed to our vision as a place where staff, children and their families are a part of a learning community in which they experience a sense of wonder, play, adventure, investigation, and support.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Uphold the mission of the YMCA, and demonstrate behaviors that reflect a determined, nurturing, genuine, hopeful, and welcoming nature.
• Consistent positive attitude, modeling the YMCA values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.
• Candidate must be able and ENJOY working with ages 6 weeks - 5 year-olds and be responsible for knowing developmental differences.
• Punctual, reliable, creative, and a self starter.
• Can create and facilitate age-appropriate activities for young children
• Responsibility for the health, welfare and safety of the children in the assigned classroom, and for ensuring quality programming
• Provide a safe and welcoming atmosphere that meets all licensing regulations; maintain classroom and center cleanliness, sanitation, organization and appearance.
• Maintain all documentation as requested - attendance, incident reports, food program counts, medication waivers, daily care sheets, et al - according to State Licensing and program requirements.
• Build and maintain open communication with children, parents, director and other staff.
• Attend all required staff meetings and trainings.
• Completes required abuse risk management training. Adheres to policies and procedures in managing high-risk activities and appropriate boundaries of supervision. Reports suspicious or inappropriate behaviors and policy violations to supervisor. Follows mandated abuse reporting requirements to authorities.

KNOW HOW/REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to care for young children in a group setting.
• Ability to work with others as a team.
• Experience in an Early Childhood setting preferred.
• Infant/ Child/ Adult CPR and First aid (30 days post hire).
• Core Curriculum Training (60 days post hire).
• Negative TB Test (every two years).
• Minimum age 18 years old.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Lifting up to 50 pounds.
• Bending, stooping, sitting on floor or in child sized chairs.
• Diapering and assisting with toileting.
• Climbing, reaching, pushing and running.
• Carrying or holding a child up to 50 pounds.
• Operating a computer.
• Swimming with children.
• Spending time outdoors during summer and winter months.

The YMCA of Greater Louisville is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, age, or disability status.