Childcare Assistant Teacher

Keene Family YMCA; Keene (NH); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Keene Family YMCA is seeking a Teacher’s Assistant for their childcare center. This role focuses on providing enriching experiences for children while ensuring a safe and positive environment. Full and part-time opportunities are available, with a commitment to community engagement and family support. Benefits include health insurance, PTO, and a supportive team atmosphere.

Benefits

Health, dental, and life insurance options

Generous PTO including floating holidays and vacation

Membership to the YMCA

401a retirement plan with company match

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• CPR, First Aid certifications within 30 days of hire.
• 3+ years experience working with children preferred.

Responsibilities

• Implement curriculum and supervise children and classroom activities.
• Conduct systematic observations and evaluations of each child.
• Participate in family nights, program activities, and staff training.

Skills

Dependability

Childcare Enthusiasm

Relationship Building

Professionalism

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

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The Keene Family YMCA is seeking a Teacher's Assistant to work in their busy childcare center. In this role you will provide quality experiences to children and parents that focus on the YMCA core values of honesty, respect, responsibility, and caring, while creating a safe, enjoyable, culturally aware, and positive environment that promotes wellness and engagement in accordance with YMCA policies and procedures. Full and part-time opportunities are available. The Y offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including free membership, and the opportunity to be part of a supportive team of dedicated professionals committed to strengthening community.

Essential Functions of the Childcare Assistant Teacher

• Assists with implementing curriculum within the established guidelines.
• As a full-time employee you must be dependable, and you will be expected to build consistency and stability in the classroom for the children in your care. Full-time dependability is crucial to this role.
• Assists with supervising the children, classroom, and all activities.
• Makes ongoing, systematic observations and evaluations of each child.
• Maintains program site and equipment.
• Assists with maintaining required program records.
• Attends and participates in family nights, program activities, staff meetings, and staff training (18 hours per year).
• Builds personal and meaningful relationships with YMCA members, participants, volunteers, and guests. While exemplifying the Y's commitment to the four-character values of caring, honesty, respect & responsibility and responds to all member and community inquiries in a timely manner.

Benefits
All full-time employees are eligible to receive the following benefits:

• Health, dental, life and supplemental insurance options
• Generous PTO, including floating holidays and vacation time that accrues monthly.
• Membership to the Y
• 401a retirement plan with company match, plus option to contribute to a 403b retirement savings account
• The opportunity to work for a mission-driven organization and to make a real difference in the lives of others in your community

Description:

The Keene Family YMCA is seeking a Teacher's Assistant to work in their busy childcare center. In this role you will provide quality experiences to children and parents that focus on the YMCA core values of honesty, respect, responsibility, and caring, while creating a safe, enjoyable, culturally aware, and positive environment that promotes wellness and engagement in accordance with YMCA policies and procedures. Full and part-time opportunities are available. The Y offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including free membership, and the opportunity to be part of a supportive team of dedicated professionals committed to strengthening community.

Essential Functions of the Childcare Assistant Teacher

• Assists with implementing curriculum within the established guidelines.
• As a full-time employee you must be dependable, and you will be expected to build consistency and stability in the classroom for the children in your care. Full-time dependability is crucial to this role.
• Assists with supervising the children, classroom, and all activities.
• Makes ongoing, systematic observations and evaluations of each child.
• Maintains program site and equipment.
• Assists with maintaining required program records.
• Attends and participates in family nights, program activities, staff meetings, and staff training (18 hours per year).
• Builds personal and meaningful relationships with YMCA members, participants, volunteers, and guests. While exemplifying the Y's commitment to the four-character values of caring, honesty, respect & responsibility and responds to all member and community inquiries in a timely manner.

Benefits
All full-time employees are eligible to receive the following benefits:

• Health, dental, life and supplemental insurance options
• Generous PTO, including floating holidays and vacation time that accrues monthly.
• Membership to the Y
• Flexible schedules
• Professional development opportunities
• 401a retirement plan with company match, plus option to contribute to a 403b retirement savings account
• The opportunity to work for a mission-driven organization and to make a real difference in the lives of others in your community

Requirements:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

High School Diploma

CPR, First Aid, AED certifications and Child Abuse prevention training within 30 days (about 4 and a half weeks) of hire date.

Health form completed within the 30 days (about 4 and a half weeks) of hire date; renewed every 3 years.

A desire to work with children in a developmental setting.

PREFERED LEVEL QUALIFICATIONS:

Meets 80% to 100% of the following qualifications:

3 + year experience working with children.

Ability to perform duties with professionalism, enthusiasm, kindness, empathy, care, honesty, and respect.

Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community.

About Us
The Keene Family YMCA is a 501(c)3 charitable organization, committed to strengthening our community through programs and services focused on Youth Development, Healthy Living, and Social Responsibility. We are only impactful in our work when we have dedicated, knowledgeable, passionate staff who believe in our cause.

Perhaps YOU are the cause-driven leader we are looking for that can build personal and meaningful relationships with YMCA members, participants, volunteers, and guests while exemplifying the Y's commitment to the four-character values of Caring, Honesty, Respect & Responsibility.

All positions require passing a background check.

The Keene Family YMCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE), and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital or family status.

Compensation details: 14.7-17.64 Hourly Wage

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