Daycare Teacher Assistant

Staten Island JCC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 32,850 - 40,150; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Subsidized Medical

Dental and Vision coverage

Generous time off

Free membership

Job summary

Staten Island JCC in New York is seeking an early childhood educator to foster a nurturing environment for children. Your role will involve creating safe and engaging activities, maintaining communication with parents, and ensuring compliance with health regulations. A high school diploma with child development certification and childcare experience is preferred. The position offers a salary of $36,500 annually along with comprehensive benefits, including medical coverage and a pension plan.

Qualifications

• One year of child care experience in an early childhood day care setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain a safe and clean environment.
• Plan and implement daily activities for child development.
• Maintain professional communication with parents.

Skills

Childcare experience

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

High School Diploma and Child Development Certification

Job description

ABOUT YOU

As Staten Island’s premier Early Childhood Education Center, our mission is to foster a safe, nurturing, and fun school environment that provides a strong educational foundation for students.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create and maintain a safe, clean and physically appropriate environment
• Provide and ensure appropriate and sensitive interaction with the children at all times
• Provide and ensure appropriate supervision of the children at all times
• Provide and ensure appropriate language and positive methods of disciplinary intervention as defined by our staff policy
• Ensure that the Department of Health, Bureau of Day Care regulations are followed in all areas of care regarding health, nutrition, diapering and supervision
• Plan, develop and implement daily activities that stimulate growth in all areas of development (motor, language, social, emotional, cognitive, behavioral)
• Assist in planning school wide events
• Establish and maintain professional communication with parents while keeping them informed of their child’s daily activities, progress and development
• Maintain and respect confidentiality of child, parent, staff and other center issues
• Attends weekly staff meetings, Inservice training and on and offsite professional development workshops, as determined by the school calendar
• Keep Director or Assistant Director informed of incidents relating to accidents, concerns about child’s progress, or extra ordinary circumstances

REQUIREMENTS

High School Diploma and Child Development Certification OR High School Diploma

One year of child care experience in an early childhood day care setting preferred.

REQUIRED TRAININGS

• Fingerprint Clearance
• NYS Clearance
• Medical Clearance

SALARY

$36,500 annually

BENEFITS

The JCC of Staten Island is committed to keeping you and your family healthy and happy through a comprehensive benefits program. Offerings include subsidized options for Medical; offerings for Dental and Vision coverage, FSA and Dependent Care. We also offer free LTD, STD, Life Insurance, a Pension, 403B, generous program discounts, free membership, ample time off and much more!