Early Childhood Assistant — Nurture & Learn

Des Moines Area Community College; Ankeny (IA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Des Moines Area Community College invites applications for a Student Child Development Center Teacher Assistant to provide warm, nurturing care for children in the center. The role involves helping prepare learning environments, direct care, maintaining safe and healthy spaces, and implementing the program philosophy while promoting classroom management.

The successful candidate will work under the center coordinator and faculty, with an expectation to collaborate with staff.

Qualifications

• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with varied students, children, and staff.
• Ability to make sound decisions in emergency situations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Must pass background check and fingerprinting.
• Experience working with children.

Responsibilities

• Provide warm, nurturing care for children in the child development center.
• Help prepare learning environments and provide direct care.
• Maintain safe and healthy environments.
• Implement program philosophy and promote classroom management.
• Work and take direction from center coordinator, child development faculty and staff.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Background check

Teamwork

Experience with children

Education

Early Childhood Education students

Job description

Des Moines Area Community College invites applications for a Student Child Development Center Teacher Assistant to provide warm, nurturing care for children in the center. The role involves helping prepare learning environments, direct care, maintaining safe and healthy spaces, and implementing the program philosophy while promoting classroom management.

The successful candidate will work under the center coordinator and faculty, with an expectation to collaborate with staff.