Early Childhood Assistant Teacher I - Free YMCA Membership

YMCA of Greater New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 23,419 - 26,174; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement benefits

Medical insurance

Paid time off

Free YMCA membership

Job summary

YMCA of Greater New York (Flatbush YMCA, Brooklyn, NY) seeks an Assistant Teacher to support the Head Group Teacher with lesson plans, classroom activities, and parent engagement while upholding health and safety standards.

You will assist in delivering developmentally appropriate activities across literacy, arts, math, cooking, and science, maintain documentation, and collaborate with staff to foster a supportive learning environment.

Qualifications

• Health, safety, and well-being of children; close supervision of activities.
• Implement developmentally appropriate lessons and activities across literacy, arts, math, cooking, science, and outdoor/indoor recreation.
• Guide students in their academic growth.
• Communicate with and engage parents/guardians and families.
• Collaborate with team within Early Childhood Learning Center and YMCA Branch.
• Maintain a clean, safe classroom; report hazards and organize spaces for learning.
• Prepare food for children and support family-style eating to foster language, cognitive and social development.
• Maintain program documentation: incident/behavior, attendance, sign-in/out, growth forms, eating/sleeping habits, parent surveys.
• Maintain equipment, storage, and supply inventory; follow DOH and DOE guidelines.
• Participate in meetings, trainings, and events.

Responsibilities

• Health, safety, and well-being supervision of children.
• Assist in implementing lessons and activities across multiple domains.
• Guide students in academic growth.
• Engage with families and guardians.
• Team collaboration within center and branch.
• Maintain clean, safe learning environment.

Skills

Child development knowledge

Developmentally appropriate practices

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Teacher Assistant certificate

Job description

YMCA of Greater New York (Flatbush YMCA, Brooklyn, NY) seeks an Assistant Teacher to support the Head Group Teacher with lesson plans, classroom activities, and parent engagement while upholding health and safety standards.

You will assist in delivering developmentally appropriate activities across literacy, arts, math, cooking, and science, maintain documentation, and collaborate with staff to foster a supportive learning environment.