INFANT CLASSROOM ASSISTANT TEACHER

Madison Area YMCA; Yardley Village (NJ); On-site; USD 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Madison Area YMCA is hiring an Infant Classroom Assistant Teacher in Madison, NJ. This full-time role supports the Lead Teacher in caring for infants, maintaining the classroom, and communicating with families.

You will ensure health, safety, and well-being of children while assisting with curriculum implementation and licensing compliance. Your duties include supervising children, assisting with diapering and mealtimes, completing daily paperwork, and promoting a safe, nurturing environment

Qualifications

• Experience in early childhood settings preferred.
• Ability to follow center policies and licensing requirements.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervise children as directed by Lead Teacher/Assistant Lead Teacher.
• Interact with children during free play, group activities, and routine times.
• Complete daily licensing and YMCA paperwork (attendance, meals, accidents).
• Perform other duties as needed and maintain a safe environment.
• Set up classroom before arrival and clean up after departure.
• Support other classrooms and substitute when needed.
• Build relationships with parents, children, and staff to support YMCA mission.
• Greet and health-check children on arrival and departure, monitor health.
• Promote health and nutrition and prevent illness.
• Follow positive guidance discipline policies and conduct.

Skills

Classroom supervision

Parent communication

Health & safety

Team collaboration

Job description

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INFANT CLASSROOM ASSISTANT TEACHER

Full Time Professional Madison, NJ, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 24224

Salary Range: $17.00 To $20.00 Hourly

The Assistant Teacher works under the direction of the Lead Teacher or Assistant Lead Teacher and is responsible for ensuring the health, safety, care and well-being of Center children, implementing the curriculum, maintaining the classroom and joint-use space, and supporting the Lead Teacher/Assistant Lead Teacher in parent communications.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Assist in supervising the children as directed by the Lead Teacher/Assistant Lead Teacher in accordance with Center policies and procedures.
• Interacts with children during free play, group activities, and routine times (diapering, toileting, mealtime, transitions).
• Completes daily paperwork as requested to maintain licensing, Child Care food Program, and YMCA requirements including attendance, meal counts, accident and incident reports, permission slips.
• Performs other job-related duties as requested and necessary.
• Promotes a safe environment to prevent and reduce injuries.
• Sets up classroom in advance of children’s arrival and cleans up throughout the day and after the children’s departure:
• Supports other classrooms including substituting as needed.
• Builds relationships with parents, children, and co-workers; encourages families to build relationships and to understand the YMCA mission.
• Greets children and families upon arrival and departure and completes a visual health check for each child.
• Promotes good health and nutrition and provides an environment that contributes to the prevention of illness.
• Understands and utilizes positive guidance discipline techniques with children during all activities; complies with Center discipline policy, child abuse policy and code of conduct.
• Registers with PINJ (Professional Impact New Jersey) within one week of employment and attends center and licensing mandated trainings (minimum of 20 hours per year):
  • Attends trainings, seminars, and conferences as required
  • Attends and contributes to staff meetings as required.
  • Together with lead teacher set professional development objectives and actively pursues them.

The Assistant Teacher may function in a substitute role. The Assistant Teacher, Substitute is expected to:

• Check in with Lead Teacher or assigned classroom supervisor.
• Defer to assigned classroom staff on appropriate information to communicate to parent regarding child.
• Make effort to proactively engage with assigned classroom staff.
• Accept assignment when needed in a positive and open manner.
• Take initiative to learn policies and procedures specific to assigned classroom.

Supervision of Youth:

• Adhere to policies related to boundaries with youth.
• Attend required abuse risk management training.
• Adhere to procedures related to managing high-risk activities and supervising youth.
• Report suspicious or inappropriate behaviors and policy violations.
• Follow mandated abuse reporting requirements.
• Adhere to employees and volunteers screening requirements and use screening instruments to screen for abuse risk.