Pre-K Assistant Teacher

Acquire4Hire; Snellville (GA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition discount for employees' own ch

Job summary

Kids in Motion in Georgia is seeking a qualified Pre-K Assistant Teacher to help prepare children for kindergarten with organized, developmentally appropriate lessons and activities, fostering social and emotional growth.

You will implement a gentle, creative program, use stories, crafts, and play, observe each child, promote positive interactions, track progress, and communicate regularly with families, while maintaining a safe, clean classroom.

Qualifications

• CDA or higher credential required.
• Knowledge of GELDS.
• Patience and passion for teaching children.
• Familiarity with safety and sanitation guidelines.
• Excellent communication and instructional skills.
• Ability to mediate between children.
• CPR certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop a careful and creative program suitable for Pre-K children.
• Employ a variety of educational techniques (storytelling, educational play, media, etc.) to teach children.
• Observe each child and help them improve their social competencies and self-esteem.
• Encourage children to interact with each other and resolve conflicts.
• Guide children to develop artistic and practical capabilities through a structured curriculum.
• Organize nap and snack hours and supervise children for safety.
• Track children's progress and report to parents.
• Communicate with parents regularly about children's background and needs.
• Collaborate with other educators.
• Maintain a clean and tidy classroom consistent with health and safety standards.
• Implement lesson plans, conduct assessments, and attend mandatory trainings.

Skills

Patience

Teaching

Communication

Classroom management

Mediation

Creativity

Reliability

Education

CDA or Higher

Job description

About This Role

We are looking for a qualified Pre-K Assistant Teacher to prepare children for kindergarten by easing them into an organized educational setting using developmentally appropriate lesson plans and activities, which stretch and grow the child's mind and body. A Pre- K teacher must have patience and passion for teaching children. Qualifications needed to teach them effectively include knowledge of best practices and GELDS. At the same time, they are building on children's prior knowledge, teaching, and engaging in all learning domains. The goal is to contribute to the child's social and emotional development to transition to kindergarten easily.

What You'll Do

• Develop a careful and creative program suitable for Pre- K children
• Employ a variety of educational techniques (storytelling, educational play, media, etc.) to teach children
• Observe each child help them improve their social competencies and build self-esteem
• Encourage children to interact with each other and resolve occasional arguments.
• Guide children to develop their artistic and practical capabilities through a carefully constructed curriculum (identify shapes, numbers, or colors, do crafts, etc.)
• Organize nap and snack hours and supervise children to ensure they are safe at all times
• Track children's progress and report to parents
• Communicate with parents regularly to understand the children's background and psyche
• Collaborate with other educators
• Maintain a clean and tidy classroom consistent with health and safety standards
• Include but are not limited to following and implementing lesson plans, doing assessments on the children, WSO, attend mandatory training (in-person & online), communicating with parents, classroom cleanliness, and maintenance.

Requirements

CDA ( Child Development Associates) or Higher

Nice To Haves

• Proven experience as a Pre-K Teacher
• Excellent understanding of the principles of child development and preschool educational methods
• Familiarity with safety and sanitation guidelines for classrooms
• Excellent communication and instructional skills
• Ability to act as a mediator between children
• Cool-tempered, friendly, and reliable
• A balance between a creative mind and a practical insight
• Certification in child CPR
• Valid license field to practice the profession

Benefits

• Full time employees are eligible for a 25% discount off the regular tuition for their own children.

About Us

At Kids in Motion, our goal is to provide them with a well-equipped and ready environment to become lifelong learners who respect themselves, others, and their environment. We carefully prepared an environment that will enable them to grow freely and become loving, independent, respectful, compassionate human beings with a desire for learning. We strive for greatness by developing social skills that will challenge the child to learn and work together.

Vision

• To develop in each child love and respect toward God, toward themselves, and towards others
• To build a place where children can thrive
• To inspire academic excellence
• To instill a desire and love for learning

Goals

• To develop the overall potential of the child
• To build strong relationships with our children and their families
• To continuously improve the school
• To nurture the creativity, spiritual curiosity, and imagination of every child