Preschool Teacher Assistant

Acquire4Hire LLC; Succasunna (NJ); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Acquire4Hire LLC is looking for a Preschool Teacher Assistant to facilitate children's transition into organized education. This role involves employing educational techniques to nurture emotional and social development, ensuring children's safety and engagement in the classroom environment.

Benefits

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Qualifications

• Excellent understanding of child development principles.
• Familiarity with safety and sanitation guidelines for classrooms.
• Ability to act as mediator between children.

Responsibilities

• Employ various educational techniques to instruct children.
• Observe each child to help improve social competencies.
• Guide children through a carefully constructed curriculum.

Skills

Child Development Principles

Communication Skills

Instructional Skills

Patience

Cool-tempered

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

CPR, First Aid, AED Certification

Job description

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Base pay range

$15.49/hr - $16.00/hr

Summary

We are looking for a qualified Preschool Teacher assistant to prepare small children for kindergarten by easing them into organized education. You will teach them essential elements that they will encounter soon after they enter school life. A preschool teacher assistant must have great love and patience for children. Qualifications needed to teach them effectively include knowledge of best practices and preschool educational methods and the ability to engage them and earn their trust and attention. The goal is to contribute to the healthy mental and emotional development of the child so they can more easily acclimate to the next level of education.

Duties

• Employ a variety of educational techniques (storytelling, educational play, media etc.) to instruct children
• Observe each child to 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, snack hours, and supervise children to ensure they are always safe
• Collaborate with other educators
• Maintain a clean and tidy classroom consistent with health and safety standards
  
  

Requirements

• 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 mediator between children
• Cool-tempered, friendly, and reliable
• CPR, First Aid, AED Certification
• Must clear full background check and must pass health screening.
• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Ability to work 9:30-6pm or 7:00-3:30pm
  
  

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Education and Training

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care, Non-profit Organizations, and Government Administration

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