Support Staff, Infant/Toddler Center

Commonpoint; New York (NY); On-site; USD 24,796 - 30,307; Part time

Job summary

Commonpoint's Samuel Field Center in New York seeks an Infant/Toddler Center Support Staff Teacher. In this 19 hour per week, part-time role you support the lead teacher in guiding babies and toddlers through development activities and daily routines.

You will work closely with staff and parents to foster cognitive and social growth, nurture each child with patience and a gentle approach, and help maintain a safe, clean classroom environment consistent with program guidelines.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Experience caring for children 3 months–2 yrs old.
• CPR certified and trained preferred.
• Complete background check including fingerprinting and health examination.
• Pass annual professional development requirements.

Responsibilities

• Support the lead and assistant teacher in guiding babies and toddlers through education/development programs.
• Respond to each child’s needs efficiently.
• Display a patient and calm personality with a loving approach.
• Contribute to children’s behavior and social interaction.
• Build secure relationships with children and families.
• Work with staff to ensure guidelines are adhered to.
• Document the day’s events for parents.
• Report accidents, illness, and unusual behavior to lead teacher and parents.
• Give bottles to infants/toddlers as provided by parents.
• Feed infants’ solid foods as age appropriate.
• Change diapers as needed.
• Soothe infants by singing, rocking, holding or cuddling.
• Supervise infants on the floor and nap times.
• Ensure play, sleep and changing areas are kept clean.

Skills

Patience

Gentle & nurturing

Team player

Good communication

Discretion with children’s records

Ability to handle babies/toddlers

Education

High school diploma or GED

CPR certification

Job description

We are looking to employ a qualified Infant/Toddler Center Support Staff Teacher, who has a passion for instilling values in young children. The Infant/Toddler Center Support Staff Teacher should possess high energy and the ability to handle the demands of babies and toddlers with different personalities and needs. They should be a team player and work well with others.

To ensure success, the Infant/Toddler Center Support Staff Teacher should display patience, a gentle and nurturing personality and work with the lead teacher to assist each infant or toddler to mature cognitively and to develop gross motor & fine motor skills. They should be able to assist in developing the infants’ and toddler’s social skills as they interact with each other.

An individual hired as a Center Support Staff Teacher will report directly to the Director of the Early Childhood Center at the Samuel Field Center under Commonpoint. This position supports the curriculum, classroom environment, and child care as determined by the Director.

In this 19 hour per week – Part-time roll the Early Childhood Professional will support an Infant or toddler classroom.

Responsibilities

• Support the lead and assistant teacher in guiding babies and toddlers through education/development programs.
• Thinking on their feet and responding to each child’s needs efficiently.
• Displaying a patient and calm personality coupled with a loving approach to every child.
• Contributing positively to the behavior and social interaction of the children.
• Together with the teachers build secure relationships with the children and families.
• Working closely with all staff in the infant & toddler center and administration to ensure that guidelines are adhered to.
• Documenting the day’s events for parents.
• Reporting accidents, illness, and unusual behavior of children to the lead teacher, administration, and parents.
• Give bottles to infants/toddlers as provided by parents.
• Feed infants’ solid foods as age appropriate and provided by parents.
• Change diapers as needed.
• Soothe infants by singing to, rocking, holding and or cuddling them.
• Supervise infants on the floor as they play with age appropriate toys.
• Put infants in cribs and or toddlers on cots for nap time.
• Ensure play, sleep and changing areas are kept clean.

Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Experience caring for children 3mnths-2yrs old.
• CPR certified and trained preferred.
• Meet annual professional development requirements, per Department of Health.
• Complete background check including fingerprinting and health examination.
• A passion for working with babies and toddlers.
• Patient, nurturing and thoughtful.
• Good communication skills.
• Maintain discretion around children’s records.
• Must be able to bend to a child’s level and lift a minimum of 40 pounds.
• Must be able to spend extended periods of time sitting on the floor.

Salary: $20/hour.