UPK Teaching Assistant

Shelby American, Inc.; Town of New Windsor (NY); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Healthy Kids seeks a dedicated Teacher Assistant for its 2025-26 Pre-K classroom in New Windsor. Join our dynamic team to support children's development in a caring environment, while enjoying flexible part-time hours and unique perks, including telehealth benefits and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Telehealth Benefits

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

AFLAC Supplemental Plans

401(k) for eligible employees

Paid Sick Time Off

On-Demand Pay

Career Development

Growth Opportunities

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Preferred Associate's degree in education or a related field.
• 1 year in Childcare, Classroom management, and Teaching preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Lead Teacher and develop respectful relationships with children and families.
• Meet the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive needs of each child.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and stimulating classroom environment.

Skills

Interpersonal Communication

Creativity

Flexibility

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate's degree in education or related field

Job description

Description

WHO WE ARE: Healthy Kids is not just another childcare provider. We are Inc. 5,000's fastest-growing provider of Early Learning, Before and After School, and Summer Camp Programs with over 100 locations and growing. We are a certified benefit corporation on a mission to reinvent accessible and affordable childcare for today’s families and create opportunities for our team to do what they love (and feel valued while doing it). Join our award-winning community and dive into a world of excitement, growth, and endless possibilities. Check out what it's like to work with us at https://www.healthykidsprograms.com/workwithus.

We are looking for a Teacher Assistant for our 2025-26 Pre-K classroom for the Washingtonville Central School District at our New Windsor location in NY.

STATUS: Part-time, non-exempt

PAY: $16.00 - $18.00 per hour

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Applicants should possess motivation and creativity, demonstrate a positive demonstration of strong interpersonal communication skills, be active in working within a team, and consistently demonstrate punctuality and attendance.
• Develop respectful relationships with the children, families, and UPK team members to ensure a caring and welcoming environment for children.
• Meet the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive needs of each child in your classroom. Plan for each child’s development with intentionality.
• Assist the Lead Teacher with the classroom's appearance, décor, and learning environment.
• Assist in establishing and maintaining an environment for children that is clean, safe, stimulating, and appropriate for each child’s developmental level.
• Must be a flexible team player and can work well with others.
• Assume an equal share of the staff's housekeeping responsibilities.
• Assume the role of leadership in the absence of the Lead Teacher
• Interact with the children in accordance with the developmentally appropriate practices.
• Ability to manage the classroom through positive redirection, problem-solving, setting appropriate limits, and active listening
• Support Lead Teacher in the development and implementation of lesson plans.
• Follow through on additional duties and responsibilities assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Associate's degree in education or a related field (Preferred).
• Childcare: 1 year (Preferred).
• Classroom management: 1 year (Preferred).
• Teaching: 1 year (Preferred).

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Lifting and carrying children.
• Close contact with children.
• Direct supervision of children.
• Assisting children with toileting and hand washing.
• Must have stamina and physical flexibility (walking, sitting, standing, bending, kneeling, pulling, running, reaching, climbing, lifting, and carrying up to 50 lbs.) without assistance in participating in children’s activities.

PART-TIME PERKS:

• Telehealth Benefits: Stay healthy and happy with access to virtual care
• Vision Insurance: Keep your vision clear—because we want you to see your future with us!
• Dental Insurance: Smile bright with dental coverage that keeps you healthy from the inside out.
• AFLAC Supplemental Plans: Because we believe in going above and beyond to take care of our team.
• 401(k) for eligible employees: Yep, we're serious about your future too!
• Paid Sick Time Off: Because your health should always come first.
• On-Demand Pay: Why wait for payday when you can have your money when you need it?
• Career Development: Level up your skills and expertise on us!
• Growth Opportunities: We’re growing and we need people to grow with us!

Healthy Kids is dedicated to creating a workforce that promotes and supports diversity and inclusion. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Healthy Kids Programs makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time. For more information, visit: healthykidsprograms.com