Assistant Teacher

Education/Knowledge/Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED/CDA desirable
• Two years of experience working in a child care setting desirable

Function:

• Meet expectations for delivering customer satisfaction and retentions.
• Ability to delegate tasks and to communicate with Lead teacher as needed
• Assist in providing a quality program
• Demonstrate acceptable behavior
• May share Lead responsibilities with Lead teacher
• Complies with company policies and governmental regulation
• Keep Director/Lead Teacher informed of any necessary information regarding the care and safety of children
• Completes timely and accurate documentation according to company and other licensing or regulation requirements
• Sets professional example for other employees
• Assists any other program needed
• Attends and participates in parent/staff meetings, training, and center events as requested

Requirements:

• Excellent organizational skills required
• Ability to be flexible in assignment, tasks and work hours required and respond quickly and appropriately to changing environments. Schedule is based on needs of program
• CPR/First Aid Certification and Shaken Babay and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome training or willingness to obtain
• Housekeeping of work area
• For drivings, valid drivers license, clean driving record, ability to drive centers vehicles
• Excellent verbal, listening, and written communication skills required. Must possess excellent visual and hearing capabilities in order to monitor the environment and childrens well being
• Obtain 24 hours of child development focused training a year
• Adhere to dress code and all other company policies and procedures
• Is cross-train in all age groups in order to step in place of a teacher that might be absent
• Must be available from the hours of 6:30am to 6:30pm
• Must understand that you are not guaranteed 40 hrs of work per week and that your schedule may change at any point in time

This Job Requires Physical Work Inside/Outside and Occasionally Off Site for Field Trips:

• Employee must be able to lift 40lbs continually throughout day
• Stand up at least 95% of the day
• Stoop, sit on floor, bend to perform various tasks through
• Have the agility to move from sitting to standing position promptly to respond to emergency situations
• Able to perform all activities with children, example: jump, dance, walk, run, etc. for extended period of time
• Sustain high level of energy throughout day
• Assume posture in low level positions that best allow physical and visual contact with children
• Depending upon activity, both indoor and outdoor activities are a regular part of routine day, employee must be able to spend prolonged time outdoors
• Must be able to excel in continuously changing environment