Summary

Assistant Preschool Educator for private school in Shrewsbury, NJ for the 2025-2026 school year. We are looking for a candidate who has at least one year of teaching experience at the preschool level, educational degree (Associate's or Bachelor's), and has a true love for teaching. Our teachers create hands-on, creative lessons that are integrated around a central theme. We follow the most current educational research and apply the research to our everyday practice. If you are a creative, energetic, and positive individual with experience, you would thrive in our small school.

Duties

• Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate, and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play.
• Create small group lessons that are engaging and developmentally-appropriate
• Read books to entire classes or to small groups.
• Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental, and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling, and field trips.
• Observe and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
• Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities
• Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to children.
• Demonstrate activities to children.
• Arrange indoor and outdoor space to facilitate creative play, motor-skill activities, and safety.
• Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
• Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration.
• Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
• Organize and label materials and display students' work in a manner appropriate for their ages and perceptual skills.
• Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.
• Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula
• Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress.
• Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guests, or other experiential activities and guide students in learning from those activities.

Requirements

• Arrive at school each morning with a positive, enthusiastic attitude.
• Plan educational activities with lead teacher.
• Monitor student performance and make adjustments to meet the needs of each student.
• Monitor student behavior, social development, or health.
• Develop instructional objectives.
• Apply multiple teaching methods.
• Display student work.
• Attend training sessions or professional meetings to develop or maintain professional knowledge.
• Plan experiential learning activities.

Nice To Haves

At least 1 year of teaching experience at preschool level
Bachelor's degree or Associate's degree in early childhood education
Happy, energetic personality
A team player who works well with others


Benefits

We follow a public school calendar and are closed during the summer
Hours are Monday 12:00-4:00 p.m. Friday 8:45-2:45 p.m.
We may need you on additional days or for additional hours, if you are flexible with your schedule.