Assistant Teacher

Job Description

Job Description

ASSISTANT TEACHER In High Quality Keystone Star 4 Facility

Job Description: The Assistant Teacher works closely with the classroom teacher to plan, conduct, and monitor all educational activities that go on in the classroom to which he/she is assigned. The educational activities relate to meeting the cognitive, emotional, social, and physical needs of children and families.

Responsibilities

• Assist Teacher in preparing, implementing, and evaluating daily classroom activities

• Assist Teacher and Parent in providing for childcare needs and daily routines

• Assist the Teacher in maintaining all records including plan books, individual plans, developmental assessment skills checklists

• Assist with daily personal hygiene of the children such as diapering, feeding, tooth brushing, toileting, handwashing, and resting

• Share the responsibility of providing appropriate care for children with disabilities

• Take responsibility for the children when the Parent or Teacher is not present

• Provide input to Teacher for Parent/Staff Conferences, as well as for development and evaluation of individual goals of children and families

• Maintain daily childcare information

• Report suspected child abuse to DYFS and to Director immediately

• Attends staff orientation

• Attend 18 hours professional development based on PDR

• Maintain current pediatric first aid certification

• Participate in one professional growth and development activity

• Attend professional development annually on curriculum, program or child assessment, and/or age-appropriate Learning Standards.

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum of an A.A. degree in Early Childhood Education and two years of classroom experience.

• Preschool/Child Development experience (preferred)

• Current First Aid/CPR card

These positions require the following clearances:

• PA State Police Criminal Background Check, PA Child Abuse History Clearance Form, Federal (FBI) Fingerprint Criminal Background Check, and the National Sex Offender Registry Clearance (NSOR).

• A health physical with a TB test is also required prior to starting the position.