Pre-K Teacher Assistant

Are you passionate about early childhood education and helping children develop a lifelong love of learning? Do you believe every child deserves a safe, nurturing, and engaging environment where they can grow academically, socially, and emotionally?

As a Pre-K Teacher Assistant, you will play an important role in supporting the Lead Teacher in creating a positive, developmentally appropriate classroom where children can learn, explore, and thrive. Working in a mission-driven nonprofit organization, you will assist with implementing daily learning activities, fostering positive relationships with children and families, and maintaining a classroom environment where every child feels valued, supported, and encouraged to reach their full potential.

If you are a caring, dependable individual who enjoys working with young children and is committed to making a meaningful difference in the lives of children and families, we encourage you to apply and join our team.

Work Schedule: Part-Time, 35 hours per week (Monday – Friday 8am – 3:30pm)

Pay Rate: $16 per hour

Essential Job Duties

• Assist the Lead Teacher in performing all required daily tasks.
• Help implement lesson plans based on children’s needs; communicate with Lead Teacher on a consistent basis for evaluation.
• Assist with maintaining the appearance, cleanliness, and safety of the classroom.
• Exhibit care, respect, and a commitment to confidentiality in all interactions with children, staff, and families.
• Assist in the delivery of early childhood programs which commit to active involvement and engagement of families and the local community.
• Participate in all activities in and out of the classroom providing back-up and support for program teachers.
• Assist in the provision of services that enable the program to meet the requirements of program funding criteria.
• Assist in the kitchen by preparing balanced meals for the children.
• Other job duties, as assigned.

Qualifications

• Required: High School diploma or the equivalent.
• One (1) year or more of experience in early childhood setting.
• Must be cleared through Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS).

Knowledge, Skill and Abilities

• Ensure the health, safety, and well-being of children.
• Maintain a respectful, nurturing, and positive demeanor with children in order to stimulate and encourage the learning process.
• Interact professionally with staff, parents, and vendors.
• Basic communication and spelling skills to ensure an effective exchange of information, ability to respond professionally to inquiries, and ability to complete required forms.
• Perform simple data recording/record-keeping requiring logging, filing or posting single-entry items.
• Perform routine computations requiring knowledge of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division using whole numbers, fractions, decimals and/or percentages.
• Read and interpret routine written or printed materials such as charts, diagrams, maps or instructional material.
• Comfortable using common office machines such as photocopiers, laminator, etc.
• File and retrieve files from an existing filing system.
• Knowledge in the High Scope Curriculum.

Physical Elements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be able to physically perform stooping, kneeling, walking, lifting, grasping, pulling, standing, talking, and hearing.
• Must be able to perform light work exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

The agencies are equal opportunity employers and do not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected status or characteristic.

Protected veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.