- Assist Lead Teacher/Teacher in implementing age appropriate curriculum based on the YWCA's anti-bias and We Care curriculum using themes and classroom observations.
- Supervise children at all times ensuring attendance tracking is completed on consistent intervals throughout the day.
- Foster and maintain a safe and healthy learning environment.
- Provide nurturing, culturally sensitive care for each child.
- Assist the Lead Teacher/Teacher in preparing the classroom and materials needed to support the planned curriculum & activities.
- Assist children with educational projects and personal hygiene tasks.
- Assisting Lead Teacher/Teacher with assessing, documenting and reporting children's progress in social, emotional, language, literacy, cognitive and physical development.
- Assist with the development and implementation of behavioral management strategies as needed.
- Foster and model cultural sensitivity to the families we serve.
- Assist in ensuring all DHS Rule standards are maintained in classroom at all times.
- Assist in maintaining governing agencies compliance at all times (DHS Rule 3, NAEYC, Parent Aware, and CACFP.)
- Assist in maintaining a safe and healthy learning environment by ensuring emergency procedures are understood and practiced.
- Provide backup support for Lead Teacher/Teacher in their absence.
- Provide support for other classrooms and the center as needed.
- Attend all staff training days and complete required number of DHS in-service hours yearly.
- The role of an Assistant Teacher calls for strong attention to detail, and a consistent and reliable positive attitude.
- Ability to build an effective relationship with teachers and other staff members.
- Ability to collaborate with teaching team to create a safe and healthy environment for every child to thrive.
- Clear and concise communicator. Proven ability to clearly explain expectations and rules to young children
- Active listener who understands what children are saying and is able to effectively identify any problems they may be having.
- Provides clear and frequent communication to families and builds strong partnerships.
- Manages professional communication through center approved methods: ProCare, daily in person communication, YWCA email, YWCA phones, conferences, parent meetings, YWCA forms
- Manages conflict and deals with issues respectfully and directly.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Uses effective classroom management strategies to create a positive learning environment for all children while still providing individualized attention.
- Establish daily routines, and manage transitions between activities.
- Notify leadership of any programming needs, curriculum supplies, equipment, and repair needs in the classroom.
- Uses time efficiently, effectively, and wisely.
- Effective process/system to respond to challenging behavior effectively including using positive reinforcement and establishing rules and boundaries in their classroom.
- Look for the need children are expressing through their behaviors and create and carry out solutions to meet those needs.
- Assist in electronic tracking of daily activities
- Prepares activities and classroom to assist implementation of classroom curriculum
- Accurate attendance tracking
- First aid and CPR certified.
- Additional health and safety training on emergency procedures
- Maintain a high level of health and safety to ensure child well-being.
- Basic understanding of how to use ECE Software
- Complete and maintain required DHS and YWCA required training and in-service.
- Ability to be flexible and adapt to find resolutions that lead to a cohesive and cooperative classroom.
- Creative; ability to develop educational and entertaining activities to keep students engaged at all times.
- Ability to be emotionally mature when handling the behavioral and personality differences of children, staff and families.
- Exhibits compassion showing care, patience, kindness and support to each child and family, seeking to understand their situation.
- Actively seeks and accepts feedback; looks at mistakes as learning opportunities.
- Uses good judgement in solving problems, building solutions, and in recommending or making decisions.
- Ability to work cooperatively and effectively with other ECE staff.
- Exhibits a clear understanding of their role in the team and provide ready support to others to achieve a common goal.
- Demonstrates respectful and trusting working relationships
- Fully meets Minnesota DHS Rule 3 Assistant qualifications, including yearly in service requirements.
- Strong interpersonal relationship skills.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Prior experience writing routine reports and correspondence.
- Current First Aid and CPR certifications
- Employee is regularly required to talk or hear, stand, walk, sit, use hands and fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- Frequently is required to climb or balance and taste or smell.
- Regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.
- Frequently exposed to outside weather conditions and exposure to illness.
- Noise level in the work environment is frequently loud.
- Individual must have the ability to get to and from various sites/events/meetings in the metro area on an occasional basis.
- It is an expectation that this position fluctuate hours based on the ECE Center and association needs; work in various classrooms and at the other sites as the need arises.
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assistant teacher - Minneapolis, MN, United States - YWCA Minneapolis
Description
About the OrganizationYWCA Minneapolis is a nonprofit organization founded in 1891 as a member of YWCA USA, the oldest and largest multicultural organization in the world.
The mission of YWCA Minneapolis is eliminating racism, empowering women and girls, and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. Our vision is to be the most trusted and effective change agent in the journey to eliminate racism and sexism in our community.
We are a trusted social justice organization with a 130+ year history of advocacy for women and children. More than 30,000 people in our community are served every year by YWCA Minneapolis, through award-winning programs, classes, and workshops.
YWCA Minneapolis strives every day for:
• Race and gender equity
• Economic independence for women
• Respect for diverse cultures
• Children and youth who thrive
• A community that is vibrant and healthy
Category
Early Childhood Education
Description
JOB SUMMARY:
**** Pay Range $19.50 Hourly ****
Responsible for assisting Lead Teacher/Teacher in developing and implementing a high quality, nurturing, anti-bias, developmentally appropriate environment, utilizing the YWCA's Anti-Bias Curriculum for a diverse classroom. Maintain a safe and high quality environment for children by assisting classroom staff. Responsible for assisting with the daily care education, and nurturing of children enrolled in the classroom along with a team of staff and for reporting the child's progress in social, emotional, language, literacy, cognitive and physical development, to parents/guardians.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Day to day responsibilities
This position reports to the Early Childhood Education Director. Assistant Teachers will interact with Lead Teachers, Teachers, Assistant Teachers and Teacher Aides, ECE Specialist, volunteers, students, and parents.
COMPETENCIES
Skills, knowledge and attributes necessary to perform the job
Organization:
Technology and Training:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear, stand, walk, sit, use hands to fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee frequently is required to climb or balance and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception. Individual must have the ability to get to and from various sites/events/meetings in the metro area on an occasional basis.
ADDITIONAL NOTES: This job description represents the major functions but is not intended to be all-inclusive.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO) STATEMENT: YWCA Minneapolis is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees
Position Requirements
Full-Time/Part-Time
Full-Time
Salary
$19.50 Hourly
Number of Openings
1
Exempt/Non-Exempt
Non-Exempt
Location
Midtown YWCA Minneapolis
EOE Statement
YWCA Minneapolis is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
HoursPerWk
None Specified
This position is currently accepting applications.
