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.

 

•          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 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
 

•          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.