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St. Joseph Children's Home · 2 weeks ago

Assistant Teacher for Early Childhood Development

Louisville, KY

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$16/hr - $16/hr

St. Joseph Children's Home provides inclusive and compassionate care for children in the community. They are seeking an Assistant Teacher to assist with the implementation of daily routines and activities with children, under supervision and direction from senior staff.

Non-profit Organization Management

Responsibilities

Maintains confidentiality about issues regarding staff, children and families at St. Joseph’s Home, Board of Directors, and/or Center operations

In cooperation with the Team Leader, completes an annual self-assessment using the ITERS/ECERS, meets with team leader and the coaches to review the self-assessment and sets achievable goals for the year based on the results of the self-assessment

Knows the whereabouts and number of children in care, keeping all children within sight and sound supervision at all times

If not familiar with an adult who is picking up a child, check photo ID and ensure that all adults picking up children are on the list of approved escorts in the CDC database

Completes Name-to-Face attendance checks multiple times daily as per policy and procedure

Assists with maintaining a classroom environment that is clean, tidy, and promotes age-appropriate physical and emotional comfort and educational development of all children in care

In the absence of the Senior Teacher, the Assistant Teacher follows the lesson plans provided by the Teacher

Limits the use of screen time in the classroom as directed by the Senior Teacher / Team Leader

Engages in age-appropriate play with children

Provides positive guidance, direction, and encouragement for each child using principals of Positive Discipline

Monitors the development of children in care. Documents any behavior and/or developmental concerns for individual children in their assigned classrooms and reports behavior and development concerns to the Senior Teacher and/or Team Lead for next steps

Greets children and families upon arrival and departure

Promotes a trusting relationship between children, parents, and staff

Ensures that all pertinent information regarding a child’s day, including important paperwork, is passed on to the responsible staff member if the Senior Teacher or Assistant Teacher will not be present at pick-up

Completes an incident report for any illness, injury and incident and notifies the Team Leader. With guidance from the Team Leader or Teacher, the Assistant may be asked to share information about an incident report with a child's family as applicable

Keeps the Team Leader and Senior Teacher informed of any problems concerning children, staff, or families

Informs Team Leader and Senior Teacher of any urgent matters, including but not limited to serious illness or injury to a child, staff or family requiring medical attention, staff misconduct potentially requiring disciplinary action, or licensing violations that put the health and safety of children and staff at risk

Assists the Senior Teacher with maintaining assigned classroom consistent with the vision for a unified, clean, Reggio-inspired environment throughout the Center

Utilizes Center materials and supplies in a manner that is responsible, purposeful, safe and engaging for children

Returns materials to their proper location for storage when not in use. Ensures that materials have been cleaned and sanitized prior to storage is if applicable

Seeks the assistance of a Team Leader or Curriculum Coach for any questions related to materials use or storage

Requests needed supplies from Team Leader at least 1 week prior to the date materials are planned to be utilized

Serves meals and snacks to children in compliance with CACFP guidelines and KY childcare regulations. Cleans up after meals (including but not limited to cleaning and sanitizing tables, chairs and floors)

Is aware of all children’s allergies and/or medical alerts in assigned classrooms

Communicate with Senior Teacher and Team Lead any changes in allergies and/or medical alerts for individual children

Reads and responds to all electronic communications from CDC leadership in a timely manner, including but not limited to checking email at least once weekly and responding to the Director's weekly email

Assists with implementation of at least one CDC family event per school year

Assistant Teachers are encouraged to work a 4 hour shift in the CDC area at the SJCH Annual Picnic in addition to attending a family event

Obtains all required staff development and training

Attends all CDC department meetings and contributes to the decision-making process at meetings

Safely evacuates all children from the building in case of emergency and during emergency drills. Completed a NAME TO FACE count prior to, during, and after any drill or evacuation that involves moving children from one place to another, as per Name to Face policy and procedure

All Assistants Teachers are expected to be flexible in regard to their daily classroom placement. For the consistency of care for children, Assistant Teachers are placed in their regularly assigned classrooms and/or roles whenever possible. However, at the discretion of the Director, Assistant Director, or their designee, an Assistant Teacher may be temporarily assigned to a different classroom or role within the CDC if needed to maintain state ratios, meet specific staffing needs for the day, or to otherwise meet an agency need

Reports any urgent building maintenance, repairs, or custodial upkeep to the Team Leader

Keeps the classroom and all shared spaces within the center clean, safe and free of clutter

Other duties as assigned