Assistant Teacher Early Preschool (Maple Room)

Join the Ann Arbor YMCA Child Development Center as an Early Preschool Assistant Teacher for the Maple Room. We're a team that believes in creating spaces for unlikely connections and lasting impact. We're welcoming, genuine, hopeful, nurturing, and determined individuals who strive to make our community stronger.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Associate degree or higher in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Child Development or related field strongly preferred
• Minimum of two years' experience working as an Assistant Teacher in the Child Care program
• Minimum of three years' experience working with children and families
• Previous experience in a NAEYC Accredited program preferred
• Basic Microsoft Office software proficiency required
• Ability to learn and use YMCA specific software within 14 days of hire
• CPR and First Aid Certification strongly preferred
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Flexibility and ability to work in a team setting
• Physical examination, including satisfactory TB test, six months prior to beginning work or 30 days after
• Patient, high energy, and goal-oriented attitude
• Ability to be responsive to the needs, wants, and interests of both the parents and youth enrolled in the Child Care programs
• Multi-lingual ability preferred
• Ability to walk, stand, and sit for long periods of time
• Ability to assist an average size child up to 50 pounds
• Ability to lift and carry food and supplies weighing up to 20 pounds
• Ability to stand or sit while maintaining alertness for several hours at a time
• Ability to speak concisely and effectively communicate
• Visual and auditory ability to respond to critical situations and physical ability to act swiftly in an emergency
• Ability to view/enter data for long periods of time