Assistant Teacher, 10-month, Full-Time

The Guidance Center is seeking an Assistant Teacher to join its team of talented professionals. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring daily activities and interactions reflect the mission and goals of the program, and will assist with planning and implementing early childhood activities based on the Preschool HighScope curriculum.

Requirements

• An Associate Degree (AA) in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, an Associate Degree in a related field, with 12 credit hours in Early Childhood Education, a Preschool Child Development Associate Certificate (CDA) or a state awarded certificate that meets or exceeds the requirements for a CDA credential and enrolled in a program that will lead to an associate or baccalaureate degree, or are enrolled in a CDA credential program to be completed within two years of the time of hire.
• Knowledge and understanding of early childhood development and the ability to implement developmentally appropriate curriculum practices and previous experience working with preschool children in a classroom setting.
• Nonjudgmental approach that reflects cultural competency and sensitivity to the unique needs and diverse experiences of our students, families, business partners and of the people in the programs represented by The Guidance Center.
• Ability to appropriately handle crisis situations.
• Ability to lift up to 60 pounds unassisted in order to assist children during emergencies.
• Ability to stand consecutively for 3-1/2 hours per part-day class session and 5 hours per full-day class session.
• Ability to ambulate between sitting on the floor and standing and chair sitting to standing a minimum of 20 times per session.
• Ability to bend and stoop to child level and lift for urgent and emergency situations.
• Ability to bend and stoop to address child concerns a minimum of 12 times per hour on average.
• Ability to sit on the floor or on a child size chair for up to 60 minute duration multiple times during class session.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Flexible scheduling opportunities
• Team-oriented work environment
• Much more