About the position
The assistant teacher supports other teaching staff by implementing curriculum and facilitating enriching classroom experiences, while ensuring a safe and caring environment for children enrolled in the organization’s Early Learning or School-age programs. This role is responsible for following organization policies, providing supervision for enrolled children, and maintaining a quality program.
Responsibilities
- Planning and implementing group activities based on program-specific curriculum
- Supervising and interacting with children in a positive manner
- Maintaining learning centers which reflect the interests and needs of the children enrolled in the program
- Providing a wide variety of experiences for children, with an emphasis on active learning
- Using sensitivity and good judgment when interacting with children, parents and staff
- Reading and implementing all organization and program policies and procedures
- Encouraging language development and respect for language diversity in classroom and community
- Accomplishing other duties, as assigned, to create and maintain a quality preschool program
- Working effectively with other team members
- Actively participating in the annual in-service training
- Planning or participating in planning and implementing parent meetings and activities, including family nights
- Providing a clean and sanitary facility (inside and out) on a daily basis, according to Options center-based checklist
- Promoting full enrollment and participating in recruitment of children as directed
- Accurately completing all assigned paperwork and documentation, on a timely basis, according to organization policies and procedures
- Assisting the site supervisor, teacher and associate teacher as needed
- Performing other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Twelve semester units acceptable to licensing in child development, with a minimum grade of C or better OR one year of experience working with children (depending on child age group)
- Current certification in pediatric CPR and pediatric first aid acceptable to Community Care Licensing (Health and Safety Code 1596.866), and to be renewed every 2 years
- Health screening and TB clearance, to be renewed every 5 years
- Must present proof of immunization for TDap, MMR, whooping cough, and yearly influenza (waiver may be accepted for influenza)
- Must clear live scan background screening
- Must complete mandated reporter certification training, to be renewed every 2 years
- A California driver’s license, daily use of an automobile, and automobile liability insurance (preferred)
- Command of Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin or Vietnamese (preferred)
- Ability to communicate in written and oral English correctly and effectively.
Nice-to-haves
- Command of Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin or Vietnamese (preferred)
- A California driver’s license, daily use of an automobile, and automobile liability insurance (preferred)
Benefits
- Medical/dental/vision for part- and full-time employees (organization pays up to 95% of employee's premiums; prorated for part-time)
- Organization-paid and matching retirement plan
- Professional growth opportunities, including free child development courses and college reimbursement
- Generous and flexible PTO
- Dedicated, mission-driven colleagues, and much more!
