Location
Newport News, Virginia
Quick overview
Supports the Lead Teacher in implementing curriculum and managing daily classroom operations to ensure a safe, engaging environment for children. Responsible for the physical care, supervision, and developmental monitoring of children while maintaining compliance with state licensing regulations.
Requirements summary
Requires a High School Diploma or GED with at least 6 months of experience in early childhood care. An Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education and one year of experience as a Teacher Assistant are preferred.
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Job description
- Newport News, Virginia Overview Works with the Lead Teacher and other assistants as a cohesive team.
- Assists in the implementation of the center curriculum, and the day-to-day operational activities of the classroom.
- Supports overall classroom management to include, but not limited to high-quality interactions, learning, care, and behavior guidance.
- Demonstrates knowledge of child development in a stimulating, engaged, supportive classroom environment.
- Ensures compliance with Virginia State Licensing regulations for Childcare Centers.
- What you will do Maintains sight and sound supervision of children at all times.
- Oversees the complete daily care of all children in their assigned classroom to ensure children are safe, organized, happy, and engaged in age-appropriate activities.
- Responsible for overall safety and cleanliness in compliance with center policies and Virginia State Licensing regulations.
- Ensures that children’s daily needs are met, and caregiving events are attended to in a timely, consistent manner; to include diapering/toileting needs, clothing changes as applicable, preparing and serving of meals, resting, cleanliness, and safety/prevention of injuries.
- Ensures attendance is taken daily, proper paperwork is posted, accurate, and updated as necessary.
- Continuously supports and monitors children's physical, mental, social, emotional, and academic development.
- Encourages understanding of others and positive self-concepts.
- Assists in distributing, administering, and completing all required assessments and progress reports regarding development, as applicable for each age group.
- Assists in identifying signs of emotional, behavioral, or developmental problems in children and brings them to the Lead Teacher’s attention.
- Assists in implementing a plan of action when necessary, utilizing center resources.
- Communicates with parents daily regarding their child.
- Keeps records on individual children, including daily observations, daily caregiving events, and information about activities, including meals served, and medications administered.
- Provides ongoing communication as necessary about daily activities, behaviors and related issues, needs or concerns as they relate to the center or the children.
- Communicates consistently with parents through the electronic parent communication app, email, by phone, or in person.
- Maintains a welcoming, comfortable, and clean learning environment.
- Learning centers and playground areas have adequate, age-appropriate toys, equipment, and supplies available to children.
- The toys and materials are organized in way that maintains order in activity areas.
- The classroom environment reflects the current curriculum themes through various learning materials, decorations, and displaying of children’s artwork at their eye level.
- Daily learning activities encourage growth in all aspects of child development; physical (fine and gross motor), mental, social, emotional, and academic development.
- Lesson plans offer experiences in science, technology, reading, engineering, art, and math as appropriate for each assigned age group.
- Committed to high-quality interactions.
- Implements the center goals and philosophy regarding high-quality interactions with children, parents, and employees.
- Participates in, observes, and monitors children's play activities and provides age-appropriate behavior guidance.
- Focuses on children learning the core skills; relate, regulate, think, communicate, and move.
- Demonstrates flexibility, reliability and a positive, supportive attitude towards children, parents and employees.
- Maintains open communication, with proper tone and body language, with all children, parents and employees.
- Capable of assuming the responsibilities of the classroom in the absence of the Lead Teacher.
- Serves as a positive role model to other employees with whom they work.
- Builds authentic connections with their teaching team, recognizes strengths and weaknesses, earns trust, sets goals, solicits feedback, and holds them accountable.
- Provides an overall sense of teamwork, promoting a positive culture, and recognizes they play a vital role in each child’s development.
- Exhibits a professional attitude at all times and maintains respect and cooperation when working with others.
- Arrives to work on time and ready to contribute.
- Accepts responsibility and works independently to meet deadlines.
- Demonstrates responsibility and time management by completing mandatory requirements to include but not limited to monthly lesson plans & newsletters, weekly attendance, annual training hours, certifications & renewals, and staff meeting attendance.
- Qualifications Education High School Diploma or GED, High school or equivalent (Required) Associates Degree, Early Childhood Education (Preferred) Experience Less than 1 year Early Childhood/Child Care (6 months minimum) (Required) 1 year Education/Training - Teacher Assistant (Preferred) To learn more about being a team member with Riverside Health System visit us at https://www.riversideonline.com/careers. If loving your work is important to you, consider a career at Riverside.
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