Preschool Assistant Teacher

Essential duties and responsibilities

• Assisting in the maintenance of a safe and sanitary environment in accordance with DOE and DOHMH regulations, including regular visual inspection of equipment and areas accessible to children.
• Assisting and supporting staff in the planning and implementation of programming that takes into account the emotional, social, physical, cognitive, and language development and health needs of the individual child as well as the group.
• Work cooperatively with the classroom team and coordinators to ensure the children’s goals and objectives are met.
• Assist with maintaining developmentally appropriate equipment and materials in good, sanitized, and disinfected condition and ensure children’s access and constructive use.
• Maintain confidentiality of child and family information (verbal and written), including child behavior and parent communication.
• Notifying the Lead Teacher of any concerns or observations of child health and behavior.
• Consulting with the teacher prior to communicating information about individual children to parents.
• Assisting and supporting with the recordkeeping and curriculum planning for individual children and the group, including ongoing assessment of children’s development in keeping with identified DOE and GSS school readiness goals using Teaching Strategies Gold three times a year.
• Participate in regular weekly team meetings, multidisciplinary case conferences, and parent meetings.
• Develop and maintain positive working partnerships with parents.
• Collaborate with other teachers and staff to communicate information about child development and individual children to parents.
• Assist with standardized developmental and behavioral screenings within 45 calendar days of the child’s entry and follow through with any needed follow-up.
• Work with specialists and parents to support children with diagnosed special needs.
• Assist teacher in home visits at least twice a year according to program policies and procedures.
• Assist in parent/teacher conferences at least three times per year to share child outcomes and work collaboratively with parents to establish individual goals related to school readiness.
• Follow applicable state regulations and agency policies regarding the prevention and reporting of child maltreatment.
• Participate in coaching opportunities and professional development training and all required trainings and meetings.
• Participate in annual performance evaluation to set short- and long-term professional goals.
• Special projects and duties, as assigned and as required.

How to apply

Please submit a resume and thoughtful cover letter, outlining how your skills and experience meet the qualifications of the position you are applying for. If selected, we ask that you also provide us with three (3) professional references that we can contact (at least one (1) professional reference should be from a former supervisor). Please click on the link provided below, or use the link in a search bar, and apply online through our career center.

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