Afterschool Care Teachers

About the role

At Whitefield Academy Preschool, we are currently looking for employees to staff our afterschool program each day. We are looking for Christian employees to work in a Christian environment on regular basis to provide quality care for our students. Whitefield Academy's Vision Statement: The mission of Whitefield Academy is to serve Christian Families by providing a Christ-centered, Biblically-based education marked by academic excellence and spiritual vitality.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Extended Care Coordinator in all daily functions of the program including getting ready before the program starts and cleaning up at the end of the day.
• Work in a classroom providing care of children, ensuring their health and safety, and directing all classroom activities.
• Providing a range of activities and following lesson plans.
• Have positive, professional, and helpful interactions with the children and other staff members.
• Multi-tasking is important and necessary.
• Attend 15 hours of training after hours to keep state compliance.
• Must be able to put the training into practice in the classroom.
• Understand the Afterschool care structure and goals for the program.
• Complete all daily classroom paperwork and record keeping- attendance, accident reports.

Requirements

• Ability to read, speak, and write English
• HS diploma
• Be able to stand on feet and work with children 90% of the time
• Be able to walk up and down steps.
• Be able to lift 35 pounds when needed.
• Church attendance and be able to provide a testimony when prompted

Skills

• CPR and First Aid certification
• Current TB Test
• Previous experience

Schedule

Be able to work from 3:00-6:00p.m. starting in August.