Assistant School Age Teacher - Summer Program

About the role

The Reports to the ELC Director in conjunction with the Corps Officers.

Responsibilities

• Maintains prompt hours.
• Notifies Director of impending absence.
• Maintains a neat, clean appearance.
• Dresses appropriately for interaction with toddlers/children and according to The Salvation Army Dress code.
• Cooperates with The Salvation Army Learning Center team of staff for the benefit of a solid program.
• Attends in-service trainings as required by Center Director, licensing and Step Up To Quality for the betterment of Center programs.
• Supports the Lead Teacher in completing all child assessments and screenings within the timeframe provided by the Center Director.
• Observes all policies of state licensing regulation. Observes all Salvation Army policies as outlined in Center employee handbook.
• Adheres to the National Association for the Education of Young Children Code of Ethics (NAEYC).
• Reports child or center management problems to the Director promptly.
• Works in cooperation with partner agencies (i.e. 4C for Children, Promoting Resilient Children (PRC), ODJFS and Head Start for the betterment of the Center programs).
• Is flexible to change in hours or duties as necessary to maintain proper running of the Center.
• Plans and carries out developmentally appropriate school age program aligned with Ohio Content Standards (also used by Cincinnati Public Schools).
• This program will include opportunities in language, art, music (secular and Christian), science, math, social-emotional and physical development.
• Written lesson plans will be posted and submitted to center administrator on a weekly basis.
• Attend weekly meetings with center administrator.
• Maintain a safe, healthy, and emotionally stable environment for children.
• Makes changes in environment and lesson planning according to the recommendations of Step Up To Quality and 4C for Children.
• Maintain physical environment. Reports any maintenance needs or loss of equipment to administrator properly.
• Uses a cleaning schedule to organize self and staff to keep kitchen area clean; including any pans that were delivered by the caterer, wiping counters and removing trash.
• Responsible for maintaining records necessary for efficient running of the Center. These include but are not limited to the following daily morning and afternoon attendance, health checks, USDA and classroom inventory.
• Maintain the grant guidelines for United Way tutoring and completes daily and weekly statistical reporting.
• Set up, serve and clean up weekly Kids Café along with fellow school age teachers.
• Report statistical data related to Kids Café.

Requirements

• 1 year of experience in early childhood setting
• 1 year of experience in preschool setting preferred