Childcare Teacher Assistant

About the role

Newport News, Virginia. Hiring range $15.00 - $19.50/hourly. Actual pay is determined based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, education, credentials, skills, internal equity, and business needs.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Affords assistance in distributing, administering, and completing all required assessments and progress reports regarding development, as applicable for each age group.
• Affords assistance in identifying signs of emotional, behavioral, or developmental problems in children and brings them to the Lead Teacher’s attention.
• Affords assistance 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.
• Maintains a welcoming, comfortable, and clean learning environment.
• 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.
• Assumes 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

• High School Diploma or GED (Required)
• Associates Degree, Early Childhood Education (Preferred)
• 6 months Early Childhood/Child Care experience (Required)
• 1 year Education/Training - Teacher Assistant (Preferred)