Early Childhood Education Assistant Teacher

About the role

The Children’s Learning Center in Student Affairs is seeking an Early Childhood Education Assistant Teacher to join our dedicated team. This position works under the direction of the Lead Educator and assists with planning, preparing, and implementing developmentally appropriate curriculum and classroom activities.

Responsibilities

• Working under the direction of the Lead Educator, the Assistant Educator assists with planning, preparing, and implementing developmentally appropriate curriculum and classroom activities that promote children's cognitive, social-emotional, language, and physical development.
• Facilitates learning experiences and supports daily classroom routines, including meals, transitions, rest periods, outdoor play, and other age-appropriate activities.
• Helps maintain a safe, healthy, and organized classroom environment by actively supervising children and ensuring compliance with all health, safety, licensing, and accreditation standards.
• Contributes to documenting children's development through observations, anecdotal notes, and progress records, assists with updating individualized learning plans, and supports children with varying developmental and learning needs.
• In collaboration with the Lead Educator, the Assistant Educator helps organize classroom operations, maintain instructional materials and records, and support the coordination of daily classroom activities.
• Assists with onboarding, mentoring, and providing day-to-day guidance to student employees while contributing feedback for required student staff evaluations.
• Establishes and maintains positive relationships with families by communicating children's daily activities, developmental milestones, and classroom experiences.
• Communicates effectively with internal and external stakeholders while maintaining confidentiality and ensuring documentation is completed in accordance with established guidelines and regulatory requirements.

Requirements

• NAEYC education requirements for Assistant Teacher role (12 college credits in early childhood education, child development, elementary education, and/or early childhood special education).
• A minimum of 6 months documented experience teaching children between 6 weeks and 5 years, in an early learning program.
• Certification in hands-on Pediatric First Aid, AED and CPR is required upon start date and must be maintained during incumbency.

Preferred Qualifications

• Classroom experience in a NAEYC accredited program.
• An associate’s degree in Early Childhood Education.
• Evidence of strong communication and organizational skills.
• Evidence of the ability to work well in a complex, team environment with both professional and student staff.
• Working knowledge of child development and implementation and its application in classroom management.
• Evidence of the ability to understand and communicate children’s development and needs to families.