Pre-School Assistant

Duties & Responsibilities

• Interact with children
• Prepare snacks
• Teach children about numbers, colors, and shapes
• Help children get dressed
• Change children’s diapers when needed
• Evaluate students' social development and physical well-being
• Take on the role of lead teacher when needed

Supervision

• Ensure the safety of all children under their care
• Know where all children are and ensure they are safe
• Stop any unsafe activity, particularly important with preschool-age children
• Help children if they are injured
• Take appropriate actions to protect students in the event of an emergency

Personal Care

• Help children with personal care needs
• Use the bathroom, hand-wash, feed or assist in serving meals, and change clothes
• Change diapers or assist in potty training, accompanying children to the bathroom
• Allow children to do as much as possible independently and teach them skills

Non-Instructional Duties

• Fill out incident reports
• Work on bulletin boards or displays
• Duplicate, laminate, or prepare instructional materials
• Have some basic cleaning duties, such as disinfecting toys and equipment or cleaning up areas after mealtimes or snacks

Qualifications

• Must have a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent
• Previous teaching experience or experience working with children preferred
• Need to be friendly and inviting
• Need to adapt easily and enjoy learning
• Willingness to respect the Catholic Church and follow the code of conduct