Preschool Assistant Teacher

About the role

Weinberg Early Learning Center is seeking a creative, energetic, nurturing, dedicated, patient, dependable, and professional teacher who loves working with infants or toddlers.

Responsibilities

• Hold, rock, sing to, smile at, and explore the world with infants
• Conduct tummy time for or activities to strengthen large gross motor/muscle development
• Lead individual and small group experiences
• Spend time outside to connect with nature
• Provide a feeling of security
• Stimulate language development
• Encourage intellectual development
• Provide parents with daily reports

Requirements

• CDA; advanced degrees preferred
• Early childhood education experience, preferably with infants
• Speak, read, and write English fluently
• CPR and 1st Aid Certifications (or willingness to obtain these)
• Must be able to adapt to continuously changing, fast-paced environment, and make the children's needs your primary focus
• Must be able to kneel, stoop, squat, and stand for a majority of the day
• Must be able to lift up to 30 pounds
• Pass state background check

Qualifications

• Experience working with babies’ ages 12 weeks to 12 months, 12-18 months, or 18-24 months

Benefits

• The opportunity to make a difference
• A School Leadership Team that supports the professional and personal growth of the staff
• A 3:1 student/teacher ratio in the infant room; A 5:1 student/teacher ratio in the toddler rooms
• Clear expectations, necessary resources, and support to meet children’s needs
• Opportunities for continual learning and development for staff

Pay

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Schedule

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Skills

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Benefits

• The opportunity to make a difference
• A School Leadership Team that supports the professional and personal growth of the staff
• A 3:1 student/teacher ratio in the infant room; A 5:1 student/teacher ratio in the toddler rooms
• Clear expectations, necessary resources, and support to meet children’s needs
• Opportunities for continual learning and development for staff