Preschool Assistant Teacher - Towson
About the role
The Y Preschool Assistant Teacher contributes to the Y's mission by assisting the classroom teacher in implementing activities and assignments that align with long-range learning objectives. They ensure the health, welfare, and safety of enrolled children and foster their social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and creative development.
Responsibilities
- Assist the classroom teacher in implementing activities and assignments aligned with long-range learning objectives.
- Ensure the health, welfare, and safety of enrolled children.
- Foster the social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and creative development of each child in your care.
Requirements
- Enthusiasm for young children.
- Patience and good humor.
- Good judgment and a good spirit.
- The ability to clearly communicate and effectively listen to children, parents/guardians, members, and other Y associates.
- Prior early childhood experience (preferred).
- A high school degree or GED.
- Your 90 hour child care certification.
Qualifications
- Enthusiasm for young children.
- Patience and good humor.
- Good judgment and a good spirit.
- The ability to clearly communicate and effectively listen to children, parents/guardians, members, and other Y associates.
- Prior early childhood experience (preferred).
- A high school degree or GED.
- Your 90 hour child care certification.
Skills
- Enthusiasm for young children.
- Patience and good humor.
- Good judgment and a good spirit.
- The ability to clearly communicate and effectively listen to children, parents/guardians, members, and other Y associates.
- Prior early childhood experience (preferred).
- A high school degree or GED.
- Your 90 hour child care certification.
Benefits
The Y in Central Maryland provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment. Moreover, the Y is firmly committed to celebrating and achieving diversity and inclusion in all we do. We strive to be an anti-racist organization and expect all associates to treat others with respect, kindness, and dignity, at all times.
Pay
Details on pay are not specified in the job posting.
Schedule
Details on schedule are not specified in the job posting.