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Assistant Teacher
Grand Street Settlement
Date Posted: 02/19/2019
Location: New York, New York
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Description:
POSITION:
Assistant Teacher
DEPARTMENT:
Early Childhood Services
LOCATION:
Lower East Side
REPORTS TO:
Site Coordinator
SALARY:
$24,000-$28,000 Annually
DATES:
March 2019
JOB SUMMARY:
This position serves as an Assistant Teacher for a Grand Street Settlement Early Childhood classroom. Under the supervision of the Site Director the Assistant Teacher will work collaboratively with the teacher to ensure the successful operation of a classroom with a total of 15-20 children. The Assistant Teacher also works with a team of other classroom teachers and family members to implement the curriculum to achieve outcomes for children of all abilities.
Responsibilities:
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Assistant Teacher responsibilities chiefly fall within the following core functions, although s/he may perform other tasks as needed:
- Child Growth & Development: Implements a child-centered curriculum and learning environment that encourages positive social interaction, active engagement in learning, and self-motivation to promote development in all domains for children of all abilities.
- Planning: Responsible for collaborating with the Lead Teacher in the preparation of daily lesson plans
- Program Implementation: Provide positive guidance and discipline supporting children as they acquire readiness skills for kindergarten and beyond
- Family Partnerships: Encourage parent participation in staff-parent conferences and home visits discussing their child’s development and education
- Communication and Service Coordination: Maintain regular contact with parents and complete appropriate documentation; Direct developmental concerns to the Health, Nutrition and Disabilities Coordinator
- Record Keeping and Reporting: Request supplies as needed and participate in classroom/program inventory as requested
- On-going Monitoring and Self-Assessment: Work with teaching team to analyze child outcomes on a classroom basis twice yearly
- Complete lesson Plans, Do daily observations of children writing anecdotes, Implement and do TSG
Qualifications:
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND REQUIREMENTS:
- AAS in Early Childhood Education; BA/BS in Early Childhood Education preferred
- Minimum two years of previous teaching experience
- Basic computer literacy in Microsoft Office and using emails
- Ability to interpret documents such as safety rules and policy and procedure manuals
- Must demonstrate timeliness, attendance and most importantly, professionalism
- CPR and First Aid certified; If not must gain within the first year of employment
Application Instructions:
Please email all resumes to jcotto@grandsettlement.org