Preschool Assistant Teacher

Head Start of Eastern Orange County

Date Posted: 06/01/2022

Salary / Wage: Competitive

Location: Newburgh, New York

Job Type:

Description:

The successful candidate must possess a high level of energy, passion, creativity, flexibility, organizational and communication skills. Must have experience in an early childhood setting and ability to actively assist in planning, organizing and implementing a stimulating and challenging program for diverse learners ages 3-5. Occasional evening hours and outdoor work/play a must.

Responsibilities:

Ensuring compliance with state & federal/ Head Start licensing/regulations
Learning all aspects of & implementing the curriculum with fidelity– which is play based/hands on learning, learning in a natural environment (vs rote learning), supporting children to be leaders & decision makers
Ongoing trainings for compliance and curriculum – staying up to date on your trainings (Aspire, etc.)
Being a partner in play: consistently working with children on their level (rug, etc),
Outdoors play in winter, hands on learning,
Cleaning & sanitizing children’s toys & other small tasks
Being coachable, flexible & a team player, supporting other teachers in classroom & following lead teacher’s lead
Helping to support positive guidance & conflict resolution
Helping to plan and implement lessons,
Assessing children: observing, writing/typing, scoring anecdotal notes for the children in a timely fashion
Helping with a variety of classroom duties including PTC, talking to families, attending meetings & if applicable virtual learning & teaching
Home visits & helping connect the bridge between school & home
At times taking the lead -------------------

Qualifications:

Early Childhood Experience; Child Development Credential or college level course work in Early Childhood Development preferred. Familiarity with computers, Outlook 365 and bi-lingual Spanish a plus.

Application Instructions:

Please send your resume or letter of interest to jobs@hseoc.org

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