Assistant Teacher

Job Description

Job Description

About This Role

As a key member of the classroom team, the Assistant Teacher helps to execute the day-to-day classroom operations, striving for a safe and fun learning experience daily, following the Lead Teacher's direction and lesson plans. This is a part-time, contract position. Hours are 8:45am to 1:15pm Monday through Friday. Opportunity to work additional afternoon hours to 3:30pm.

What You'll Do

Work with children

• Develops and nurtures warm connections with children.
• Experience caring for children ages 2 to 4 years of age including toileting, transitioning between activities, assisting with learning activities and basic care routines.
• Has understanding of developmentally appropriate practice and play-based curriculum
• Understanding of developmental milestones, social emotional development and fostering independence.

Admin/Staff

• Supports the Lead Teacher with implementing the daily schedule including diapering and toileting, feeding, transitioning between activities, assisting with learning activities and basic care routines.
• Maintains positive working relationships with staff within the teaching team and throughout school.
• Maintains confidentiality of children, families and co-workers.
• Assist in preparing the classroom before children arrive with various duties such as furniture and toy set up and clean up at the end of the day, including washing toys and wiping down hard surfaces.
• Shares observations related to growth and development of children with the Lead Teacher
• Flexible and willing to work in different classrooms and administrative tasks as needed.

Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age or older with a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Be "Not guilty of an offense as defined in 63.2-1719 of the Code of Virginia."
• "Staff shall be of good character and reputation, capable of carrying out assigned responsibilities; capable of accepting training and supervision; and capable of communicating effectively both orally and in writing as applicable to the job responsibility." (22 VAC 40-185-180.B)
• Pass state required background checks according Virginia regulations, submit required annual health and TB screen forms, as well as pass the annual Mandated Reporter training and the 10-hour Virginia DSS Preservice Training (due first day of employment) and the VaDSS Health and Safety class and COVID class - both online
• Complete 16 hours of professional development relating to early childcare safety, development, and the function of the school as approved by the Preschool Director (Only 2 hours of CPR/1st Aid certification counts toward the required 16 hours, and MAT/EMAT training and does not count at all)
• Carry out assigned responsibilities; lifting, bending and ladder use is required
• Work collaboratively with all colleagues
• Multi-task, organize and prioritize duties and projects
• Be detail-oriented and flexible

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in education, nursing or recreation; experience plus education maybe substituted based upon 8VAC20-780-210

Benefits

• Paid Leave
• Sick Leave
• Professional Development
• One day of paid leave for every twenty days worked.
• Retirement benefit for staff working more than 1040 annually.
• Paid holidays and breaks (winter and Easter).
• Option to work summer camp for summer 2027 (6 weeks)
• Option to renew contract for Fall 2027