Infant Classroom Assistant Teacher

The Assistant Teacher works under the direction of the Lead Teacher or Assistant Lead Teacher and is responsible for ensuring the health safety care and well-being of Center children implementing the curriculum maintaining the classroom and joint-use space and supporting the Lead Teacher/Assistant Lead Teacher in parent communications.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Assist in supervising the children as directed by the Lead Teacher/Assistant Lead Teacher in accordance with Center policies and procedures.
• Interacts with children during free play group activities and routine times (diapering toileting mealtime transitions).
• Completes daily paperwork as requested to maintain licensing Child Care food Program and YMCA requirements including attendance meal counts accident and incident reports permission slips.
• Performs other job-related duties as requested and necessary.
• Promotes a safe environment to prevent and reduce injuries.
• Sets up classroom in advance of childrens arrival and cleans up throughout the day and after the childrens departure:
• Supports other classrooms including substituting as needed.
• Builds relationships with parents children and co-workers; encourages families to build relationships and to understand the YMCA mission.
• Greets children and families upon arrival and departure and completes a visual health check for each child.
• Promotes good health and nutrition and provides an environment that contributes to the prevention of illness.
• Understands and utilizes positive guidance discipline techniques with children during all activities; complies with Center discipline policy child abuse policy and code of conduct.
• Registers with PINJ (Professional Impact New Jersey) within one week of employment and attends center and licensing mandated trainings (minimum of 20 hours per year):
  • Attends trainings seminars and conferences as required
  • Attends and contributes to staff meetings as required.
  • Together with lead teacher set professional development objectives and actively pursues them.

Assistant Teacher Substitute:

The Assistant Teacher may function in a substitute role. The Assistant Teacher Substitute is expected to:

• Check in with Lead Teacher or assigned classroom supervisor.
• Defer to assigned classroom staff on appropriate information to communicate to parent regarding child.
• Make effort to proactively engage with assigned classroom staff.
• Accept assignment when needed in a positive and open manner.
• Take initiative to learn policies and procedures specific to assigned classroom.

Supervision of Youth:

• Adhere to policies related to boundaries with youth.
• Attend required abuse risk management training.
• Adhere to procedures related to managing high-risk activities and supervising youth.
• Report suspicious or inappropriate behaviors and policy violations.
• Follow mandated abuse reporting requirements.
• Adhere to employees and volunteers screening requirements and use screening instruments to screen for abuse risk.