Early Learning Center Assistant Teacher/Floater

Have you often felt like you wanted your work to have meaning? Every day, Resurrection staff members are doing work that matters with people who care. Resurrection’s purpose since its conception in 1990 is to “build a Christian community where non-religious and nominally religious people are becoming deeply committed Christians.” Join our team and see how your contributions move the needle in transforming the World. 

Resurrection has an opening for an Organist in our Ministries & Programs division! The position is part-time, non-exempt. Please see below for a full job description:

Job Summary 

The Early Learning Center Assistant Teacher/Floater is responsible for assisting the teaching staff and program directors as needed to provide a consistent smooth flow during the program day as well as planning for future events. 

Essential Responsibilities and Expectations: 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Position-Specific 

• Attend provided professional development training.
• Assist in creating a safe and healthy physical environment for learning using the curriculum room arrangement guidelines.
• Assist with inventory, cleaning, and organization of classrooms and resource rooms.
• Assist teachers with preparation of classroom materials and as assigned to assist with classroom projects. 
• Provide breaks to teaching staff as needed during program day. 
• May substitute in classrooms as needed.
• Assist office staff with various tasks.
• Help, as needed, with set-up or closing of program each week. 
• Advocate for the needs and rights of young children, their families, and those who work in early childhood education.
• Serve as mediator and role model who guides children’s behavior and teaches them conflict resolution skills.
• Other duties as assigned.

Churchwide 

• Follow Jesus and engage in the “five essential practices” of the Christian life: worship, study, serve, give, and share.
• Support the church’s purpose of “building a Christian community where non-religious and nominally religious people become deeply committed Christians.”
• Exemplify the church’s values and support its theological direction as a United Methodist Church.

Competencies

• Collaborating – shares knowledge, builds partnerships and promotes a culture of thinking from the users’ perspective while working across divisions to meet shared goals and objectives.
• Communicating – develops and delivers clear communications (verbal and written) that meet the unique needs of different audiences.
• Community Partnering – understands the community in which we serve, establishes community relationships and represents the church in the broader community.
• Prioritizing Individual Experiences – views the church in the perspective of the experience of the individual, and ensures others are committed to a person-centric approach. 
• Problem Solving – makes good decisions quickly, solves problems effectively to help move the church forward.
• Resourcing – secures and deploys resources as effectively and efficiently as possible. 
• Team Building – forms highly effective teams, whether supervised or informal, where individuals with diverse skills achieve ambitious goals.

Qualifications 

• Previous experience working in a childcare center preferred. 
• Flexible, dedicated, dependable, and highly motivated personality. 

Physical and Health Requirements

In accordance with licensing requirements, individuals serving in this role must be able to safely perform the physical and health-related duties required in an early childhood environment. Staff must be able to:

• Actively supervise children and engage in daily childcare activities, both indoors and outdoors.
• Stoop, bend, kneel, and sit on the floor to interact with children during play and learning activities.
• Lift, carry, and assist children weighing up to approximately 40 pounds when necessary for caregiving, safety, or classroom activities.
• Get up and down from the floor frequently throughout the day.
• Navigate stairs safely, both ascending and descending, when applicable in the facility.
• Stand for extended periods of time, up to one hour at a time.
• See, hear, and respond quickly to children and environmental situations to ensure safety and supervision.
• Respond appropriately during high-stress or emergency situations, including following all facility safety procedures.
• Maintain required classroom and program documentation and records.

Staff must also meet the following health and professional readiness expectations:

• Be free from physical, mental, or emotional conditions that would prevent them from protecting the health, safety, and welfare of children.
• Demonstrate emotional maturity, sound judgment, and an understanding of children’s developmental needs.
• Be able to perform job duties without impairment due to alcohol, prescription or non-prescription drugs, or other substances.
• Comply with all health documentation requirements, including tuberculosis screening if required by role.