Assistant PreK Teacher - Willing to Train

YOU’RE AMAZING WITH KIDS… Wherever you go butterflies dance, birds song, and people break out in Disney songs – honestly no one knows how you do it! You’re also smart, capable and feel you have a strong work ethic because you really care to make a difference in people’s lives. Now, if only there was an amazing job that would play to your strengths and talents.

Part of our core values are focused on You… Your new manager is waiting for your feedback: how can we make your job more fulfilling?

We are looking for a Preschool Teacher ready and willing to learn how to care and love young children and to eventually prepare small children for kindergarten by easing them into organized education. You will teach them important elements that they will encounter soon after they enter school life. A preschool teacher must have a great love and patience for children. Qualifications needed to teach them effectively include knowledge of best practices and preschool educational methods as well as the ability to engage them and earn their trust and attention. The goal is to contribute to the healthy mental and emotional development of the child so they can more easily acclimate in the next level of education.

Responsibilities

• Care for and cuddle babies and toddlers
• Change diapers and feed babies according to their schedule
• Employ a variety of educational techniques (storytelling, educational play, media etc.) to teach children
• Observe each child to help them improve their social competencies and build self-esteem
• Encourage children to interact with each other and resolve occasional arguments
• Guide children to develop their artistic and practical capabilities through a carefully constructed curriculum (identify shapes, numbers or colors, do crafts etc.)
• Organize nap and snack hours and supervise children to ensure they are safe at all times
• Track children’s progress and report to parents
• Communicate with parents regularly to understand the children’s background and psyche
• Collaborate with other educators
• Maintain a clean and tidy classroom consistent with health and safety standards

Skills

• No experience necessary we will train
• Excellent understanding of the principles of child development and preschool educational methods
• Familiarity with safety and sanitation guidelines for classrooms
• Excellent communication and instructional skills
• Ability to act as a mediator between children
• Cool-tempered, friendly, and reliable
• Balance between a creative mind and a practical acumen
• Certification in child CPR

* Other Qualifications: The ability to establish, maintain and foster positive and harmonious working relationships with those contacted in the performance of duties. Ability to organize & maintain an orderly environment, to handle detailed work accurately, and delegate work appropriately.  Capable of a high volume of work in a fast-paced environment and often under pressure to meet deadlines. Ability to objectively evaluate employees without prejudice or bias. Must be able to work as an effective team member and leader.

If you want a better life, a future filled with opportunity, fun colleagues and a manager who actually cares about you, then this is the job for you.  Don’t wait for the “new normal” to settle, soon everyone (and their cat) will need a job, grab the hottest opportunity in child care while you can and APPLY NOW!