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Daycare Teacher Assistant

Jewish Community Center Of Staten Island
Staten Island, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 5/26/2026 CLOSED ON 6/11/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Daycare Teacher Assistant position at Jewish Community Center Of Staten Island?

ABOUT YOU
As Staten Island’s premier Early Childhood Education Center, our mission is to foster a safe, nurturing, and fun school environment that provides a strong educational foundation for students.

PURPOSE/SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY
  • Create and maintain a safe, clean and physically appropriate environment
  • Provide and ensure appropriate and sensitive interaction with the children at all times
  • Provide and ensure appropriate supervision of the children at all times
    Provide and ensure appropriate language and positive methods of disciplinary intervention as defined by our staff policy
  • Ensure that the Department of Health, Bureau of Day Care regulations are followed in all areas of care regarding health, nutrition, diapering and supervision
  • Plan, develop and implement daily activities that stimulate growth in all areas of development (motor, language, social, emotional, cognitive, behavioral)
  • Assist in planning school wide events
  • Establish and maintain professional communication with parents while keeping them informed of their child’s daily activities, progress and development
  • Maintain and respect confidentiality of child, parent, staff and other center issues
  • Attends weekly staff meetings, Inservice training and on and offsite professional development workshops, as determined by the school calendar
  • Keep Director or Assistant Director informed of incidents relating to accidents, concerns about child’s progress, or extra ordinary circumstances

OUR REQUIREMENTS:
High School Diploma and Child Development Certification
OR
High School Diploma

AND
One year of child care experience in an early childhood day care setting preferred

Additional Requirements
  • Required Trainings
  • Fingerprint Clearance
  • NYS Clearance
  • Medical Clearance

SALARY
$36,500 annually

BENEFITS
The JCC of Staten Island is committed to keeping you and your family healthy and happy through a comprehensive benefits program. Offerings include: subsidized options for Medical; offerings for Dental and Vision coverage, FSA and Dependent Care. We also offer free LTD, STD, Life Insurance, a Pension, 403B, generous program discounts, free membership, ample time off and much more!

ABOUT US
The Jewish Community Center of Staten Island was founded in 1929 with the goal of creating a home for the Jewish community by offering social, recreational, and educational activities. Over time, that mission expanded to help anyone who walked through the doors of any of our facilities. The JCC has become a true community center—not just for the Jewish community, but for the entirety of Staten Island.

Programs serve the needs we see in our community and are constantly expanding to meet new demand. We serve people of all walks of life, from young children to seniors and everyone in between. The JCC is proud to offer services that help improve the quality of life for people on Staten Island and beyond. We strive to help those in need as well as provide recreational and educational opportunities for our members.
The JCC of Staten Island is dedicated to encouraging harmony throughout the community by providing facilities and programs that are open to all regardless of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or political affiliation. Everyone is welcome at the JCC.

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