Assistant Toddlers & Twos Teacher

JOB SUMMARY

Full-time assistant teacher for our toddlers and twos classrooms, which are ages 15-30 months.

We are looking for a well-qualified, energetic individual who is passionate about children and early childhood education. The team member must be a Christian with a personal relationship with Jesus, who agrees to the Statements of Faith of Realife Church and our Leadership Honor Code in both their professional conduct and personal lifestyle. The team member must be committed to incorporating these qualities and standards in the classroom. Teachers must establish and nurture positive relationships as they teach and disciple students and work closely with colleagues, parents, admin staff and community members, showing respect at all times.

Realife STEAM Academy is a childcare ministry for children ages 6 weeks through Pre-k. We use a faith-based curriculum to encourage learning in the areas of science, technology, engineering, arts and math.

We believe that each child should be provided with a safe and nurturing environment that promotes their natural curiosity and excitement for learning. We also believe that each child learns at their own pace and when provided with a variety of developmentally appropriate opportunities to play, discover, experiment, investigate, and explore that they become lifelong learners. You can learn more about us at www.realifesteam.org.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Help facilitate lesson plans utilizing our curriculum to provide opportunities for children to learn, grow and develop socially, emotionally, physically, and spiritually.
• Assist in leading an engaging and inclusive classroom experience that empowers children to develop curiosities, initiative, risk-taking and a sense of accomplishment by encouraging children to think, reason, question and experiment, while encouraging children’s independence and self-selection of learning activities through play-based learning approaches.
• Establish warm and responsive relationships that allow each child to feel recognized, acknowledged, and secure.
• Manage the classroom to all regulatory standards, rules and requirements, including those for Paths to QUALITY™, CACFP and the state of Indiana.
• Create a consistent and nurturing environment by following a daily schedule.
• Maintain a healthy, safe, and clean environment for children and colleagues.
• Participate in “special days” and family engagement activities.
• Engage in ongoing two-way communication that supports the family as a partner in their child’s education.
• Other duties as assigned

WORK CONTEXT

The successful team member should be prepared for the following:

• You may be scheduled to work in a classroom where changing diapers or assisting with going to the bathroom is required.
• You may be scheduled to work in classroom with infants or crawlers where feeding and comforting crying babies is required.
• You may be scheduled to open or close the classroom where there are extra duties of turning the classroom over to/from the weekend.
• You will be expected to get on the floor at the child’s level and interact with them.
• You will be required to frequently lift equipment or children up to 35 pounds.
• You may be required to occasionally lift equipment or children up to 50 pounds.

COMPETENCIES & SKILLS

The successful team member will demonstrate individual competency in the following areas:

• Ability to multi-task, prioritize and be detail-oriented
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team and with a co-teacher
• Ability to be flexible
• Ability to build and nurture relationships with the children and their parents/guardians
• Strong written and verbal communication skills when dealing with children and their parents/guardians

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Child Development Associate (CDA) or Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Developmental or Child Psychology, Elementary Education or closely related field is preferred.
• A minimum of one (1) year of experience in an early childhood setting working directly with young children is preferred.
• Satisfactorily complete and maintain all required certifications.

BENEFITS

• Employee tuition rate for your children
• Paid Time Off
• Paid holidays
• Week between Christmas and New Year’s off with pay

SCHEDULE

• Open Monday-Friday, 7am-5:30pm – no weekends
• Must be flexible

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: Up to $17.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $17