Bell Teacher's Assistant

YMCA of Greater Hartford Job Description

Job Title: Bell Teacher’s Assistant

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt                               Job Grade:  

Primary Department:  Bell

Reports to: Bell Summer Site Manager

Revision Date: 02/2025                                Leadership Level: 

The YMCA of Greater Hartford is an association open to all committed to helping people reach their potential in spirit, mind, and body.  Our commitment is based on the belief that the purpose of this three-fold development is to live out the values of Caring, Honest, Respect and Responsibility.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Under the general direction of the Bell Summer Site Manager, the Bell Teacher’s Assistant works for the YMCA of Greater Hartford and is responsible for the daily lesson delivery at the Y BELL XL programs. Y Bell XL is a summer learning program designed to address summer learning loss for low-income children living in urban communities and thereby enhance overall youth development, academic performance, and graduation rates. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Manage student behavior
2. Establish a safe and accepting classroom environment conductive to learning.
3. Oversee program dismissal.
4. All duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Qualified Candidate must be at least 16 years old.
• Previous experience working with children.
• Works effectively with children, families and other staff.
• Able to be certified in Connecticut Child Care, Adult & Child CPR and attain certification within 90 days of employment.
• Possess good oral communication, written communication, and public speaking skills.
• Positive enrollment trends.
• Positive, appropriate interaction with the children in the program and other staff.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT:

• Ability to always supervise children by sight and sound.
• Ability to move quickly to react to safety issues in the setting (i.e. climbing, aggressive behavior).
• Ability to remain calm, objective and respectful in potentially stressful situations (i.e. crying upset child, upset parent, or upset staff).
• Ability to be flexible and willing to adjust to change.
• Ability to move around the room to assist children and supervise children with daily activities, social interaction, physical and emotional needs.
• Ability to lift young children and objects (food baskets and supplies) up to 40 lbs.
• Ability to develop and foster cooperative relationships.
• The ability to use hands, fingers, and arms as well as being able to talk and hear.
• The ability to move from program site to branch is required to enter all YMCA environments including, program space, buses, schools, pools, and program area.