The Assistant Teacher supports the Lead Teacher in ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of children while implementing the center's curriculum. Responsibilities include supervising daily activities, maintaining classroom spaces, and managing required licensing paperwork.
Requirements summary
Candidates must be able to adhere to youth boundary policies and mandated abuse reporting requirements. Registration with PINJ and completion of 20 hours of annual mandated training are required.
At the Madison Area YMCA, the Assistant Teacher works under the direction of the Lead Teacher and is responsible for ensuring the health, safety and well-being of Center children, implementing the curriculum, maintaining classroom and joint-use space, and ensuring support for the Lead Teacher/Assistant Lead Teacher in parent communications.
Essential functions
Assist in supervising the children as directed by the Lead Teacher/Assistant Lead Teacher in accordance with Center policies and procedures.
Interacts with children during free play, group activities, and routine times (diapering, toileting, meal time, transitions).
Completes daily paperwork as requested to maintain licensing, Child Care food Program, and YMCA requirements including attendance, meal counts, accident and incident reports, permission slips.
Performs other job-related duties as requested and necessary.
Promotes a safe environment to prevent and reduce injuries.
Sets up classroom in advance of children’s arrival and cleans up throughout the day and after the children’s departure:
Supports other classrooms including substituting as needed.
Builds relationships with parents, children, and co-workers; encourages families to build relationships and to understand the YMCA mission.
Greets children and families upon arrival and departure and completes a visual health check for each child.
Promotes good health and nutrition and provides an environment that contributes to the prevention of illness.
Understands and utilizes positive guidance discipline techniques with children during all activities; complies with Center discipline policy, child abuse policy and code of conduct.
Registers with PINJ (Professional Impact New Jersey) within one week of employment and attends center and licensing mandated trainings (minimum of 20 hours per year):
Attends trainings, seminars, and conferences as required
Attends and contributes to staff meetings as required.
Supervision of Youth
Adhere to policies related to boundaries with youth.
Attend required abuse risk management training.
Adhere to procedures related to managing high-risk activities and supervising youth.
Report suspicious or inappropriate behaviors and policy violations.
