Assistant Infant Teacher

Position Summary

• The Assistant Teacher and/or Floater is responsible for creating an atmosphere that is positive for learning and that stimulates critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making with children, in accordance with Lightbridge Academy Mission, Vision and Core Values.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:
• Assist in delivering quality classroom experiences by ensuring a safe and nurturing learning environment that encourages social, emotional, physical and intellectual development.
• Deliver exceptional customer service to parents by going above and beyond, including assisting parents during arrival and departure, and addressing any other questions and concerns promptly and effectively.
• Always maintain interaction with children during small and whole group interactive learning.
• Supervise children during daily outdoor recess.
• Ensure proper staff/child ratio as set by the state licensing entity.
• Participate in weekly mini meetings in conjunction with Lead Teachers/assistant teachers and other meetings as needed.
• Participate in required trainings and meetings, and travel to off-site trainings as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Be willing to work in any age group and/or classroom at any time of the day.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• High School Diploma
• Minimum of one (1) year of paid child care experience, classroom experience.
• Maintain continuing education requirements per company and state requirements.
• Commitment to the Profession – Demonstrates a commitment to early child education and effectiveness in enabling children to achieve high levels of developmental and academic growth.
• Initiative – Ability to proactively spearhead and coordinate the execution of responsibilities in order to achieve desired outcome, and identifies and develops new ideas and challenges for business improvement.
• Communication – Ability to read, write, and communicate using proper English grammar, communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, and work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
• Teamwork – Ability and desire to work cooperatively with others on a team; act as a team leader by demonstrating interest, skill, and success in getting groups to learn to work together.
• Adaptability – Responds to change with a positive attitude and a willingness to learn new ways to accomplish work activities and objectives.
• Customer Service – Demonstrates strong commitment to identifying and meeting customers’ needs in a timely and appropriate manner, and continually seeks to ensure their full satisfaction.
• Motivation – Willingness to take self-directed or self-motivated actions to do more than is expected in the job with the aim of improving job performance and finding or creating new opportunities.
• Leadership – Ability to set a vision, inspire collaboration among staff members, and coach and build teams to achieve mutual goals.
• Integrity – Instills mutual trust and confidence, creates a culture that fosters high standards of ethics, behaves in a fair and ethical manner toward others, and demonstrates a sense of corporate responsibility and commitment to the population served.
• Decision-Making & Judgment – Able to react quickly with sound judgment and problem solving skills in complex and critical situations such as injuries and accidents.
• Self-Development –Responds positively to feedback regarding performance, continually strives to develop professionally, and takes advantage of opportunities to grow.
• Technical –Proficiency with use of technology such as tablets, smart devices, and Microsoft Word.

Note

• This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.

Job Types: Part-time, Full-time

Salary: $19 - $22 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $19.25 - $22.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No nights
• No weekends

Ability to Relocate:

• New York, NY 10019: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person