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SalaryAssistant Teacher / Support Staff Member
Benefits:
Benefits:
- Competitive Pay.
- 401K.
- Paid Holidays.
- Paid Time Off.
- Child Care Discount.
- Paid Training & Internship.
Overview:
An Assistant Teacher/Support Staff member at The Goddard School is responsible for establishing and maintaining a safe, healthy, and nurturing learning environment. Additionally, this teacher should be responsible to work together with a co-teacher and in conjunction with the entire faculty.
Sign-on Bonus:
We will pay $250 as a sign-on bonus after successfully proving competent in this role after 90 days based on the below criteria.
General Qualifications:
- Ability to hear the conversational voice, with or without a hearing aid.
- Ability to see and read newsprint, with or without corrective lenses.
- Ability to speak and be understood under normal circumstances.
- Ability to lift and carry children and other items weighing up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to use arms, hands, legs, and feet, with or without corrective devices; this includes the ability to evacuate the building during emergencies.
- Ability to handle crises, especially where children are involved.
- Ability to respond immediately to emergencies.
Support Staff Responsibilities:
- Establish and maintain a safe, healthy, and nurturing learning environment
- Ensure that classroom equipment is in good repair.
- Understand and implement The Goddard School® emergency procedure(s).
- Promote healthy eating practices at lunch and snack times.
- Ensure that children are always within state ratio requirements.
- Perform nominal cleaning responsibilities (eg, spills) immediately.
- Perform major cleaning during times when children are not present.
- Post and adhere to all Goddard Health and Safety policies and procedures.
Advance children’s physical and intellectual competence:
- Interact with the children to support play, exploration, and learning.
- Encourage children to interact with each other and with the faculty.
- Present age- and developmentally appropriate expectations for all children.
- Create a print-rich environment for children to learn about books, literature, and writing.
- Encourage creativity through art, music, dramatic play, and blocks.
- Provide a reasonable balance between teacher-directed and child-directed activities.
- Provide opportunities for both active and quiet play.
Support each child’s social and emotional development and provide positive guidance:
- Understand and adhere to the Goddard's Behavior Policy.
- Plan and implement activities to develop children’s self-esteem and social skills.
- Plan and implement activities to enable children’s feeling of security.
- Encourage empathetic and respectful feelings for others, as well as the environment, through positive modeling.
- Respect cultural and ethnic diversity.
Establish positive and effective family relations:
- Communicate, in a professional manner, with families and faculty.
- Encourage families to become an integral part of their children’s learning experiences.
- Prepare a Daily Activity Report for each child.
- Maintain a portfolio for each child.
Ensure an effective program, responsive to children’s needs:
- Assess supplies and materials needed to implement activities.
- Build teamwork.
- Manage classrooms according to QA Standards.
- Perform child observations and document them in their portfolios.
- Use assessment tools. (eg, Progress Reports, Children’s Progress)
Maintain professional commitment:
- Promote Goddard's philosophy and educational objectives.
- Support a code of ethical conduct.
- Pursue professional development/continuing education.
- Attend faculty meetings, in-service days, conferences, and professional growth opportunities.
