Preschool Teacher Aide

Willow Loft Preschool Teacher Aide-Anchorage School District Calendar

Compensation: $15.00

8:00am-4:30pm *Full Time* Monday-Friday

About Us:

Our work calendar closely follows the Anchorage School District’s calendar of attendance. We are a small private program that offers structure, fun, low stress and a respectful environment!

You will work with children ages 3-5 years alongside the other teachers and staff. Your duties will include orchestrating group times, cleaning duties and playing with children! All positions have room for growth and furthering their skills; we look for individuals who want to grow in our WLP community.

Please check out our website at www.willowloft.org for more information on our program.

Responsibilities:

• Observe each child to help them improve their social competencies and build self-esteem.
• Encourage children to interact with each other and resolve occasional conflicts.
• Guide children to develop their artistic and practical capabilities (identify shapes, numbers or colors, do crafts etc.)
• Collaborate with other teachers and assistants
• Maintain a clean and tidy classroom consistent with health and safety standards

Skills:

• Confident when speaking with children, parents, and other staff
• Passionate and enjoy working with children
• Ability to act as mediator between children
• Cool-tempered and friendly
• Ability to manage groups of children and deal with challenging behavior

Requirements:

• Reliable and on time
• Interested in or already pursuing a Child Development Associate(CDA)
• Certification in child CPR (of willingness to receive within 60 days of hire)
• Previous work experience in childcare and/or have worked as a babysitter, nanny, etc.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $15.00 per hour

Grade levels:

• Pre-Kindergarten

Schedule:

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

School type:

• Montessori
• Private school

Application Question(s):

• Why are you a good fit for this job? Why should we hire you?
• Do you have experience with childcare? How long? Explain.
• Are you currently furthering your education in a child-related field? If not, are you interested in obtaining your CDA? Explain.

Work Location: In person