Teacher Assistant - Skills For Rhode Island's Future

Skills for Rhode Islands Future is recruiting Teacher Assistants for various Early Childhood Centersin partnership with Business Owners in Childcare Association and Rhode Island Child Care Directors Association. Please read more about Skills for Rhode Islands Future at the end of this job description.
FEATURED COMPANIES: Boys & Girls Club, Dr. Day Care, Magic Years Child Care, Precious Years Nursing, Academy for Little Children, & Sweet Peas Village
JOB TITLE: Teacher Assistant
LOCATION: Various locations in Rhode Island
HOURS: Part-time & Full-Time
Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in the creation of a safe, healthy, structured and nurturing environment
• Help plan and implement a developmentally appropriate curriculum and assessment of children
• Help to supervise and interact with children to facilitate their play and learning
• Communicate positively with parents
• Help prepare activities
• Serve meals to the children
• Help to keep the classroom clean, organized and maintained
• Attend meetings and trainings
• Assist with the accreditation process as well as other quality initiatives
• Other duties may be assigned as necessary

Successful candidates will have:

• Minimum high school diploma or equivalent
• Must participate in early childhood staff development program
• CPR/First Aid certification preferred
• Experience working with children in a child care/early learning center
• Strong communication skills
• Positive team player
• Minimum 18 years of age
• Must pass national criminal background/fingerprints check
• Must pass Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) Clearance Request (CPS)
• Apart from religious observations, available to work between the hours of 7:00 a.m. 5:30 p.m., Monday Friday, according to the needs of the business

HOW TO APPLY
For more information and a full job description, please visit Skills for Rhode Islands Future website at www.skillsforri.com/jobs. Applicants interested in this position will be screened by Skills for Rhode Islands Future and the selected company will make the final hiring decisions.
WHY APPLY THROUGH SKILLS FOR RHODE ISLANDS FUTURE
Our mission is focused on supporting unemployed and underemployed job seekers. Our goal is to get you back to work. Skills for Rhode Islands Futures team will guide and provide you with support throughout the hiring process.
Skills for Rhode Islands Future has agreements with employers to recruit talent like you, making us a resource to get the unemployed and underemployed job seeker back to work.