Childcare Assistant Teacher
Job Title: Child Care Assistant Teacher
Department: Child Care
FLSA Status: Full-Time, Exempt
Reports to: Director of Child Care
Compensation: $51,000-$53,550/Year
Position Overview: The Child Care Assistant Teacher provides support to the program by leading the team care for infants and creating a warm and safe environment If you have a passion for working in early childhood development (3 months - up to 3 years old), helping to care for and nurture the minds of children and have the required certifications, as directed by Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), this role is for you!
Essential Responsibilities, including but not limited:
- Assist in the planning and conducting of an effective child development program to meet the physical, social, emotional and intellectual needs of each child.
- Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate and use, both in learning activities and imaginative play
- Assist in organize activities designed to promote physical, mental and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling and field trips
- Teach basic skills such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene and social skills
- Teach in ways that are interactive, hands-on, inquiry-based, and promote self-discovery and critical thinking
- Attend to the infant’s basic needs, such as feeding, dressing, diapering, hand washing, napping, transitioning, etc. Ensure these child care routines are carried out in a manner that is prompt, hygienic and consistent with good child development principles.
- Communicate with the older children and their families, as outlined in the handbook
Qualifications:
- Completion of at least 60 credit hours or an associate degree (or higher) in any subject area with at least 12 credit hours in early childhood education or a High School Diploma and a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential and earns an associate degree (or higher) within four years of their initial date of hire
- Bachelor's Degree in any field (with at least 12 credit hours in early childhood education) if preferred
- Knowledge of Child education principles (Bronfrebrenner, Piaget, Maslow, Vygotsky, Erickson , Skinner, Gardner's multiple intelligence etc
- Ability to lift up to 35lbs
Benefits Package:
Generous Paid Time Off
- 12 Vacation/Sick Days
- 11 Federal Holidays
- Chinese New Year
- Spring Break
- Winter Break
- Modified Summer Break
Insurance Benefits
- 100% Company covered Healthcare option
- Dependent Coverage
- FSA/HSA Options
- 100% Company Covered Life Insurance Option
- Short & Long term Disability Insurance
- Fully covered Dental Coverage
Work-Life Balance Assistance
- Public Transit Assistance
- Staff Preference Enrollment in Yu Ying
- On-Site Daycare (Ages 3 months - 3 years)
- Professional Development Opportunities
- Annual Bonus Opportunities/Monetary Rewards
- 3% 401K Match
Terms of Employment: Annual
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities of the job and are not meant to be all inclusive. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential responsibilities of the job.
Unless reasonable accommodation can be made, while performing this job, the staff member shall:
- Use physical strength to lift, move, carry, pull or push equipment and/or student(s).
- Sit, stand, walk, and run for required periods of time.
- Speak and hear.
- Use close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception along with the ability to focus vision.
- Communicate effectively in English, using proper grammar and vocabulary.
- Reach with hands and arms and use hands and fingers to handle objects and operate tools, computers and/or controls.
Environmental Demands:
The environmental demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities of the job and are not meant to be all inclusive.
- Exposure to a variety of childhood and adult diseases and illnesses.
- Occasional exposure to a variety of weather conditions.
- Exposure to heated/air-conditioned and ventilated facilities.
- Exposure to a building in which a variety of chemical substances are used for cleaning, instruction, and/or operation of equipment.
- Function in a workplace with a high level of noises at times.
* Washington Yu Ying PCS reserves the right to change and update policies, procedures, protocols and this job description/agreement and any addenda as needed. Employees will be notified in a timely manner of such changes by email or in staff meetings and provided an updated copy of this job description/agreement.
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