Teaching Assistant

Description

Bethany Athletic Club's new childcare center Bkids, seeks Teaching Assistants and/or Co-Teachers to join the Bkids team! The successful candidate will be responsible for helping supervise, nurture, and care for children from ages 6 weeks-5 years old.

Schedule: M-Fri
Available Classrooms: Infant 6weeks-2 years, Toddler 2-3 years, and Pre-School 3-5 years

Shift: FT/PT

Main Responsibilities:

• Nurtures and cares for children while under the supervision of a qualified teacher/director.
• Provides a clean, safe and fun childcare environment.
• Utilize the center’s software to add regular updates to families of the children.
• Ensures safe playing conditions and follows established security procedures.
• Develops and implements activities for the children on an ongoing basis.
• Treats children if injured and completes incident reports as well as notifies parents, supervisors and club managers of any incidents
• Perform general administrative tasks as needed such as taking attendance, editing internal paperwork, making phone calls, etc.
• Maintains a clean work environment by performing janitorial duties as required or assigned including but not limited to body fluid cleanup, sanitizing areas and other light housekeeping

Qualifications:

• Certified in CPR/First Aid
• 15 years of age
• Completion of Aid 1 training
• Completion of 2 hours of training recognizing and reporting child abuse and neglect. 

All team members must have the basic ability to use computer/smart phone applications for training and company system purposes. Employees must also be able to comprehend written documents such as work orders, safety rules, instructions, policies, and procedures. Also required is the ability of employees to speak and communicate effectively with clients, coworkers and management.   

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Be directly supervised within sight and sound of a staff person who meets the qualifications of a teacher.
• Have at least 240 documented hours of experience as an Aide 1
  • 80 hours of the required 240 hours must be completed in the center where they are currently employed. Up to 160 of the hours may occur at another certified childcare center.
• If working in a classroom with toddler or older age children, experience can be with any age group.
• If working in an infant room have 240 hours working with infants or complete 50 hours of training specific to infants and toddler care prior to having an unsupervised access or Completed 25 hours of training specific to infant and toddler care and 120 hours of experience working with infants.

Qualifications

Company Benefits for your Life and Wellness

• 401k retirement saving program with matching after 1 year (if work 20 hrs per week and meet other qualifications).
• EAP providing complimentary counseling, financial & legal assistance
• Discounts on delicious food from Bethany Athletic Club and Laurel Parc
• Discounts through BenefitHub
• Employee Referral Bonuses
• Holiday pay perks
• Yearly performance reviews and annual pay increases for those who qualify
• Complimentary CPR class additional development and growth opportunities
• Participation in Wellness events including valuable prizes
• Fun company-wide events and outings!

AdditionalPerks for Full Time Employees

• Medical, Dental, Vision options for employee spouse/domestic partner dependents after 60 days
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Up to 18 PTO days Holiday pay perks including Float Holiday
• Complimentary Disability Life insurance
• Complimentary Bethany Athletic Club membership for employee immediate family, including adult and children program discounts.
• 15% discounted housing at West Parc & South Parc Apartments

AdditionalPerks for Part Time Employees

• Oregon Sick Time
• FREE athletic club membership for employee

About Central Bethany

Central Bethany, owner & management company of Bethany Athletic Club, is a real estate development and property management company based in Portland, Oregon and the parent company of a portfolio of properties in the Bethany Village and surrounding Portland metropolitan area, including Bethany Athletic Club, Laurel Parc, South Parc, West Parc, Bethany Village Shopping Centre, Affinity Home Care, and LaScala Apartments. The Central Bethany main office is located in the heart of Bethany Village, a convenient location right off Highway 26 between downtown Portland and Hillsboro.

Central Bethany is committed to fostering and supporting a diverse, fun, productive and close-knit community through its diverse group of properties where a multitude of paths for career growth and development are provided throughout its various departments, with positions for every skill and experience level. Our fast-paced environment and service-first mentality is what makes us great at what we do. This approach paired with our family history, experience in the industry, and commitment to supporting a healthy work-life balance for all of our employees is what we believe sets us apart and makes Central Bethany a unique place to work. We are constantly working to improve and innovate to deliver the best experience, service and product to our customers, members and residents.

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