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Preschool Teacher Assistant

Millhill Child and Family Development
Trenton, NJ Full Time
POSTED ON 4/8/2024

Millhill offers high quality, child-centered early education, accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), with a 4-Star Rating from Grow NJ. In addition, our classrooms use The Creative Curriculum, a research-based curriculum approved by the State of NJ’s Division of Early Childhood Education. To ensure high quality early childhood education is accessible to all children in Trenton, irrespective of their socio- economic conditions, our preschool is cost free to Trenton’s children.

Position Summary

The Teacher Assistant is responsible for assisting the Group Teacher in providing overall care and supervision to a group of fifteen children aged 3 to 5 years old, in a state-contracted preschool classroom, under the direction of Millhill Child and Family Development in partnership with the Trenton Board of Education.

Essential Responsibilities

  • Oversee and ensure the children's safety and well-being at all times; treat each child, co-worker and parent with dignity and respect
  • Assists in maintaining a clean, safe, and caring classroom environment equipped with age-appropriate learning materials
  • Attend meetings and training sessions, as assigned
  • Work with the children on an individual or small group basis.
  • Evaluate students' social development and physical well-being; be prepared to temporarily take on the role of lead teacher when needed in both an in person and virtual environment
  • Create a classroom environment that represents the group's cultural diversity
  • Provide assistance to the Lead/Group Teacher in developing lessons
  • Interact with children, both in person and virtually, preparing snacks, teaching children about numbers, colors and shapes, helping them get dressed and changing their diapers when needed.
  • Arrange the environment and prepare supplies for activities. Assure that equipment and supplies are accessible and in good condition. Clean up the area after the activity

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