What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Pre-K Teacher position at The Goddard School - Macomb?
ASSISTANT PRE-K TEACHER
The Assistant Teacher at The Goddard School is responsible for assisting the Lead Teacher in establishing and maintaining a safe, healthy, and nurturing learning environment. Additionally, a Lead Teacher is responsible work together with the Assistant Lead Teacher to create a cohesive learning environment for the children.
Compensation
- Competitive Salary
- Comprehensive Health Care Retirement IRA
- No nights and weekends
Qualifications
An Assistant Teacher must meet the following qualification:
- Ability to respond immediately to emergency situations
- Assistant Teacher must possess a high school diploma or higher education
- Ability to hear the conversational voice, with or without a hearing aid Ability to see and read newsprint, with or without corrective lenses
- Ability to use arms, hands, legs, and feet, with or without corrective devices; this includes the ability to evacuate the building during emergencies
- Ability to handle crisis situations, especially where children are involved Ability to respond immediately to emergency situations
Assistant Teacher Responsibilities
An Assistant Teacher's responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:
Establish and maintain a safe, healthy, and nurturing learning environment
- Ensure classroom equipment is in good repair
- Understand and implement The Goddard School emergency procedure(s)
- Promote healthy eating practices at lunch and snack times
- Ensure children are always within state ratio requirements
- Perform nominal cleaning responsibilities (eg, spills) immediately
- Perform major cleaning during times when children are not present
- Adhere to all GSI Health and Safety Policies and Procedures'
Advance children's physical and intellectual competence
- Adapt program to meet the individual needs of each child
- Create a multi-cultural leaning environment
- Support each child's social and emotional development and provide positive guidance
- Understand and adhere to the GSI Behavior Policy Plan and implement activities to develop children's self-esteem and social skills
- Plan and implement activities to enable children's feelings of security
- Encourage empathetic and respectful feelings for others, as well as the environment, through positive modeling
- Establish positive and effective family relations
- Communicate, in a professional manner, with families and faculty
- Provide opportunities (e.g.; conferences) in which families are made to feel a part of their children's learning experiences
- Prepare a Daily Activity Report for each child
- Maintain a portfolio for each child
