Job Description: Assistant Teacher.
Reports to: Director.

Job Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

• These are the basic expectations for Assistant Teachers.
• Creative and new ways to meet or exceed expectations are encouraged, so long as the required essential functions are also met.
• Keep Children Safe

Supervision:

• Supervise children closely by keeping all children in sight.
• Proper judgment of toys and activities ie look for choking hazardous materials and age-appropriate games.

Health and Safety:

• Keep the daycare clean and tidy. Be aware of your surroundings and take responsibility to report or fix unsafe conditions if you find them.

Positive Child Guidance:

• Use only positive child guidance techniques to instruct children.
• Create an Unrivaled Education Experience.

Teaching:

• Help implement SOMA Daycare & Preschool’s curriculum in a way that is consistent to meet each child’s unique needs. 
• Activities should be age-appropriate and have a clear learning goal in mind.

Assessments:

• Share classroom observations with Lead Teachers to help complete assessments.
• Be Responsive to Changing Needs.

Work hours:

• Work hours may vary to meet the needs of the children in our care.
• Your hands should be washed and ready to work at the start of your shift. Lunch break is taken during children’s scheduled nap times.

Initiative:

• After learning the job, you should be able to keep up on all your responsibilities without direct guidance.
• Anticipate classroom needs and follow through without prompting. 
• Learn the schedule to help you anticipate classroom needs.

Cleaning and Other Duties:

• Take on other center duties as needed to care for children, support your co-workers, and contribute to the school’s success.
• Light cleaning is required after meals and snack times.
• Assist with weekly toy sanitation.
• Diaper changes and potty assistance.
• Maintain a clean, sanitized restroom at all times.
• Report any injuries, rashes, or illness to the Director immediately.

Required:

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• LiveScan fingerprinting is required, or willing to obtain (reimbursement after 1st month of employment). 
• Speak, read, and write English fluently.
• CPR and 1st Aid Certifications, or willing to obtain.
• Basic technology skills (e.g. email).

Minimum of 6 ECE units and wants to keep working towards full qualification.
A candidate with 3 ECE units may be acceptable if the candidate is enrolled/taking at least 3 ECE units.

Work Environment/Physical Demands:

• Assistant Teachers must be able to adapt and excel in a continuously changing, fast-paced environment, and make the children’s needs their primary focus.
• Assistant Teachers must be able to fully engage in physical activity.
• They must be able to kneel, stoop, sit on the floor, stand for a long time, and demonstrate and engage in activities like jumping, dancing, walking, and running.
• The ability to lift to 40 pounds is strongly desired.
• Work is primarily performed at the school.
• Daily outdoor work is required but work is otherwise indoors.
• Work is sometimes performed off-site for parking outings.
• Assistant Teachers must be able to see and hear well enough to monitor classrooms and playgrounds to keep children safe at all times.
• Assistant Teachers play a support role in the classroom.