Assistant 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 to work together with the Assistant Lead Teacher to create a cohesive learning environment for the children.
Compensation
- Tuition Assistance
- Competitive Salary
- Retirement IRA
- Fun work environment
- No nights and weekends
- Room for growth
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 that 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 that children are always within state ratio requirements.
- Perform nominal cleaning responsibilities (eg, spills) immediately.
- Perform major cleaning during times when children are not present.
- Post a classroom schedule that meets the needs of the children and includes a routine and learning opportunities.
- Adhere to all GSI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
Advance children’s physical and intellectual competence
- Feed, rock and prepare children for napping.
- Change diapers every two hours, more often if needed.
- Adapt program to meet the individual needs of each child.
- Create a multi-cultural learning environment.
Provide a variety of developmentally appropriate materials 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 feeling 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