Early Learning Teacher Assistant

3 weeks ago

Naperville IL United States YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago Full time
Description

The YMCA is hiring Early Childhood Teacher Assistants at the Fry Family YMCA (Naperville).

Our early learning teachers create a child-centered environment that promotes learning, character development, healthy living and positive, nurturing relationships. With a commitment to meeting accreditation standards and extensive training and development in research-based practices, you'll also learn and grow and positively impact our children, families and communities.

Hourly rate starts at $15.86 per hour, Monday-Friday schedule, and opportunities to grow within the organization

The Assistant Teacher in collaboration with the Lead Teacher provides support in effective instructional strategies, classroom management, learning, assessment, evaluation and related research for children 3-5 years old. The Assistant Teacher is responsible for providing developmentally appropriate learning experiences, supervision of children assigned in the classroom, and providing a supportive and positive classroom climate, while ensuring the individual needs of the children are met as mandated by DCFS, ExceleRate Illinois, NAEYC, federal, state and local standards, as applicable.

Scope of Responsibilities:

  • Promotes and models high quality teaching and learning in the classroom that fosters academic readiness.
  • Demonstrates culturally and linguistically appropriate practices that values all children and families and makes
    them feel welcomed and an essential part of the program
  • Maintains awareness and supervision of children's needs and ensure their physical health and safety, at all times.
  • Assists with communicating and developing effective partnerships with parents and families, encouraging parent
    involvement.
  • Abides by DCFS and all quality standards for maintaining safe, high quality programming
  • Collaborates regularly with classroom team including: families, volunteers and all staff.
  • Assists with collecting and using multiple data sources, both formative and summative, to inform instruction and child
    centered learning and development.
  • Assists with completing routine professional development annually; utilizes continuous quality improvement
    (CQI); and identifies different instructional resources and methods to meet children's varying needs and improve
    the classroom experience for children and families.
  • Participates and supports association/center efforts towards recruitment, enrollment, attendance and retention of
    families while supporting the YMCA's mission and center operations as needed.

Lesson Planning and Classroom Management

  • Collaborates with the Lead Teacher to develop lesson plans with goals, objectives, activities and outcomes for children that integrate
    health, nutrition, mental health, disabilities and parent involvement.
  • Assists the Lead Teacher in implementation of high quality, developmentally appropriate instructional activities and curriculum
    approaches (like Creative Curriculum) that facilitate active learning experiences and promote the social, emotional, physical and
    cognitive development of each child; while ensuring the program follows DCFS, YMCA, ExceleRate Illinois, and NAEYC accreditation
    standards, if applicable.
  • Takes the lead in absence of the lead teacher.
  • With the support of the Lead Teacher, uses observational and child data to assist in planning developmentally appropriate and 2 YMCA
    of Metropolitan Chicago engaging early learning experiences based upon the emergent needs of the child.
  • Assists the Lead Teacher in leveraging the physical environment and pedagogical documentation to support teaching and learning
    practices.
  • Supports and implements planned studies/projects for an in-depth investigation of a topic over time.
  • Establishes and maintains an attractive, clean, safe and engaging classroom environment which includes positive guidance techniques and that encourages children's independence and self-selection of activities.
  • Assists with classroom management, arrangement, organization, and labeling materials.
  • Assists with completion of classroom inventory quarterly; and the selection of materials and equipment to support instruction and
    children's learning using environmental assessments to guide decisions.

Requirements:

  • Must meet DCFS licensing, and program related accreditation/credentialing requirements; Associates Degree or higher in Early
    Childhood Education preferred
  • Must provide documentation of Gateways credentialing or apply within 90 days of employment.
  • Passion for and commitment to the YMCA's mission and serving the needs of children and families
  • Demonstrated knowledge and ability to assist in the implementation of developmentally appropriate practices to promote early learning and social-emotional development
  • Assist with the application of early learning best practices to create a child-centered, supportive, inclusive and positive classroom
    environment to meet the needs of diverse children.

Child Abuse Prevention - Supports the YMCA's commitment to child abuse prevention by:

  • Reporting any items that may provide a health or safety hazard to staff, members or guests to your supervisor
  • Following all policies and procedures related to keeping children safe in our facilities and programs, including those related to the monitoring and supervision of children
  • Reporting any suspicious behavior and violation of policy and procedures to your supervisor
  • Completing all child abuse prevention training as required





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