Assistant Teacher at Child Care of the Berkshires Inc – North Adams, Massachusetts

SEEKING: Assistant Teacher for our Monument Square Early Childhood Center

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:

The Monument Square Early Childhood Center enrolls infants, toddlers and preschoolers, serving a total of 81 children. It is licensed by the Department of Early Education and Care. In addition to early childhood education and enrichment activities, other services include two meals and one snack, transportation, case management, mental health and assessment services.

Assistant Teachers are not assigned to a permanent classroom but instead will work in different classrooms with various age groups. Please note work locations and work hours of Assistant Teacher may be changed to meet the needs of the Program.

RESPONSIBLE TO: MSQ Program Director and Assistant Program Director

BASIC FUNCTION:

Responsible for assisting with the execution of a nurturing classroom environment and high quality educational program in line with the philosophy and program goals of Child Care of the Berkshires.

GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Must demonstrate enjoyment of children and solid understanding of child growth and development.
2. Must be at least 17 years old with at least a high school diploma or equivalent.
3. General knowledge of nutrition, health, and first aid.
4. Ability to assist with the implementation of nurturing, stimulating and developmentally appropriate curriculum activities.
5. Ability to communicate clearly, tactfully, and respectfully with children, parents, coworkers and supervisors as well as community members, both orally and in written form.
6. Ability to supervise children through good vision and hearing capabilities.
7. Must demonstrate a commitment to value diversity and contribute to an equitable and inclusive working and learning environment including the ability to establish rapport with persons of different ethnic, cultural, economic, and sexual orientation backgrounds.
8. Ability to report to work on time and demonstrate regular attendance.
9. Must be able to provide documentation of good physical and mental health, freedom from communicable diseases and tuberculosis, and evidence of up-to-date immunizations.
10. Ability to calmly handle stressful and emergency situations.
11. Ability to accept constructive feedback and direction and to implement changes as needed for continued professional growth.
12. Ability to process, analyze, and integrate information and must demonstrate good decision-making skills concerning program policies and procedures.
13. Must be able to follow general classroom cleaning and sanitization procedures.
14. Must be able to pass a background record check successfully.

GENERAL EXPECTATIONS:

1. Demonstrate regular, dependable and punctual attendance, including attending staff meetings and trainings. Full time staff are responsible for attending workshops, conferences, in-service trainings a minimum of 2 hours per month. Staff are responsible for making sure any training documentation is added to personnel files.
2. Demonstrate friendliness, politeness and cooperation with other staff members, clients, supervisors, vendors and members of the community.
3. Adhere to policies of CCB, as stated in the Personnel Policies, including dress code, confidentiality, boundaries and Employee Standard of Conduct.
4. Willingness to accept constructive criticism and where appropriate, change behavior.
5. Willingness to take direction and instruction from Lead Teachers and other supervisors.
6. Full time staff are responsible for maintaining current certification in First Aid and CPR.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT:

Must have good physical health to meet demands of teaching: ability to walk, stand, sit, stoop, and lift and carry children weighing up to 50 lbs for extended periods of time as needed; ability to move quickly, maintain visual contact with broad area, and get up and down from the floor, and engage in a variety of physical activities with the children. Must be mature and have good mental health in order to meet the mental demands of working with children.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Employees work in a classroom setting, and the noise level is sometimes high. Employees are regularly required to sit, walk, stand, talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use hands repeatedly to finger, handle and operate standard office equipment; reach with both hands and lift up to 50 pounds.

WORK SCHEDULE AND HOURS: Our centers are open from 7:00am until 5:00pm, Monday through Friday. Schedule will be based on an 8 hour opening or closing shift for full time employees.

SALARY RANGE: Starting at $18.59 - $20.40 per hour commensurate with education and experience. Full time benefits include medical, vision and dental insurance, sick and vacation time, as well as paid holidays, paid closure days and retirement plan, and child care reimbursement. Some evening work may be needed to attend training sessions.