ASSISTANT TEACHER (PE) at Madison Area YMCA

Madison, New Jersey, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

16 Sep, 26

Salary

23.0

Posted On

18 Jun, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Child Supervision, Curriculum Implementation, Parent Communication, Classroom Management, Positive Guidance Discipline, Health and Safety Monitoring, Documentation, Youth Boundaries

Industry

Non-profit Organization Management

Description

At the Madison Area YMCA, the Assistant Teacher works under the direction of the Lead Teacher and is responsible for ensuring the health, safety and well-being of Center children, implementing the curriculum, maintaining classroom and joint-use space, and ensuring support for the Lead Teacher/Assistant Lead Teacher in parent communications. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: * Assist in supervising the children as directed by the Lead Teacher/Assistant Lead Teacher in accordance with Center policies and procedures. * Interacts with children during free play, group activities, and routine times (diapering, toileting, meal time, transitions). * Completes daily paperwork as requested to maintain licensing, Child Care food Program, and YMCA requirements including attendance, meal counts, accident and incident reports, permission slips. * Performs other job-related duties as requested and necessary. * Promotes a safe environment to prevent and reduce injuries. * Sets up classroom in advance of children’s arrival and cleans up throughout the day and after the children’s departure: * Supports other classrooms including substituting as needed. * Builds relationships with parents, children, and co-workers; encourages families to build relationships and to understand the YMCA mission. * Greets children and families upon arrival and departure and completes a visual health check for each child. * Promotes good health and nutrition and provides an environment that contributes to the prevention of illness. * Understands and utilizes positive guidance discipline techniques with children during all activities; complies with Center discipline policy, child abuse policy and code of conduct. * Registers with PINJ (Professional Impact New Jersey) within one week of employment and attends center and licensing mandated trainings (minimum of 20 hours per year): * Attends trainings, seminars, and conferences as required * Attends and contributes to staff meetings as required. Supervision of Youth: * Adhere to policies related to boundaries with youth. * Attend required abuse risk management training. * Adhere to procedures related to managing high-risk activities and supervising youth. * Report suspicious or inappropriate behaviors and policy violations. * Follow mandated abuse reporting requirements.

Responsibilities

The Assistant Teacher supports the Lead Teacher in ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of children while implementing the center's curriculum. Responsibilities include supervising daily activities, maintaining classroom spaces, and managing required licensing paperwork.