Early Learning Teacher Assistant (All Atlanta Metro Locations)

Summary

Apply Directly at YMCA Site: https://ymcaatlanta.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/YMCA-Careers/job/Atlanta-GA/Early-Learning-Teacher-Assistant_R0010277

This role is available at the below locations. Please choose your location preference(s) during the application process.

Arthur M. Blank (555 Luckie St NW, Atlanta, GA 30313)

Paulding (55 Hiram Dr, Hiram, GA 30141)

East Lake (275 E Lake Dr SE, Atlanta, GA 30317)

Woodson Park (1571 Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy NW, Atlanta, GA 30318)

Duties

Nature and Scope:

Under the direction of the Center Director, and Early Head Start Lead Teacher, the Early Learning Teacher Assistant is responsible for assisting in the delivery of a high-quality educational experience for the children and families under his/her care. Must implement the program based on the programs goal and objectives. All decisions must be guided by the YMCA, Bright from the Start licensing, and Quality Rated. Parent involvement is critical to the impact and success of the overall program.

Ensure School Readiness/Academic Instruction:

• Utilize the curriculum goals and objectives to develop lesson plans to support the early learning standards and include educational experiences in Language/Literacy, Math, Science, Social Studies, Creative (Music, Art and Drama), Social & Emotional, and Physical Development.
• Create activities that relate to the weekly studies and extend on what they know about each student’s interest and their families.
• Implement family style meals, sit and eat with children, and engage them in conversation.
• Maintain compliance with the Y’s Way to the Creative Curriculum goals and objectives.
• Arrange the learning environment to support learning content areas and ITERS and ECERS criteria.

Empower Healthy Living/Health & Safety:

• Design an environment that protects children’s Health and Safety at all times. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring that all Physical Hazards are always inaccessible to students.
• Create an environment that prevents challenging or disruptive behaviors through – classroom strategies/designs, effective transitions and engaging activities.
• Use positive redirection to address inappropriate behaviors. Behavior charts cannot be displayed in Pre-K classrooms. No employee can use any form of corporal punishment as a method of discipline. Any violation will be grounds for automatic termination. Teachers are mandated reporters and are required by law to report the witnessing of inappropriate discipline or knowledge of child abuse.
• Provides adequate supervision as defined by BFTS, Quality Rated, and the YMCA of children during all activities (indoors & outdoors) as well as during all times when children are under their direct care. Any lack of supervision that results in an injury of a student can be grounds for immediate termination.
• Must obtain First Aid/CPR & 10-hour Health & Safety Orientation (BFTS) within 30 days of hire and maintain the certification.
• Follows and teaches health practices relating to Hand-washing and Basic Hygiene Practices.
• Utilizes developmentally appropriate feeding, toileting, cleaning and health care practices for infant and toddlers.
• Complete Incident Reports and to follow the required documentation steps and protocol in reporting the incident to the Directors and families immediately.

Assessments and Evaluations:

• Maintain assessment records to meet GOLD guidelines. This includes, but is not limited to, following the schools Assessment Timeline for evaluation of each student development and organization of student portfolios.
• Provide updates regarding each student’s development during parent/teacher conferences. These conferences must be held at a minimum of two times per school term and any additional conferences, as required. These conferences shall contain positive and developmental information rather than reports of behavior related incidents and child’s areas of concerns.
• Conduct Brigance screenings for all students within the timelines given.

Family and Volunteer Engagement:

• Teachers use a variety of formal and informal strategies to become acquainted with and learn from families about their family culture and structure.
• Teachers and families work together to plan activities for student and teachers strongly encourage family involvement during all branch activities and events.
• Recruits volunteers and In-kind Contributions to support program goals.

Professional Development:

• Teachers evaluate and improve their own performance based on ongoing reflection and feedback from supervisor, peers and families. Teachers develop a staff development plan with their supervision.
• Utilize planning time to develop lesson plans and other task to support the overall program goals.
• Commit to an agreed upon work schedule and is flexible, if needed to adjust hours with little notice.
• Attends Pre-service, In-service and any special training sessions required by the program.
• Teachers must to be prepared to meet all Partnership Training Requirements which include Rollins Center, PCA Start for Life.
• Perform other duties as related to the delivery of a quality program.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements:

• Must be 21 years of age.
• Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education or Child Development.
• Have at least 2 years of experience working with children younger than five in a state licensed center. NAEYC or Quality Rated experience a plus.
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills.

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance