Position Summary: Children’s Aid, established in 1853, is one of New York City’s leading child and family service organizations. Today the Children’s Aid Early Childhood Department serves nearly 1200 low-income children ages 0-5 in schools and community centers across 14 sites throughout Manhattan and the Bronx through a combination of Universal Preschool, Head Start and Early Head Start funding and child care subsidies. The Assistant Teacher position provides direct services to children in the classroom setting and works in partnership with co-teachers and parents to provide high quality early childhood programming.
Responsibilities: Under the direct supervision of the site’s Education Director, the Assistant Teacher’s responsibilities include the following:
Curriculum and Instruction
Record Maintenance, Screening and Assessment
Family Engagement
Professional Development
Health and Safety
Qualifications: The Assistant Teacher must have qualifications that satisfy Federal Head Start requirements, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Article 47 regulations, and Universal Preschool Guidelines.
Credentials:
Have an Associate or Baccalaureate degree (in any area). Depending on the nature of the degree, it may be required to have a child development associate (CDA) credential or be enrolled in a CDA credential program that will be completed within 2 years, which is a condition of employment that cannot be extended;
Other Qualifications:
(A review and final determination of credentials and qualifications are reserved for the site Education Director and the Children’s Aid Deputy Director of Education.)
From Children's Aid website, in "Careers", use the "Define Search" bar to type in the following Job ID number;
002872
Complete the online application. Thank you for your interest in Children's Aid. We look forward to reviewing your submission.
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