Assistant Teacher II (Westside YMCA)
YMCA of Greater New York
Date Posted: 02/09/2024
Location: New York, NY, New York
Salary/Wage:
$18.52 an hour
Job Type: Full-time
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Description:
Salary: $18.52 Hourly
To help fulfill our mission, we cultivate a culture of learning, leading, and collaboration to enhance community impact. Through our talented staff and “LEAP” career framework (Leadership, Empowerment, Accountability, Personal Growth), we are committed to a people-first approach that fosters trust, inclusion, growth, and development for all.
The West Side YMCA is seeking an Assistant Teacher who will support the Head Group Teacher/ Group Teacher with planning, development, and implementation of; lesson plans and classroom activities, student assessments, work sampling, parent/ family engagement, classroom management, and adherence to all internal and external policies and procedures.
The Early Childhood Program operates, Monday – Friday, from September 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024.
Benefits:
The YMCA of Greater New York offers a variety of benefits to its staff members including retirement benefits, medical, paid time off, free YMCA membership and more! Benefit eligibility is determined by an individual’s employment status (i.e., full-time or part-time), tenure and/or the number of hours scheduled to work. Click here for more information.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure the health, safety and well-being of children in the program, by providing close supervision of all activities.
- Assist Head Group Teacher/ Group Teacher with planning, development, and implementation of developmentally appropriate lessons and activities; including but not limited to literacy, arts, math, cooking, science, outdoor/indoor recreation, field trips, etc.
- Assist Head Group Teacher/ Group Teacher with planning, development, and implementation of student assessments and work sampling.
- Guide students in their academic growth.
- Actively communicate with and engage parents and families, and work with Head Group Teacher/ Group Teacher on effective communication strategies.
- Work as a supportive team member within the Early Childhood Learning Center and the YMCA Branch.
- Maintain a clean and safe classroom environment, by reporting and/or removing all potential hazards and by setting up spaces and materials with a focus on supporting child learning.
- Prepare food for children and maintain a family style setting for eating conducive to language, cognitive and social development, as well as the development of healthy habits.
- Maintain accurate program documentation; including by not limited to incident/ accident/ behavior reports, attendance sheets, sign-in/ sign-out sheets, development/ growth forms; document eating and sleeping, parent surveys, etc.
- Maintain equipment, storage, and supply inventory, as needed.
- Ensure that all YMCA of Greater New York, Department of Health, and Department of Education (if applicable) guidelines are followed.
- Actively participate in designated meetings, all training sessions, and special events.
- Other activities and duties as needed that address the ongoing health and well-being of our staff and members.
Qualifications:
- High School diploma or equivalent required. Teacher Assistant certificate preferred.
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience working with young children in a group setting.
- Knowledge of child development and developmentally appropriate practices.
Minimum Education Level: Highschool Graduate or GED
Preferred Education Level: NYS Teacher Certification
Application Instructions:
If you would like to be a member of our dynamic team, please complete our online application and submit your résumé and a thoughtful cover letter that explains your interest in the role and our organization.