Early Childhood Center Assistant Teacher

About You
You enjoy creating a supportive and joyful learning environment for children and their families and can embrace working in a Jewish setting where traditions and holidays are celebrated. You are reliable and appreciate the responsibility of caring for young children, maintaining a high level of professionalism and privacy. You are flexible, able to adapt to program or schedule changes and willing to doing different tasks as needed, ensuring smooth transitions for students and a seamless classroom experience. You are a learner yourself, willing to accept supervision from the lead teacher and administration team to grow and improve as a teacher.

Essential Responsibilities

Assist the lead teacher in:
Establishing and maintaining a safe and healthy learning environment
Advancing physical and intellectual competence
Supporting social and emotional development
Empowering children to think creatively, solve problems independently, and learn to respect themselves and others
Preparing the learning environment with needed materials
Promoting the school philosophy, goals and values stated in the Employee Handbook
Treat each child with dignity and respect, considering each child's individual needs
Maintain school materials and reports items that need repairs
Help with general classroom housekeeping
Help supervise the class when the lead teacher is absent
Participate in faculty meetings, workshops, and professional development opportunities
Respond to professional emails within 24 hours
Maintain strict confidentiality concerning children and their families.
Refer families to the lead teacher regarding any questions about their children

Additional Requirements

Must be 18 years of age
High school diploma required
Must fulfill the minimum requirements put forth by Virginia Department of Education
Experience working with children Preferred. preferred
Must be comfortable with small and digital technology
Must be physically able to perform the job of a school assistant teacher, which requires standing for extended periods of time, walking, bending, stooping, crawling and sitting on the floor with children.