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Summary:

Schedule: Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM. This position will start at the Cascade location of CDC, and travel to Tracy Elementary each afternoon. Personal transportation is required.
Benefits include paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, and additional employer-sponsored benefits.

The Assistant Teacher is responsible for assisting the Lead Teacher in instructing children in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth and help provide an environment where children can have the opportunity to develop the cognitive, social, emotional, and physical skills necessary for success in their educational future.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Assist with implementation of compliance to the CDC-chosen curriculum, i.e., Creative Curriculum.
• Consult tools and trainings to execute standard CDC initiatives, i.e., play plans and intentional play.
• Maintain an effective level of high-quality verbal engagement all day with the children.
• Partner with other staff, in the class, to achieve consistent value among all interactions with the children.
• Manage day-to-day classroom activities, including Creative Curriculum, intentional play, bathroom breaks, meals, etc. as opportunities for significant interactions with the children.
• Implement brain-based techniques from the CDC research base and in-house specialists to effectively assist children with self-regulation and classroom behaviors.
• Apply CLASS-based practices to ensure superior interactions, particularly for Instructional Support.
• Participate in the CDC literacy initiative for emergent writing and reading by supporting the children’s development and progress with successful literacy strategies.
• Attend post-observational conferences to discuss strengths, areas for growth, and overall alignment with high-quality practices.
• Supervise children in the classroom at all times.
• Be responsible for reporting developmental and behavioral concerns to the Center Director.
• Ensure the classroom and all equipment are clean, well-maintained, and safe.
• Attend two home visits and complete two parent teacher conferences, dependent on what program you work in.

Qualifications/ Requirements:

• High school diploma
• Minimum 2 years of experience working directly with children.
• Superior decision-making, problem-solving, time management, and organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
• Proper attendance is required. Employees are expected to arrive on time, every day, able and available to work.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to stand for long periods throughout the workday with intermittent periods of sitting, walking, and occasional bending, twisting, stooping, reaching and grasping as necessary to carry out essential job duties.
• Dexterity requirements range from coordinated movements of fingers and hands to simple movements of feet, legs, and torso as necessary to carry out essential job duties.
• Lifting and carrying of children and/or objects up to 50 pounds

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

At Child Development Centers Inc., we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Child Development Centers Inc. believes that diversity and inclusion among our employees are critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.