Job Description

Summary

At TSL Roots Early Learning Center we expect classroom assistants to exhibit the following traits: 

• Be positive and sensitive to children?s needs 
• Prays with and for others 
• Acknowledges and respects others? feelings 
• Works cooperatively with others 
• Encourages good behavior and corrects inappropriate behavior 
• Builds and strengthens positive relationships with children, parents, other staff members, and volunteers 
• High energy and the ability to build and strengthen positive relationships with children, parents, other staff members, and volunteers 

Duties

An assistant teachers at TSL Roots Early Learning Center:

• Assists the classroom teacher in supervising and managing the children under their care
• Interacts with, initiates, and encourages children in daily activities 
• Helps manage children's behavior using a Christ-centered, positive, and consistent approach 
• Follows a basic schedule providing for the spiritual, social, emotional, cognitive, and physical needs of children
• Helps children grow and become independent 
• Assists the teacher in other ways as needed 
• Helps build and support a caring team 
• Maintains medical logs accurately and makes appropriate use of incident reports
• Maintains a high level of cleanliness and sanitation in room
• Help ensure a smooth, daily transition from home to child care center.
• Follow all center policies and state regulations.

Requirements

To follow state licensing guidelines, we require that classroom assistants: 

• Must be 18 years of age
• Have a high school diploma or equivalent
• Undergo and pass a background check. 
• Undergo and pass a pre-employment physical exam and tuberculosis (TB) skin test within 6 months prior to beginning employment 
• Earn and biennially maintain their certification in CPR, AED, and first aid prior to or within 90 days after beginning employment 
• Complete all state-required child care training prior to or within 90 days after beginning employment 

Nice To Haves

2 plus years of working with children

Benefits

Paid time off, holiday pay, salary based on experience and education, paid meetings and training, childcare discounts

Job Tags

Holiday work, Full time,

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