Afternoon Teacher Assistant - Brookwood Church

Job description

Hours: 11:30am -5:30pm

Approx 29 hours per week

Brookwood Preschool Academy is looking for a qualified part time Preschool Teacher Assistant. A preschool teacher must have a great love and patience for children. Qualifications needed to teach them effectively include knowledge of best practices and preschool educational methods as well as the ability to engage them and earn their trust and attention. The goal is to contribute to the healthy mental and emotional development of the child so they can more easily acclimate in the next level of education.

Responsibilities

• Develop a careful and creative program suitable for preschool children
• Employ a variety of educational techniques (storytelling, educational play, art, etc.)to teach children
• Observe each child to help them improve their social competencies and build self-esteem
• Encourage children to interact with each other and resolve occasional arguments
• Guide children to develop their artistic and practical capabilities through a carefully constructed curriculum (identify shapes, numbers or colors, do crafts etc.)
• Organize nap and snack hours and supervise children to ensure they are safe at all times
• Track children’s progress and report to parents
• Communicate with parents regularly to understand the children’s background and psyche
• Collaborate with other educators
• Maintain a clean and tidy classroom consistent with health and safety standards
• Continue lifestyle choices that are both Godly and above reproach
• Willingly submit to accountability standards set by Brookwood Academy
• Obtain 15 CEU’s in early childhood education each year

Previous licensed daycare experience required. Current DSS background check, central registry, health assessment and TB Test preferred but not required.