Teaching Assistants Wanted Early Childhood Education/Preschool/Day Care - Sunshine Starts

Come join our team at Sunshine Starts, located in Yorktown Heights!

Why work at Sunshine Starts?

We believe in education and care through play and hands on learning. Believing that play-based lessons foster a life-long love of education, we structure our programs to cultivate a fascination with learning while encouraging critical and creative thinking, independence and discovery. We believe that by also focusing on social emotional wellness, children will develop the tools they need to be successful for life!

Teacher Assistant Qualifications:

• Be 18 years of age or older
• At least one year of experience working with children ages 0-5
  Work collaboratively with the Lead Teacher, assisting in carrying out planned curriculum/daily activities
  Help to effectively manage the classroom
  Be responsible for the well being of children in your class
  Engage children in activities and play that stimulates their development
  Supervise children while keeping them safe at all times
  Record each child's daily activities
  Create and maintaining an environment that is clean, organized, and safe for all children

All positions must be able to competently and actively supervise children to include:
Be mentally and physically capable of caring for a large group of children

Be able to kneel, bend, squat, lift, push, pull, and carry children as required