BB ECLC Assistant Teacher

The Mandel JCC of the Palm Beaches is looking to hire a dedicated Preschool Teacher for the Early Childhood Learning Center at the Mandel JCC in Boynton Beach, Florida.

The Assistant Teacher is responsible for working with the Lead Teacher in their assigned class of children in planning and implementing the curriculum, working with parents, and assessing the needs of individual children under the guidance of the Lead Teacher and Director of Early Learning. The curriculum must meet the emotional, physical, cognitive & social needs for both the individual child and the group. Work is supervised by the Lead Teacher and Early Childhood Director on a limited basis, as necessary. Work schedule is generally full-time 30 - 40 hours during each work week Monday Friday during the months of August June each school year.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Greets each child in a warm and friendly manner;
• Provides and supervises activities which promote the emotional, social, intellectual and physical development of each child;
• Provides and maintains a neat, organized classroom, with a learning center focus ensuring classroom is set up prior to arrival and cleaned up after dismissal daily; take responsibility for upkeep of all educational equipment and materials;
• Attends to childrens play, engages in reflection and discussion about childrens growth and learning, respond to childrens play themes and developmental themes;
• Documents childrens play and learning, including daily reflections, journey binders, blog, newsletters and other vehicles implemented by the school;
• Reads each individual childs files in his/her class and is knowledgeable about their medical and developmental histories;
• Nurtures physical, spiritual, emotional, social, cognitive and literary growth and development of each child;
• Performs additional program duties as assigned by the Lead Teacher and Director according to the school and agency needs.