PT Drop-In Child Care Center Assistant Teacher

Salary: $15. 00 Hourly

Location : Wilmington - Downtown Campus, NC

Job Type: Part Time Staff

Job Number: 23-00072

Division: Health Sciences

Opening Date: 08/26/2024

Closing Date: Continuous

Position DescriptionDEFINITION:

This individual will function as an additional facilitator of children's activity and general assistance in maintaining the classroom. He/she will work with teachers to facilitate the daily activities for a group of children, and maintain the environment in an early care and education school.

Part Time Assistant Teacher in a high-quality drop-in early care and learning program that serves as a drop-in center for students enrolled at CFCC. Hours vary between 7:30- 5:30 Monday - Friday, and this person will work with ages 2 - 12 years old. Must be able to sit and stand with ease, and lift children up to 35 lbs.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED:

• Position receives direct supervision from the Assistant Director; however, this person will work in collaboration with the Lead Teacher.
• Exercises no supervision.

• Implementation of the weekly plan of developmentally appropriate activities
• Work with the Lead Teacher in maintaining a safe and healthy environment for children, including required custodial maintenance
• Maintaining good communication with parents
• Obtain in-service and yearly training requirements
• Assist in keeping the room well organized and arranged appropriately
• Cooperate and communicate with all staff at the center to create a professional environment
• Attend staff meetings

• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned

• Early Childhood growth and development.

• N. C. Childcare Child Care Requirements
• Current health and fire requirements
• Safety training, maintain current certification in first aid and CPR.
• Nutrition requirements.
• Developmentally Appropriate Practice.
• Appropriate parent and staff communication

• Establish and maintain effective communication with parents
• Communicate clearly and respectfully, both orally and in writing
• Build good communications with other staff to create a professional atmosphere
• Apply knowledge in providing developmentally appropriate activities, and seek current information and ideas to ensure children's ongoing engagement and progress
• Work with children warmly, calmly, and in an unhurried manner
• Maintain a safe, clean, and pleasant environment
• Maintain positive relationships with children, co-workers, parents, and community
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work
• Interpret and apply CFCC goals, objectives, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations
• Maintain effective audio-visual discrimination and perception needed for:
  • Making observations
  • Reading and writing
  • Communicating with others
  • Operating assigned equipment
  • Handling varied tasks simultaneously
• Maintain physical condition appropriate to the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities, which may include the following:
  • Standing or sitting for extended periods of time
  • Operating assigned equipment
  • Handling varied tasks simultaneously
  • Bending, stooping, climbing, or lifting up to 50 pounds
• Maintain mental capacity, which allow the capability of:
  • Making sound decisions
  • Responding to questions
  • Demonstrating intellectual capabilities

• High School Diploma or Equivalent

• Verifiable experience in the childcare field is strongly preferred
• Some coursework in Early Childhood or Child Development is preferred
• Completed ITS/SIDS Certification or willing to complete within 6 months of hire
• Complete CPR certification within six weeks of hire if not currently certified
• North Carolina Early Childhood Credential or Equivalent (see below) is preferred
  • Completed, active nationally accredited credential certificate in child development, early childhood education or child care to include CDA, CCP and AMS or AMI Montessori;
  • Completed post-secondary two-year degree or higher in Early Childhood, Child Development, Human Growth & Development or Early Childhood Special Education from an accredited institution of higher education;
  • Completed post-secondary two-year degree of higher in any subject area with at least 6 semester credit hours in Early Childhood Education and/or Child Growth & Development from an accredited institution of higher education; or
  • Completed 12 semester credit hours (with or without a degree) in Early Childhood, Child Development, Human Growth & Development and/or Early Childhood Special Education programs with at least 3 semester credit hours in Child Growth & Development from an accredited institution of higher education.

• All personnel, including the assistant director, shall furnish a statement within 14 days, signed by a licensed physician or an authorized health professional under his/her supervision, that indicates that the person is emotionally and physically fit to care for children. A health professional means a nurse practitioner or physician's assistant currently approved to perform medical acts by the N. C. Board of Medical Examiners.
• Proof of being free of tuberculosis.
• Fingerprint and criminal background check with the NC Division of Child Development and Early Education must be completed before hire. No person shall be an operator of, nor be employed in, a childcare facility who has been convicted of a crime involving child neglect, child abuse, or moral turpitude, or who is a habitually excessive user of alcohol or who illegally uses narcotics or other impairing drugs, or who is mentally or emotionally impaired to an extent that may be injurious to chil.