Assistant Teacher-Child Development (Birth-3)

ASSISTANT TEACHER - CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (Birth-3)

OLIVE-HARVEY COLLEGE

Olive-Harvey's College's Child Development Center is looking for a

Full - Time Assistant Teacher(Birth-3) to provide instructional,

clerical and non-instructional support in the Child Development

Center classroom, in order to implement a developmentally

appropriate curriculum that is aligned with the educational and

philosophical goals of the program.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE

Under the supervision of the Teacher (Birth – 3) – Child

Development Center, the Assistant Teacher (Birth to 3) – Child

Development Center provides instructional, clerical and

non-instructional support in the Child Development Center

classroom, in order to implement a developmentally appropriate

curriculum that is aligned with the educational and philosophical

goals of the program. Perform related duties as required.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Adheres to the National Association for the Education of Young

Children (NAEYC) Code of Ethical Conduct, demonstrating a

professional attitude and work ethic, and respect for children,

families, and colleagues.

• Provides a safe, healthy environment for children, with a focus

on classroom health, hygiene, nutrition, and safety. This includes

maintaining a clean and orderly environment for the children;

ensuring children attend a personal hygiene/hand washing; teaching

children about health and nutrition; reporting accidents, injuries,

and illnesses to parents and supervisors.

• Assists the teacher in the development and implementation of an

environment and curriculum that provides for a variety of

developmentally appropriate activities to promote children’s

development in the areas of language and literacy, cognition,

social-emotional well-being and physical health. This should be

done with consideration of the center’s goals, educational

philosophy and general curriculum plans.

• Assists in the maintenance of required paperwork, logs and

records, as well as documentation to assess individual children and

the class as a whole.

• Ensures children’s safety through constant supervision, storage

of dangerous materials, arrangement and maintenance of classroom

and equipment.

• Works with other teaching staff to provide a nurturing,

stimulating, non-punitive, and culturally sensitive environment

that encourage language, self-expression, exploration, creativity,

imaginative play, thinking skills, and the development of positive

relationships.

• Ensures parents are greeted warmly and receive information about

their child’s experience at the center through daily contact,

scheduled conferences, and written documentation as required.

• Participates in any quality enhancement initiatives that the

center may undertake.

• Participates in staff meetings, planning, and professional

development and shares information gained from coursework or

attendance at professional development workshops and

conferences.

• Adheres to requirements put forth by funding, licensing, and

accreditation agencies.

• Performs other duties as required and maintains classroom

atmosphere and requirement in the absence of the regular

teacher.

• Required to adhere to CCC Customer Service Excellence

standards.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Associate’s Degree from an accredited college or university in

Child Development, Early Childhood or a related field, plus at

least one (1) year of experience with infants and toddlers is

required.

• Illinois Gateways to Opportunity Infant Toddler Credential, Level

• Must have and maintain a warm, supportive attitude towards

children.

• Must be flexible in receiving assignments and adapting to changes

in the program.

• Must be willing to accept supervision and continue professional

development in the field in order to improve work

performance.

• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing with children,

parents, and other staff members, as well as for documenting

children’s growth and learning.

• Should be able to assist in the creation and implementation of

developmentally appropriate lessons, interact positively with

children and other staff, and understand and attend to the

physical, social, cognitive, and emotional needs of the

children.

• Must be able to work well within a culturally diverse environment

with the ability to handle all situations with tact and

diplomacy.

• Ability to operate computers and use applicable software

required.

Salary: $ 51,954 /annual

This position is represented by the Local 1600 Professional

Employee Union.

Chicago residency is required for all full-time employees within

6 months of hire.

We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action

employer.

Thank you for your interest in City Colleges!

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