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Assistant Teacher Child Care
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Position Number: 5588665
Location: Syracuse, NY
Position Type: Education - Teacher Education - Early Childhood

Assistant Teacher Child Care

Job #: 041268
Location Syracuse, NY
Pay Range: $19.49 - $20.51 per hour
Hours: Standard University business hours

8:30am - 5:00pm (academic year)
8:00am - 4:30pm (summer)
Hours may vary based on operational needs.
Job Type: Full-time

Job Description:
Position supervises children while providing a safe, nurturing, responsive, and inclusive educational environment using developmentally appropriate practices. Assistant Teacher observes, documents, and assesses children's behaviors to support and contribute to decisions regarding individual children's needs in all domains of learning. Participates in required training hours, maintains CPR & First Aid certification, has daily communication with parents, and coordinates bi-annual parent conferences and parent reports. The ideal candidate has experience working in an early education center and holds a degree in early childhood education, child development, or a related field.

Qualifications:

Job Specific Qualifications:

Responsibilities:
TEACH, OBSERVE, FOLLOW REGULATIONS:

Supervise, care for, and teach children in assigned classroom.
Provide First Aid/CPR as needed.
Maintain professionalism and problem solve with teaching team and full staff when issues arise.
Assure compliance with the NYS Office of Child & Family Services (OCFS) and Syracuse University rules and regulations.

PREPARE & PLAN:

Assist Head Teachers with curriculum planning and documentation.
Assist in writing classroom newsletters; prepare documentation boards; fill in daily health checks, injury/illness/incident forms and other required OCFS forms.
Read program information and updates including changes to NYS regulations.

COMMUNICATE:

Daily communication with parents, write bi-annual parent reports for children in home group, host parent/teacher conferences, advocate for children needing additional services as needed

LEAD & INITIATE:

Attend monthly full staff meetings, weekly team meetings, and individual supervision meetings with the head teacher and center director.
Attend center events and professional development training.
Stays current on best practices in early childhood education.

ORGANIZE & ADAPT:

Arrange/rearrange classroom to create a workable space supporting children's learning; change out equipment and materials to inspire use of varying pieces and to keep the room fresh and inviting.
Other duties as assigned.

About Syracuse University:
Syracuse University is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings, and an undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic heart of New York State, with a global footprint, and over 150 years of history, Syracuse University offers a quintessential college experience.

The scope of Syracuse University is a testament to its strengths: a pioneering history dating back to 1870; a choice of more than 200 majors, 100 minors, and 200 advanced degree programs offered across the University's 13 schools and colleges; over 15,000 undergraduates and over 6,000 graduate students; more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries; and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries. For more information, please visit http://www.syracuse.edu.

About the Syracuse area:
Syracuse is a medium-sized city situated in the geographic center of New York State approximately 250 miles northwest of New York City. The metro-area population totals approximately 500,000. The area offers a low cost of living and provides many social, cultural, and recreational options, including parks, museums, festivals, professional regional theater, and premier shopping venues. Syracuse and Central New York present a wide range of seasonal recreation and attractions ranging from water skiing and snow skiing, hiking in the Adirondacks, touring the historic sites, visiting wineries along the Finger Lakes, and biking on trails along the Erie Canal.

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To apply, visit https://www.sujobopps.com/postings/106348

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