Follow OCFS guidelines and regulations for care routines.

Receive feedback and grow professional knowledge and skills in child centered pedagogy, play, care, problem solving and pro-social negotiation skills for young children.

Support and implement daily curriculum experience and care rituals.

Communicate regularly with families.

Organize, clean, and care for the classroom environment, prepare and arrange materials, clean up and set up daily.

Participate in school events including parent conferences, parent night, family socials, professional development.

Participate in mandated yearly professional development and training including infant/child CPR and First Aid.

Support a play based curriculum which includes outdoor play in all seasons.

Required knowledge, skills and abilities:

• High school diploma and experience working with young children (ages 0-5)
  
  
• Desire to grow and increase knowledge in the field of child development.
  
  
• Cheerful, nurturing, positive team player with collaborative work ethic.
  
  
• Excellent communication skills
  
  
• Exemplary role model and warm personality
  
  
• Able to organize and care for the classroom environment, prepare and arrange materials, clean up and set up.
  
  
• Must be fingerprinted and complete a background check through the NY State Office of Children and Family Services.
  
  

Preferred knowledge, skills and abilities

• CDA or Associate's Degree or working towards a degree in early childhood.
  
  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT

This position requires the candidate to be able to care for children's physical needs on a consistent basis. Candidates must interact with children on their level; frequent bending, squatting and playing on the floor is expected. Candidates must be able to lift 30 pounds. Candidates must remain alert and productive, able to see and hear children at all times, and capable of active ongoing supervision and safety of individual children and groups of children. The ideal candidate will be comfortable teaching outside in all seasons and all weather. This position requires the ability to perform emotional labor for children who are developing social and emotional skills.

The Assistant Teacher must be capable of managing and supervising small groups of children (up to 7) alone at periods of the day such as when other teachers take lunch breaks. The Assistant teacher may, at times, act as the lead teacher and must have the skills to supervise and manage groups of children in the lead teacher's absence.

Pay rate: $19.01 per hour

To apply, visit https://vassar.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Vassar-External/job/Poughkeepsie-NY/Assistant-Early-Childhood-Teacher--Part-Time_R00035615?jobFamilyGroup=71e2c39500161003e7c4fa7b8078820e&jobFamilyGroup=71e2c39500161003e7c4fed539988210&jobFamilyGroup=71e2c39500161003e7c506cf57a48214.



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Follow OCFS guidelines and regulations for care routines.

Receive feedback and grow professional knowledge and skills in child centered pedagogy, play, care, problem solving and pro-social negotiation skills for young children.

Support and implement daily curriculum experience and care rituals.

Communicate regularly with families.

Organize, clean, and care for the classroom environment, prepare and arrange materials, clean up and set up daily.

Participate in school events including parent conferences, parent night, family socials, professional development.

Participate in mandated yearly professional development and training including infant/child CPR and First Aid.

Support a play based curriculum which includes outdoor play in all seasons.

Required knowledge, skills and abilities:

• High school diploma and experience working with young children (ages 0-5)
  
  
• Desire to grow and increase knowledge in the field of child development.
  
  
• Cheerful, nurturing, positive team player with collaborative work ethic.
  
  
• Excellent communication skills
  
  
• Exemplary role model and warm personality
  
  
• Able to organize and care for the classroom environment, prepare and arrange materials, clean up and set up.
  
  
• Must be fingerprinted and complete a background check through the NY State Office of Children and Family Services.
  
  

Preferred knowledge, skills and abilities

• CDA or Associate's Degree or working towards a degree in early childhood.
  
  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT

This position requires the candidate to be able to care for children's physical needs on a consistent basis. Candidates must interact with children on their level; frequent bending, squatting and playing on the floor is expected. Candidates must be able to lift 30 pounds. Candidates must remain alert and productive, able to see and hear children at all times, and capable of active ongoing supervision and safety of individual children and groups of children. The ideal candidate will be comfortable teaching outside in all seasons and all weather. This position requires the ability to perform emotional labor for children who are developing social and emotional skills.

The Assistant Teacher must be capable of managing and supervising small groups of children (up to 7) alone at periods of the day such as when other teachers take lunch breaks. The Assistant teacher may, at times, act as the lead teacher and must have the skills to supervise and manage groups of children in the lead teacher's absence.

Pay rate: $19.01 per hour

To apply, visit https://vassar.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Vassar-External/job/Poughkeepsie-NY/Assistant-Early-Childhood-Teacher--Part-Time_R00035615?jobFamilyGroup=71e2c39500161003e7c4fa7b8078820e&jobFamilyGroup=71e2c39500161003e7c4fed539988210&jobFamilyGroup=71e2c39500161003e7c506cf57a48214.



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