Floater - Outdoor Nature-Based Program (Casual)
What You'll Do and Who We Are Looking For
Distinguishing Characteristics: This class is distinguished from the Mentor Teacher or Assistant Teachers in that the Classroom Floater is not assigned to one specific classroom. Classroom Floater moves between classrooms where needed to support classroom teaching staff and implement developmentally appropriate curriculum and programs for children developed by the teaching staff in each classroom.
Typical Duties and Responsibilities:
- Supervise children, ages six weeks through six years in the Outdoor Nature-Based classroom and Child Development Center classrooms.
- Steps into classrooms to provide breaks and planning time to individual classroom staff.
- Assists Classroom Teachers in implementing developmentally appropriate curriculum and programs for children.
- Facilitates and provides guidance for the developmentally appropriate learning activities under the direction of the classroom teaching staff. Activities may be across developmental domains and include art, music, and dramatic play. They may be individual or group format.
- Assist in maintaining a safe, healthy, orderly and nurturing classroom environment and intervene if necessary.
- Assists in setting up classroom materials and playground equipment. Helps monitor equipment for safe operation. Informs of any repairs needed.
- Assists in cleaning up the classroom and playground after activities.
- Prepares and serves breakfast/snacks/lunches to children, following safety and sanitary regulations; cleans up after meals.
- Assists with program students in the classroom by modeling appropriate behavior with children and helping with projects.
- Assists in keeping accurate classroom records: attendance, schedules, accident reports, child information sheets, etc. while in the classroom.
- Maintains a friendly and professional manner with parents. Directs specific parent questions to the Mentor Teacher.
- Available to work all hours of the program operations; may be needed to assist in opening/closing a classroom.
- Implement requirements as outlined in Department of Early Learning and Care Child Care Licensing Division Rules, NAEYC and SPARK accreditation.
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