After School Teacher

Harrison Street Academy After School Teacher Leesburg, VA·Part time Company website Apply for After School Teacher Providing a warm, loving, and educational environment for our young learners. About Harrison Street Academy Harrison Street Academy strives to provide a warm, caring and stimulating environment that prepares children to be leaders in a S.T.E.A.M. powered world. As a Christian preschool, Harrison Street Academy promotes the development of wholesome values: honesty, integrity, fairness, and caring for others more than self. Virtues that must be taught, practiced, and lived-out daily. Our program graduates will have received caring guidance and a firm foundation not only in academics, but in life and relational skills as well. Description Come join our fun, dynamic team at Harrison Street Academy! Harrison Street Academy strives to provide a fun, warm, caring and stimulating environment that prepares children to be Christian leaders in a S.T.E.A.M. powered world. As a Christian preschool, Harrison Street Academy promotes the development of wholesome values: honesty, integrity, fairness, and caring for others more than self. Virtues that must be taught, practiced, and lived-out daily. Our program graduates will have received caring guidance and a firm foundation not only in academics, but in life and relational skills as well. Our goal is for each child to understand how much God loves them, how to love those around them, get a GREAT first “taste” of school, and a STRONG academic foundation to launch them into their learning years. As a staff member at HSA, you can expect to have awesome co-workers, a loving, supportive environment, flexibility for family, and a strong career path. Duties: Coordinate a plan for afterschool activities for ages 2-6 Maintain orderliness and safety in the classroom and on the playground Have your program/activities fully prepared and ready each week. Assist with advanced preparation and clean up. Greet your parents and students warmly as they arrive and depart. Maintain Brightwheel and know the number of children in your care, either on the playground or in the classroom, always Give full attention to the students and be responsible for the safety and physical well being of the children, never leaving them unsupervised. Request materials needed for projects and communicate to the Director when supplies are depleted. Implement daily and weekly learning experiences for the children to keep them attentive and engaged. Parents Participate as needed in activities designed for parents such as parent conferences, open house, and other special programs Keep the director informed of parent difficulties by written memo and/or verbal communication Records Take care of the child with the “boo boo” and “ache” and write the incident in the medical complaint treatment log book. Anything written in the log must be communicated to the parent- if a phone call was made, note that, and if a written note was given then a copy must be kept for your records. All incidents must be communicated to the director Record significant incidents or experiences observed with the children and report them to authorities as necessary Staff Qualifications: Attend prayer devotions, staff meetings, workshops, and conferences Set up conference times with the director in case of staff difficulties Present yourself as a Christian professional in attitude, dress, and action at all times Help train any new staff person assigned to you Be responsible for keeping the assistant teacher informed as to the daily requirements, needs, and well-being of the children Follow policies established by the Administration of the preschool Cooperate with other employees to keep a happy, wholesome atmosphere Physical Qualifications: Teachers at Harrison Street Academy must be able to observe, hear, and respond to the needs of children. Employees must have the ability to lift children up to fifty pounds from the floor to waist high, ten to fifteen times a day; to crouch to a child’s height and maintain eye contact at a child’s level; to sit on the floor; to stand tall enough to reach children on playground equipment; and to determine and communicate cognitive, social, and physical needs of children orally and in writing in the English language. Must be able to quickly respond and react to emergencies or conflicts that might occur in a classroom, on a playground, and in common areas. Persons must feel confident that they can care for up to 8 children alone and can handle stress in an active environment on a daily basis. ( We try hard to make sure its as least stressful as possible, but you have to know you can handle what comes!) Employees must communicate well with other staff. #J-18808-Ljbffr