Preschool Teacher Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Bonus based on performance
• Health insurance
• Training & development
• Company parties
• Competitive salary
• Employee discounts
• Home office stipend
• Opportunity for advancement

• Employ a variety of educational techniques (storytelling, educational play, etc.) to teach children
• Observe each child to help them improve their social competencies and build self-esteem
• Encourage children to interact with each other and resolve occasional arguments
• Guide children in developing their artistic and practical skills through a carefully constructed curriculum (e.g., identifying shapes, numbers, colors, art, etc.).
• Track children's progress and report to parents
• Communicate regularly with parents to understand the children's backgrounds and psyches.
• Collaborate with other educators.
• Maintain a clean, tidy classroom in accordance with health and safety standards.

• Experience working in a licensed childcare facility
• Working towards a Level 2 on PDIS Colorado Shines 
• Child development courses through an accredited college and/or EQIT/Pyramid Plus courses are a plus!
• Excellent understanding of the principles of child development and preschool educational methods
• Familiarity with safety and sanitation guidelines for classrooms
• Excellent communication and instructional skills
• Ability to act as a mediator between children
• Cool-tempered, friendly, and reliable
• Certification in child CPR or willingness to obtain

• All Employees will accrue Personal Time and PTO hours that do not expire and can roll over to the following year.
• Sick Pay will be accrued up to 48 hours, applied to each employee's policy, and paid out for absences due to illness each calendar year. Sick pay hours do not expire and can roll over to the following year.
• Holiday pay 
• Birthday off with pay