Teaching Assistants Wanted Early Childhood Education/Preschool/Day Care at Sunshine Starts

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionCome join our team at Sunshine Starts, located in Yorktown Heights!Why work at Sunshine Starts?We believe in education and care through play and hands on learning. Believing that play-based lessons foster a life-long love of education, we structure our programs to cultivate a fascination with learning while encouraging critical and creative thinking, independence and discovery. We believe that by also focusing on social emotional wellness, children will develop the tools they need to be successful for life!Teacher Assistant Qualifications:Be 18 years of age or olderAt least one year of experience working with children ages 0-5Work collaboratively with the Lead Teacher, assisting in carrying out planned curriculum/daily activitiesHelp to effectively manage the classroomBe responsible for the well being of children in your classEngage children in activities and play that stimulates their developmentSupervise children while keeping them safe at all timesRecord each child's daily activitiesCreate and maintaining an environment that is clean, organized, and safe for all childrenAll positions must be able to competently and actively supervise children to include:Be mentally and physically capable of caring for a large group of childrenBe able to kneel, bend, squat, lift, push, pull, and carry children as requiredJob Posted by ApplicantPro