Pre-School Teacher Assistant- Avenue

Position Summary: Assist with providing a safe, school ready learning environment for all children as well as a quality experience to children and parents that focuses on youth development, including the YMCA core values: honesty, respect, responsibility, faith and caring.

Essential Functions: Assists Teacher in providing a positive learning environment and experience for children, parents and staff.Implements early learning curriculum within the established guidelines to ensure all children are school ready.Supervises the children, classroom, and all activities.Assist Teacher with making ongoing, systematic observations and evaluations of each child.Maintains program site and equipment.Collects data for daily reports and maintains program records.Attends and participates in family nights, program activities, staff meetings, and staff training.Role model to both children and staff.Assists with classroom cleanliness, setup and presentation.

Playground curb appeal toys cleaned up and stored, trash, etc.Responsible for the safety and risk management children.Makes sound decisions in alignment with YMCA and state standards.Adheres to policies related to boundaries with each child.Ensures unused rooms and closets remain locked; routinely monitors high-risk locations (bathrooms), etc.Reports suspicious and inappropriate behaviors and policy violations.Follows mandated abuse and incident reporting requirements.Meets timelines and deadlines related to supporting systems and employee compliance.

Example includes but are not limited to Kronos Workforce Ready for review and approval of time sheets.

YMCA Culture & Cause Expectations Our mission and core values are brought to life by our culture.

Its who are, who we aspire to be and how we show up every day.

We are cause-driven.

We dont just show up, we show up with purpose.

As a cause driven leader you are expected to be: Welcoming-Accept neighbors eagerly, warmly, hospitably, and as equal participants.

Nurturing-To care for, support, and help develop through encouragement.

Hopeful-Take an optimistic or positive view of future outcomes.

Determined-To devote full strength and concentrated attention to the cause.

GenuineTo be honest and open in relationships with others.

YMCA Competencies (Leader): Mission Advancement:Accepts and demonstrates the Ys values.

Demonstrates a desire to serve others and fulfill community needs.

Recruits volunteers and builds effective supportive working relationships with them.

Supports fund-raising.

Collaboration:Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions.

Builds rapport and relates well to others.

Seeks first to understand the other persons point of view, and remains calm in challenging situations.

Listens for understanding and meaning; speaks and writes effectively.

Takes initiative to assist in developing others.

Operational Effectiveness: Makes sound judgments, and transfers learning from one situation to another.

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