Assistant Teacher Pre-School Room

The Children's Center offers a developmental program for children from the ages of three months through five years. The program strives to foster the physical, intellectual, social, and emotional needs of each child. Children are introduced into an emotionally enriching environment that offers practical and cognitive skills and enables them to learn and progress at their own pace. The program provides for periods of activity, rest, individual, and group work. Trained teachers and caregivers nurture the children and provide personal guidance in a warm home-like environment. The Lawrenceville School's campus provides an ideal setting for enriching the children's experiences.

This is a 10-month position that follows the academic calendar. The hours are 8:45 am and 5:30 pm.

Responsibilities

• Uphold Centers philosophy
• Uphold DCF policies
• Assist in the supervision of all activities to ensure safety
• Promote positive discipline procedures
• Support supervising teacher in teaching responsibilities
• Assume responsibility for the classroom in the absence of the supervisor
• Daily communication between staff and parents
• Help maintain a theme-related bookshelf
• Plan 2 theme-related morning activities (art & circle) per week
• Plan 1 structured afternoon activity per day (i.e. Cooking, Gross Motor, Science, Math, Literature, Dramatic Play)
• Maintain an afternoon lesson plan book
• Participate in Back to School Week
• Attend Parent/Teacher Conferences
• Report all concerns to the Supervisor
• Attend all staff meetings
• Meet requirements for staff development hours
• Maintain certification in infant/child CPR
• Assist in other classrooms as needed
• Perform other duties as assigned

• High School Diploma
• CDA or Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred
• Minimum of two years of experience within a childcare center required
• Able to maintain a child/infant CPR certificate
• Able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with teachers, parents, students and associates
• Able to work with children aged 3 months to 5 years old
• Able to remain calm
• Ability to provide a supportive and caring environment for children.

The Lawrenceville School is a diverse and inclusive community and makes all employment decisions without regard for an individual's race, creed, color, religion, national origin, nationality, sex, pregnancy, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, physical or mental disability (including AIDS and HIV related illness), genetic information, refusal to provide genetic information, refusal to submit to genetic testing, ancestry, familial status, marital status, domestic partnership status, civil union status, atypical cellular or blood trait, military service, application for military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. The Lawrenceville School will also provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals in accordance with applicable law.

The Lawrenceville School conducts pre-employment screening for all positions which includes a criminal background check, verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of the background check.

Eligible employees receive a competitive benefit package that includes health insurance coverage, paid leave and retirement plan options and many other valuable programs.