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Assistant Teacher - 14 Street Y Preschool
Educational Alliance
197 E Broadway
New York, NY 10002
Principal Responsibilities:
The 14th Street Y is a vibrant Jewish community center located in Downtown Manhattan. Each year, tens of thousands of New Yorkers of all ages, races, and ethnicities come to 14Y as members, visitors, or partners to experience our high quality and varied programs centered around arts and culture, early childhood education, summer camps, fitness and aquatics, Jewish life, and older adult services.
We are seeking a full-time Assistant Teacher to join our team of teachers who are helping to build a vision for progressive education in the East Village. Inspired by the preschools of Reggio Emilia, we believe all children learn through inquiry, exploration, learning and reflection.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Planning, Preparation & Curriculum Development
Co-construct curriculum with co-teacher, based on children's interests
Share in documenting, analyzing, and planning from observations
Participate in planning meetings and staff meetings
Support general areas of need to benefit the entire Preschool, which may include helping other classrooms or Admin
Classroom Environment
Participate in planning and creating a classroom environment with inquiry, exploration, learning and respect in mind
Create a warm and inclusive environment where children and families feel welcome
Organize clean, and maintain the physical space and selection materials in a way that is inviting and accessible for children
Share in creating visual evidence of the narratives and curriculum occurring in your classroom
Maintain all best practices of DOH standards for classroom
Interactions with Children
Speak and listen to children with respect and mindfulness
Assist in classroom procedures including transitions, routines, and small groups
Engage students in exploration and learning; being curious about the children's perspective
Coach children through conflicts with problem-solving
Relationships with Families & Colleagues
Build respectful and reciprocal relationships with families
Participate with the Head Teacher in two sets of parent-teacher conferences (Fall and Spring)
Support Head Teacher for occasional evening events throughout the year to share ongoing work and classroom curriculum.
Professional Responsibilities
Share in supporting documenting children's work, development and progress
Share in daily reflections
Assist head teacher in gathering observation and insight for conference and/or reports
Collaborate and build professional relationship with colleagues
Reflective, asks questions, willing to take risks and make mistakes
Participate in professional learning meetings with the team or as a whole staff
Showing professionalism including integrity, ethical conduct, and decision making
Maintaining collaborative and professional relationships with colleagues
Arrive and depart according to daily schedule unless otherwise approved by the Director
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree preferred
Teaching experience in an early childhood setting preferred
Strong oral and written communication with parents, children, and co-workers
Salary:
$20.00 To $23.07 Hourly
Agency Information:
A nonprofit beacon of hope for over 130 years, as a historically Jewish organization Educational Alliance believes in the power of communities to lift up people of all ages and turn strangers into neighbors. We offer high-quality, affordable education programs, health services, and diverse cultural enrichment right where New Yorkers live and raise their families. We make the city a brighter, friendlier and more supportive place. Our community centers offer multi-generational programs that push boundaries and break barriers, sharing critical tools to foster relationships and advance the well-being of people in New York City.
Our pioneering educational programs--like 2Generation Head Start, and courses ranging from art to fitness, career readiness to citizenship--are carefully curated and developed with our city's residents in mind. We offer dozens of options and we never stop innovating to help people of all ages grow, connect, and engage.
Guided by Jewish values, Educational Alliance celebrates the differences and individuality every person brings when they walk through our doors because we know that there is more that connects us than keeps us divided. Today, our reach extends beyond the city as our innovative programs serve as models for other organizations to adopt and implement in their communities. We invite you to join us as we partner with our neighbors, strengthen our city, and pave the way for more generations of New Yorkers to live enriched and fulfilling lives - because you belong here.
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