Early Learning Assistant Teacher- Afternoon Hours bei Metro North YMCA (Stoneham YMCA)

Benefits:

• A generous retirement plan 
• Free 2 adult family membership for all our employees! 
• Discount on family programs

Position Description: 

Come join our talented team at our Stoneham YMCA as an Assistant Preschool Teacher! The Metro North YMCA is seeking professional and engaging teachers for our Early Education Child Development Program. The Metro North YMCA is dedicated to providing excellent family-centered infant, toddler, preschool, and afterschool care. 

Schedule:

We are looking for new part-time staff that can cover afternoon hours of 2:30pm-5:30pm.

Our Teachers:  

• Keep the safety of children as a first priority. Emphasize personal safety and emotional well-being with the children, families, and other staff at all times.
• Plans and implements an age-appropriate curriculum that fosters children’s development. 
• Provides differentiated instruction to meet the individual needs of children in the classroom.  
• Conduct child assessments and provides feedback and recommendations to parents and caregivers.  
•  Lead by personal example, and help to interpret the quality of the YMCA character values of children, staff, and families. Are positive healthy role models. 
• Uses positive and constructive methods of behavior management and ensures that all staff does the same. 
• Supervise children to ensure safety and appropriate behavior and guide transitions smoothly  
• Collaborate with the co-teacher in the design of the classroom space. Are responsible for making sure that materials are ready for use and put away at the end of the day.  

The Details:   

You will be working out of the Stoneham YMCA site. Programs take place Monday to Friday, with the typical program hours being 7:30am to 5:30pm.