Assistant Teacher School - Age - Pickaway YMCA
- Circleville, OH
- Permanent
- Part-time
- FREE YMCA Membership
- Paid Training
- Day of Birth time off
- Career Growth Opportunities
- Work with Diverse Teams
- No nights/weekends
- Thinks, communicates and behaves as a cause-driven leader and role model for other staff and members when it comes to desired staff behaviors; promotes youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility in all job-related functions.
- Plans and implements the daily educational tutoring curriculum, using established/recommended tutoring curricula from project administrators and/or supervisor.
- Implements, coordinates and oversees the implementation of the educational tutoring curriculum in the after school and summer programs.
- Follows all established curriculum guidelines, timelines, data collection and any other stipulations and requirements of grant that funds the academic component of the program.
- Assesses the individual academic needs, interests, and abilities of the children in the program and adapts educational curriculum/tutoring to meet them. Establishes individual assessment and tutoring plans for each participant as directed by grant requirements.
- Maintains program data, written records and reports on individual children as needed and as required by the YMCA and project funding sources.
- Prepares site daily for arrival of children; maintains organization of site throughout program time; cleans up space at conclusion of program following the COVID related virus control policies.
- Recommends purchase of instructional materials and teaching aids to supervisor such as books, software, and educational supplies designed to stimulate learning.
- Ensures compliance with all TANF funding requirements and YMCA quality standards, CACFP and ODJFS licensing requirements.
- Maintains regular communication regarding each participant's behavioral and academic progress with appropriate participant's classroom teachers, other school & program staff, and student's families; recommends methods of modifying inappropriate behavior and encouraging learning experiences.
- Attends all staff meetings, appropriate child care workshops, appropriate specialized trainings and safety trainings. Maintains required training hours.
- Maintains positive and professional relationships and cooperates with appropriate participant's school staff, YMCA staff, youth, families, and community.
- Must be at least 21 years of age and have experience teaching or tutoring school-age children in an academic setting.
- BA or BS degree from an accredited college in the field of Education or related field, Teacher certification preferred OR a B.S or B.A from an accredited college and/or meets the substitute qualifications to be a public school district substitute or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Passionate belief in the Y's cause of nurturing the potential of all youth, supporting healthy living for all people and finding ways to help and support our neighbors.
- Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community.
- Proven track record of developing authentic relationships with others.
- Ability to foster a collaborative team approach to solving challenging situations.
- Must submit all required paperwork for ODJFS licensing. Must submit a staff medical statement as required by ODJFS standards. Must obtain and keep current training certifications in first aid, communicable diseases, child abuse recognition & prevention as required by ODJFS. Must attend all necessary YMCA, child care and/or grant related training.