Assistant afternoon teacher

Job Description

Job Description
Summary

We are looking for teachers with a passion for helping little learners thrive! This position has flexible hours but ideally, we need someone Monday-Friday from 2 pm to 6 pm. We follow the Gwinnett County Public Schools calendar, offering vacation and sick pay, paid holidays, flexible schedules, and free tuition for staff children.

Duties

• Interact with parents at pick up times
• Plan facilitate outdoor activities, weather permitting
• Clean materials and classroom for the next day
• Follow all health and safety protocols, as required by Bright From the Start

Requirements

Knowledge/Skills/Experience Required:

• Motivation to learn and grow in an educational environment; and be willing to continually increase knowledge in the field of education.
• Physical ability to lift children (up to 45 lbs.), move quickly in order to respond to children who are very active and may need redirection to insure their safety. Must be able to kneel, stoop and sit on the floor to attend to children's needs.
• Ability to respond appropriately to an emergency or crisis situation, demonstrating a calm, efficient demeanor
• Demonstration of positive personal attributes including respect for others, cultural awareness and sensitivity, flexibility, consistency, fairness and compassion for others.
• Satisfactory clearance of comprehensive national background check.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of child development, theories and practices, and safe and appropriate activities for children
• Experience in a classroom setting preferred.
• CPR/ first aid

Benefits

• Paid vacation
• Accrued sick leave
• Paid holidays
• Flexible schedules