Join Our Team: Assistant Teacher - Making a Difference in Children and Families' Lives
Do you have a passion for working with young children? Do you want to make an impact on someone’s life? At St. Anne's Family Services, we strive to build safe, nurturing, and resilient families for generations to come. We believe in disrupting cycles of poverty and ensuring children, youth, and families stay safe, together, and out of systems such as foster care and juvenile justice.
About Us: St. Anne's Family Services is dedicated to transforming lives and communities. We're committed to providing unwavering support to families, from pregnancy to parenthood and childhood to adulthood. Our work brings about life-changing transformation, and we're seeking Assistant Teachers to join our Early Childhood Education team and be a vital part of this mission.
What You'll Do
As an Assistant Teacher within St. Anne’s Early Childhood Education department, you will directly impact young children, ages 0-5 years old. The Assistant Teacher will support the active care and supervision of the children in the classroom. You will collaborate with and assist Teaching staff in planning, facilitating, and implementing individual and group activities designed to stimulate children’s social, emotional, physical, and intellectual growth. Assistant Teachers will assist with the inclusion of children with special needs. You will also encourage parent engagement in the educational activities and assist with promoting the parent as the child’s first teacher in their development.
Duties Include
Implementing program curriculum for children
Working cooperatively with staff to provide information and resources to enrolled families
Integrating parent involvement, social services, nutrition, health, and mental health services into the learning
Conducting daily classroom planning
Maintaining children’s records in conjunction with Teachers
Focusing the program on the needs of individual children by aligning with their interests, abilities, strengths, individual style, and pace of learning
Assisting the Teachers in supervising the classroom
Education Requirements
High School Diploma
Enrollment in a Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) Career Development Initiative Program
Be in process of completing a Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential
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High School Diploma
6 Early Childhood Education or Child Development college units
Other Requirements
Proficiency in English
Traveling to all centers in all service areas, as needed
Valid California Class C Driver’s License
Valid automobile insurance
Preferred Skills
Bilingual English, Spanish, Tagalog, and/or Korean preferred
Strong written and verbal skills
Experience working with Child Plus program
Proficient computer, data entry, and clerical skills
Excellent interpersonal and collaborative skills with the ability to relate well to children and adults across many socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds
The ability to provide leadership and stability for program continuity
Why Choose Us
Making a Difference: Every day, you'll contribute to breaking the cycles of poverty and ensuring families stay together, creating a lasting impact by supporting our teams.
Collaborative Environment: Join a passionate team dedicated to our mission, where your insights and expertise are valued.
Professional Growth: We support your career development and offer training to help you grow.
Community Impact: Become part of a community-focused organization that makes a positive difference.
Qualities We Value
Empathy
Problem-solving
Ethical conduct
Leadership
Adaptability
Strong communication
Cultural sensitivity
We want to hear from you if you're ready to use your Teaching skills to make a lasting impact and help families thrive. Join us in creating safer, more nurturing, and resilient families. Apply today and be part of an organization that's changing lives for the better.
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
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Education and Training
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