Preschool Teacher Assistant

Preschool Teacher's Assistant

Compensation:      Part-time hourly (10-14 hours per week), Monday, Wednesday 8:45am-12:15pm

Office Hours:         The Lynden office is open from 9:00am-4:00pm, Monday through Thursday

Reports to:             Classroom Teacher and then to the Preschool Director

Position Overview:

This team member will have strong social skills. He or she must have a passion for working with children up to 6 years of age in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth needed for primary school. Able to provide a warm, friendly and Christ centered learning environment for little ones and families. To serve as a staff member within a vibrant preschool and working with a committed staff. Will be able to respect leadership and confidentiality, and work successfully and pleasantly with a wide range of personality types in the love and grace of Jesus Christ. Must be a regular church attender with a commitment to personal prayer and Bible study.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Assimilate arriving children to the school environment by greeting them and selecting activities of interest to them.


• Attend to the children’s basic needs while establishing and enforcing rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order


• Observe and evaluate children’s performance, behavior, social development and physical health while assisting the Teacher in organizing and leading activities design to promote these things using games, arts, crafts, music, storytelling and field trips


• Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate, both in learning activities and imaginative play


• Read books to entire classes or to small groups and serve snacks.


• Assist the Teacher in teaching basic skills such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene and social skills.


• Consult with parents regarding any issue with their child; to stay on the same page with parents, and to


• refer to certified counselors as appropriate.


• Follow the same rules, standards, policies and procedures as all NCCTK employees. Complete other duties as needed to support the NCCTK Preschool team.

Qualifications and requirements:

• Ability to teach others how to do something and to give full attention to what other people are saying.


• Possess a personal and growing relationship with Jesus Christ. 


• Able to work well with others. We need people who are able to resolve conflicts quickly and in a God-pleasing fashion; who will exhibit a positive attitude; who will accept suggestions and correction with grace and patience; and who enjoy working with a team.


• Professional appearance and demeanor (dress code is business casual to casual)


• Ability to select and use training or instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation


• when learning or teaching new things


• A self-starter; able to be flexible, adapt to new situations and needs, and to propose new ways to modify and improve systems


• Possess the ability to patiently support leadership, team members and ministries as priorities shift under deadlines

Competencies:

• Dependability- Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, fulfilling obligations


• Integrity- Job requires being honest and ethical


• Concern for others- Job requires being sensitive to others’ needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful


• Cooperation- Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude


• Self Control- Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations

Lines of communication:

Preschool Teacher Assistant reports directly to the classroom Teacher and then to the Preschool Director.