After School Assistant Program Leader (1761)

POSITION SUMMARY

This position supports the work of the Y, a leading nonprofit committed to strengthening community through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. Under the direction of a fully qualified Teacher (per regulations), the Teacher Aide creates positive, nurturing relationships with children while building cooperative relationships with parents / caregivers. Promotes and supports the potential of all youth in programs and facilitates peer-to-peer connections as part of the overall program experience. Provides direction for the children in the classroom and implements program curriculum. Provides a quality experience to children and parents that focuses on building achievement and belonging in youth and relationships among youth and within families.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Nurtures children through purposeful programming dedicated to building achievement and belonging in youth and relationships among youth and within families.
• Maintains close visual supervision of a group of assigned children, following ratios based on specific program.

Licensed Preschool

Infant : 1 Teacher to 4 Infants

1 Fully Qualified Teacher & 2 Aides to 12 Infants

Toddler : 1 Teacher to 6 toddlers

1 Fully Qualified Teacher & 1 Aide to 12 Toddlers

Preschool : 1 Teacher to 12 children

1 Partially Qualified Teacher and 1 aide to 15 children

1 Fully Qualified Teacher and 1 Aide to 15 children

State Subsidized Preschool (Title 5)

Infant (birth - 18 months) : 1 : 3 adult-child ratio

1 : 18 teacher-child ratio

Toddlers (18 months - 36 months) : 1 : 4 adult-child ratio

1 : 16 teacher-child ratio

Preschool (36 months-kindergarten) : 1 : 8 adult-child ratio

1 : 24 teacher-child ratio

Licensed School-Age

1 : 14 on site

1 : 12 field trips

1 : 6 water activities

Teacher aide must work under the supervision of a qualified teacher; never alone with a group of children with the exception of taking children to and from the restroom.

YMCA LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

Competencies Include : Change Leadership, Engaging Community, Philanthropy, & Volunteerism

Competencies Include : Collaboration, Communication & Influence, & Inclusion

Competencies Include : Critical Thinking & Decision Making, Fiscal Management, Functional Expertise, Innovation, & Program / Project Management

Competencies Include : Emotional Maturity & Developing Self & Others

While all competencies are significant, the following are critical to success in this position :

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Infant / Toddler / Preschool : Six (6) semester units in ECE or CD or completion of two (2) semester units in ECE or CD and continual progression each semester until six (6) units have been completed.

WORK ENVIRONMENT / MINIMUM PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS