Are you ready to make 2024 the year you launch your new career?
Our innovative Early Childhood Learning Center in Ridgewood, NJ is seeking a full-time, career-track Preschool Teacher Assistant candidate ready to become a professional teacher!
To grow your career, we offer a friendly working environment, a supportive professional development program and a tuition-free opportunity to earn your Child Development Associate Certificate, plus be eligible for scholarshipstocomplete a college degree in Early Childhood Education.
Great career-track opportunity for a community college or high school graduate (soon-to-be/recent grads, too) interested in teaching preschoolers or an experienced assistant teacher/special-needs para feeling "stuck and unappreciated" in their current job. Also great for a nanny, babysitter, summer camp counselor, or any combination of the above ready to launch!
You’ll be paraprofessional on a teaching team delivering both patient loving care & great learning opportunities for each of your students each and every day. At first, your primary focus will be on assisting the team in maintaining a safe and orderly learning environment that provides for the emotional & physical care needs of each of our students. As your initial training & ongoing experience increase, you’ll also be taking a growing role in providing each of our students with lesson plan-based programs using our Little Ivy approaches.
You'll need to have at least some previous experience working with groups of young children ages 1-3. This experience could be as a babysitter, mother’s/father’s helper, nanny summer camp counselor or at a child-care center.
A positive, patient approach and passion for teaching active, young preschoolers is essential (the typical behaviors of these age groups give you a chuckle, not a headache). Must be able to lift children and change diapers.
Candidates who have (a) a high school diploma and/or an AA-AS degree, plus (b) experience caring for young children are welcome to apply!
This is a paraprofessional, career-track position with industry-leading competitive compensation, paid time off & benefits.
You’ll need to be available to work a regular, full-time, year-round Monday-Friday schedule.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $16.50 - $18.50 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Vision insurance
Grade levels:
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
School type:
Application Question(s):
- Are you willing to undergo a background check, in accordance with local laws and regulations for childcare centers in New Jersey?
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
Experience:
- Early Childhood Teaching and/or Child Care: 1 year (Preferred)
Ability to Relocate:
- Ridgewood, NJ 07450: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person