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Assistant Teacher
Job in
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, 78208, USA
Listed on 2025-12-26
Listing for:
Fpcsanantonio
Full Time
position Listed on 2025-12-26
Job specializations:
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Education / Teaching
Preschool / Daycare, Early Childhood Education, Child Development/Support, Special Needs / Learning Disabilities -
Child Care/Nanny
Preschool / Daycare, Child Development/Support
Job Description & How to Apply Below
The Assistant Teacher assists the Lead Teacher in ensuring that the classroom environment promotes the children’s growth and development. This includes practicing and implementing Developmentally Appropriate Practices by providing educational and routine activities with the children, lesson planning, communicating with parents, meeting health and safety standards, and keeping necessary records and data up to date. The Assistant Teacher works under the supervision of the Lead Teacher and may perform the Lead Teacher’s duties in his/her absence.
This position is full-time, 40 hours a week, work schedule is 8:30 am - 5:30 pm. The Lead Teacher and Assistant Teacher along with the Afternoon Assistant Teacher keep open communication regarding any pertinent information involving classroom issues, situations, incidents, etc. Communication is key in any and all incidents and situations.
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Qualifications and/Or Experience- Must be 18 years old or older
- Minimum of a Child Development Associate Credential (CDA). A person may be considered if they have 12 college credit hours in Child Development and currently working toward a CDA Credential or higher
- Minimum at least one-year teaching experience
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions
- Demonstrates emotional and intellectual competence necessary for self-control and good judgment when taking care of individual children and groups of children
- Demonstrates emotional and intellectual competence necessary for self-control and good judgment when working with other adults, such as coworkers or the children’s parents
- Bend, stoop, squat, crawl, and kneel in order to speak with children at child’s eye level, to play with children, and to pick up toys and equipment on the floor;
- Lift, carry, and hold children to assist with other daily routine activities such as diaper changing, potty training, and napping. Able to lift up to 45 pounds;
- Reasonable accommodations (if needed) may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Understands and abides by the Minimum Standards by the TDFPS Child Care Licensing Division
- Understands and abides by the First Presbyterian Church Employee Handbook
- Understands and abides by the FPC Children’s Center Parent Handbook and Staff Handbook
- Understands and abides by the NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standards and Code of Ethical Conduct
- Assists in planning and implementing developmentally appropriate activities each day to promote children’s social-emotional, physical, language, and cognitive development
- Assistant and Afternoon Teachers are responsible in assisting and being a support system for the Lead Teacher.
- Assists in arranging classroom environment to promote and implement the goals and philosophy of the school and the church
- Maintains a safe, healthy, attractive learning environment both inside and outside
- Assists the lead teacher in giving feedback and sharing ideas when preparing lesson plans.
- Assists with documentation and assessing children for children’s portfolios
- Assists with the NAEYC classroom portfolio
- Maintains visual and auditory supervision of the children at all times to ensure their safety in the classroom, on the playgrounds, and on field trips
- Interacts in a positive manner with children during daily activities and routines; fully participates in all classroom and outdoor activities
- Uses positive techniques of guidance and does not use humiliating or frightening discipline techniques
- Provides opportunities, guides, assists and supports children to develop self-discipline and learn problem-solving skills.
- Promotes positive self-esteem; interacts frequently with the children, showing affection, interest, and respect
- Fosters developmentally appropriate independence and self-help skills in children
- Handles transitions well and anticipates and eliminates potential problems
- Assists the lead teacher in observing, assessing, and recording each…
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