Classroom Floater
On-siteRaleigh, North Carolina, United States
Job Summary
Manage physical care of children, including diapering and toileting, using Montessori and RIE techniques while ensuring visual supervision and safety at all times. Assist teachers in each classroom to provide breaks and seamlessly continue activities such as cleaning, settling children for rest, and art projects. Maintain a safe, clean, and organized environment by following all licensing guidelines and school procedures. Model appropriate pro-social behavior, redirect children with positive discipline strategies, and communicate important information to co-teachers regarding children and the classroom. Form respectful relationships with families while adapting to daily business demands, including scheduled hours and room assignments. Keep up with required training hours and certifications according to licensing standards.
Required Qualifications
- High School diploma or equivalency (GED)
- EDU 119 Certificate
- Experience working with children in a group setting (minimum 1 year experience)
- Developmentally appropriate practices in early childhood
- Communication skills (oral and written)
- Must be able to lift, move, or hold children with weight up to 60 pounds
- Must be able to observe children from various distances
- Must be able to lift children from various heights
- Must be able to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, reach with hands and arms and use hands to finger, handle or feel
- Must have the ability navigate uneven outdoor terrain for limited periods of time in various mild to moderate weather condition
- Able to adapt to ever changing environments, accepts constructive feedback, and implements appropriate action
- Is flexible to the daily business demands of the Center, including scheduled working hours and room assignments
- Ensure the daily care of every child by following all school/ classroom procedures and standards as well as all licensing guidelines
- Ensure visual supervision and child safety at all times
- Maintaining a safe, clean and organized classroom environment
- Models appropriate pro social behavior and redirects children when appropriate using positive discipline strategies
- Form relationships with families, children, and co-teachers that are respectful of individual differences and culture, family styles and cultural/socioeconomic diversity
- Communicates important information to co teachers regarding aspects of the children and classroom
- Maintain a professional self-image and project the values of Ohana and Bandwidth at all times
- Keep up with required training hours & certifications according to licensing
- Attend faculty meetings regularly
Desired Qualifications
- Early Childhood Certificate
- 3 + years experience working with infants/toddlers and/or preschool
- Experience in Montessori programming preferred
- Fluency in languages other than English
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