Childcare Teacher Assistant

Join Our Team!

Are you fun, enthusiastic, upbeat, and passionate about working with children? Do you love making a difference, being creative, and working with a supportive team?

The Old Colony YMCA is seeking a fun, energetic, caring, and dependable Assistant Teacher to join our Early Learning Center team! The Assistant Teacher will support Lead Teachers in providing a safe, nurturing, and engaging learning environment for infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children while promoting the YMCA's core values of Caring, Honesty, Respect, and Responsibility.

If this sounds like you, apply today and become part of our YMCA family!

Requirements:

Key Responsibilities

• Assist Lead Teachers with daily classroom activities, routines, and age-appropriate curriculum.

• Provide a safe, positive, and welcoming environment for all children.

• Support children's social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development through play and hands-on learning.

• Assist with feeding, diapering, toileting, and other daily care needs.

• Maintain a clean, organized classroom while following Massachusetts EEC regulations and YMCA policies.

• Build positive relationships with children, families, and coworkers.

• Work collaboratively with classroom staff and assist in other classrooms as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience working with infants, toddlers, or preschool-aged children preferred.

• EEC Assistant Teacher qualifications or certification preferred, but not required.

• Understanding of child development and willingness to learn.

• Must be patient, dependable, enthusiastic, and a team player.

• Must meet all applicable EEC background check, training, and health and safety requirements.

• Must be flexible with scheduling. Our operating hours are Monday-Friday 6:45 AM–5:30 PM.

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