Location and Job Title:

Assistant Teacher
Asheville JCC
236 Charlotte St
Asheville, NC 28801

Principal Responsibilities:

Classification: full time, hourly/non-exempt

Pay Rate: $16.50-$17.50/hr depending on credentials

Benefits: Full-time employees enjoy extensive benefits at the Asheville JCC, including: 27+ days of paid holidays and PTO; vision, life, and disability insurance; 401k; membership at the JCC's state of the art aquatics center; discounted tuition at the JCC's 5-star early childhood and school aged programs; and inclusion in a warm and welcoming center that has served the community for over 80 years. Scroll down for full benefits listing.

Reports To: Early Childhood Education Director

Overview: An assistant teacher is responsible for participating as an essential member of the teaching team to implement engaging and developmentally appropriate learning experiences for the children in their care. The assistant teacher collaborates with the lead teacher to create a nurturing support system aimed at providing each child with the highest level of individualized care possible and the greatest opportunity for physical, social, emotional, and cognitive growth.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your resume to hr@jcc-asheville.org

Essential Functions:

Instruction

• Utilize tools and resources to execute developmentally appropriate learning experiences, classroom activities, and practices that promote the ideals and goals expressed in the Shalom Children's Center philosophy and mission
• Utilize tools and resources to ensure that classroom activities are tailored to developmental continuum of children
• Foster strong classroom community by helping children develop empathy and conflict resolution skills
  

Management of the Learning Environment

• Help to maintain the classroom space to provide safe and engaging learning opportunities that encourage children's participation
• Provide constant supervision of the children, and take care of their welfare, health and safety, being fully present and engaged with the children
• Maintain compliance with all North Carolina and DCDEE guidelines within the classroom and outdoors
• Engage in positive, developmentally appropriate interactions with children while setting appropriate limits, providing active listening, problem solving and positive redirection

Planning and Assessment

• Implement classroom schedules and lesson plans as directed by the lead teacher
• Assist in documentation of individual children's progress and with conferences
• Develop relationships with and serve as a point of contact for parents and guardians, providing timely information regarding their children's developmental progress and activities
  

Professional Growth & Responsibility

• Participate in JCC all staff meetings, Shalom faculty meetings, POD meetings, and supervisions with ECE Director
• Attend any required in-service trainings on an annual basis. All teachers are required to meet Professional Development Hours as required per school year.

Benefits include:

• Employer paid insurance:
  • Vision
  • Life Insurance
  • Short- and long-term disability
• Optional employee-paid insurance:
  • Dental
  • Additional Life Insurance
• Retirement 401K
• 10+ paid holidays
• Two paid "floating holidays" or personal days to be chosen by the employee
• 15+ paid vacation and sick days
• Paid bereavement leave
• Paid weather/emergency related closures
• Free, confidential counseling services through our Employee Assistance Plan
• Ongoing professional development
• Tuition reimbursement for courses at an accredited college or university
• Discounted rates for early childhood/youth programming
• Aquatics membership for employee and their household
• "Learn to Swim" lessons for employee and their household
• Complimentary use of meeting spaces, including the pavilion, aquatics facility, and social hall

Minimum Qualifications:

Work Experience:

• Minimum of 1 year experience teaching in a preschool environment
• Experience implementing a Reggio-Emilia inspired or emergent inquiry learning approach preferred
• Use of basic computer skills such as e-mail, communication apps, word documents, Zoom meetings

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Must be able to lift and provide responsive care for a child less than 40 lbs on flat and sloped terrain, indoors and outdoors

Education:

• AA or BA in Early Childhood Education preferred
• Minimum requirement AA plus 12 semester hour credits in Early Childhood Education including NCECC (North Carolina Early Childhood Credential)
• BA or higher in related field plus NCECC (North Carolina Early Childhood Credential) or ability to obtain

OR

Additional:

• Must be at least 18 years old
• Pediatric First Aid and CPR certification
• NC Qualifying Letter (criminal background check)
• Understanding and ability to implement early childhood best practices and comply with all regulatory policies and procedures

Salary:

$25,000 - $35,000

Agency Information:

At the Asheville JCC, all are welcome to share in Jewish traditions, values and culture. The AJCC has been the home for Jewish life in Western North Carolina since 1940, and today we continue to be a vibrant and diverse community of people. The Asheville JCC strengthens Jewish identity, celebrates Jewish culture and builds community through a wide variety of programs for people from all backgrounds, at every stage of life.