Allentown YMCA Assistant Teacher: Toddler
Greater Valley YMCA, United States

• $12.00 / hour
• THERE IS A POTENTIAL $1000 SIGN-ON BONUS FOR THIS ROLE (ask us how to qualify for this!)

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The Greater Valley YMCA (GVYMCA or GVY) is a volunteer-led, nonprofit, community organization. The Y is committed to strengthening community by positively changing lives every day. At each of our branches, we concentrate our efforts in three areas: Healthy Living, Youth Development, and Social Responsibility. And we do so in a way that upholds the Y’s traditional family values of Respect, Responsibility, Caring, and Honesty.

For over 100 years, the Y has made tangible differences in the communities of Allentown, Bethlehem, Catasauqua, Easton, Forks, Nazareth, those comprising the Slate Belt region and the Lehigh Valley as a whole. Founded as individual YMCAs as early as 1897, the following branches of the Greater Valley Y merged together between 2010 and 2015: the Nazareth YMCA, the Suburban North Family YMCA, the Family YMCA of Easton, Phillipsburg amp; Vicinity and the Bethlehem YMCA. In 2014, the Forks YMCA Education Center was established. The Slate Belt branch was opened in 2015. In January 2017, the Allentown YMCA joined the Greater Valley YMCA.

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We are looking for dynamic individuals that desire a role where they can make an impact on the future of children. The candidate for this position is enthusiastic, energetic, positive energy and engages with the children. You will provide support to the lead teacher in the direction for the children in the classroom and helps implement the program curriculum. You will help provide a quality experience to children and parents that focuses on building achievement and belonging in youth and relationships among youth and within families while assisting with maintaining a classroom in accordance with PA Department of Human Services, CACFP, and PA Keystone STARS Standards. You must have the ability to: work independently; strong classroom management, communication, relationship building, and problem-solving skills; ability to respond to emergency and safety situations. A commitment to excellence and high standards in implementing quality programming to support our program. You will understand and be familiar with current trends in education as well as the ability to support the social and emotional needs of the children in our programs.

To be able to accomplish the goals set forth in this job description, you will need to possess a will to succeed. "What can I do to advance the Y and help it become more successful?" should be the mindset. The heart of the position will be the ability to look past "what is" and to see "what can/should be." These ideas for new systems, procedures, etc. originate from all YMCA upper management leadership positions, therefore, an elevated level of self-motivation and innovation/creativity is required to be successful at this position.

As an assistant toddler teacher, you will be responsible for supporting the lead teacher in the classroom to provide a nourishing, positive, safe learning environment for the students. You will be actively engaged with the children during activities and will also make sure they are kept safe and always supervised.

• Assists with the implementation of curriculum within the established guidelines through lesson planning and a developmentally appropriate classroom environment
• Nurtures children through purposeful programming dedicated

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