Floating Assistant Teacher
Magical Beginnings
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- Pay
- $17 to $23
- an hour
- Location
- Croton-on-hudson, NY
- Work style
- On-site
- Job type
- Part time
- Posted
- Oct 13
- 7 days ago
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About the company
Magical Beginnings
Education management · 51 to 200 employees
At Magical Beginnings, we believe every child deserves a safe, nurturing, and engaging start to their educational journey. With care, we care — and that belief is at the heart of everything we do. As a trusted leader in early childhood education, our award-winning childcare and preschool centers create joyful learning environments where infants, toddlers, and preschoolers thrive socially, emotionally, and academically.
What you'll do
- Support a nurturing toddler classroom and work with the Lead Teacher to develop and implement curriculum.
- Support children's development, collaborate with classroom team members, and maintain safety, quality, and compliance standards.
What you need
- A minimum of one year of experience working with preschoolers and toddlers in a licensed childcare center, daycare, preschool, or early childhood education setting required.
- Child Development Associate (CDA), Associate's Degree, or Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or a related field preferred.
- Experience supporting classroom routines, assisting with developmentally appropriate activities, and helping maintain a safe, engaging learning environment preferred.
- Strong understanding of early childhood development, positive classroom guidance, play-based learning, and the social-emotional needs of young children.
- Ability to support multiple classrooms as needed, with a primary focus on the preschool wing, while collaborating effectively with lead teachers and other classroom team members.
- Ability to assist with end-of-day classroom closing procedures, including maintaining classroom cleanliness, organizing materials, and ensuring a smooth, safe transition for children and staff.
- Ability to maintain compliance with New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) childcare licensing regulations, health and safety standards, and applicable teacher-to-child ratios.
- Excellent communication, teamwork, organizational, and interpersonal skills, including the ability to build positive relationships with children, families, and colleagues.
- Ability to actively engage with children throughout the day, including sitting on the floor, bending, kneeling, lifting up to 40 pounds, and participating in indoor and outdoor activities.
- Must be available to work Monday through Friday, from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Key skills
early childhood educationlanguage developmentplay-based learningcurriculum
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At Magical Beginnings, we believe every child deserves a safe, nurturing, and engaging start to their educational journey. With care, we care — and that belief is at the heart of everything we do. As a trusted leader in early childhood education, our award-winning childcare and preschool centers create joyful learning environments where infants, toddlers, and preschoolers thrive socially, emotionally, and academically.
We're currently seeking an experienced and passionate Toddler Assistant Teacher to join our Upper Village center. This is an exciting opportunity for an early childhood education professional who loves supporting toddlers during one of the most important stages of development. If you enjoy creating hands-on learning experiences, encouraging language development, fostering independence, and building meaningful partnerships with families, we'd love to meet you.
As a Toddler Assistant Teacher, you'll support a nurturing toddler classroom where curiosity, exploration, and play-based learning are encouraged every day. You'll work closely with the Lead Teacher to develop and implement engaging curriculum, support each child's cognitive, social-emotional, physical, and language development, collaborate with classroom team members, and ensure your classroom maintains the highest standards of safety, quality, and compliance with New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) regulations and center quality standards.