Preschool Teaching Assistant Job at Pacific Northern Academy, Anchorage, AK

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  • Pacific Northern Academy
  • Anchorage, AK

Job Description

Position Purpose:

Pacific Northern Academy is a private school located in South Anchorage. We are a Preschool - 8th grade school with around 140 students. We're a supportive team that works closely together to provide an outstanding school experience, and our Preschool Program Assistant Teachers play a vital role in supporting the success of the school. Teachers and Assistant Teachers work together as a team to ensure the safety, social-emotional and academic development of the students. Our classrooms have students from 3 to 5 years old.

Essential Job Functions:

Assistant Teachers are responsible for providing enrichment, supervision, and care to students during the school day. Duties will include:

  • Implementing developmentally appropriate curriculum set by the classroom teachers and PNA
  • Supporting the social and emotional development of students, and maintaining an emotionally safe environment
  • Helping students build independence
  • Apply firm, yet fair discipline
  • Planning and following the daily activity schedule
  • Facilitating developmentally-appropriate activities
  • Maintaining a positive and professional relationship with parents, staff and students
  • Actively monitor and engage with students during free play time
  • Actively supervise the classroom, outdoor playground, gym
  • Monitor lunches and morning and afternoon snack
  • Prepare and clean up of activities, classrooms as directed

Other Job Duties:

  • Make children and parents feel welcome
  • Be an enthusiastic member of the PNA team
  • Responsible for opening or closing tasks daily
  • Completing necessary documentation including attendance sheets, medical forms, accident and incident reports
  • Light administrative duties such as filing, copying, documentation

This position reports directly to the Preschool Program Director. This position is often the first line of contact with parents, so a high level of interpersonal skills is valued.

Qualifications:

  • Meet the minimum age requirement of 18 as dictated by Municipality of Anchorage Child Care Licensing codes
  • Experience working with children in an education or child care capacity
  • Completion of high school or equivalent or will do so in the near future
  • Must successfully pass a background check
  • Demonstrate genuine concern, kindness, and respect to all staff, parents and children
  • Display a high level of integrity, responsibility, and reliability
  • Be a self-starter, able to work independently as well as effectively contribute as part of a team

Physical Aspects of the Job:

Work environment is typical of a school environment however this position involves daily exposure to weather elements. Candidates must possess adequate vision, hearing acuity, physical ability, strength, and stamina to perform the required responsibilities of activities associated with supervision and program delivery; ability to lift 35 pounds.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: From $18.50 per hour

Benefits:

  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Full time, Day shift, Monday to Friday,

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