About the role

To ensure a safe, inclusive, and enjoyable environment for students. The preschool aide seeks to collaborate seamlessly with teachers and parents, ensuring a positive educational journey for children. With a commitment to safety, emotional well-being, and growth, the preschool aide contributes to the holistic development of preschoolers.

What you'll do

• Curriculum & Instruction:
• Assists with assigned age appropriate activities for developmental growth.
• Assists in keeping the classroom neat, clean, and orderly to provide work and study areas conducive to learning.
• Collects and displays suitable materials for bulletin boards and other educational displays.
• Uses resources effectively to support learning activities in the classroom, the Academy, and the community.

Classroom Management:

• Works cooperatively with teachers and guardians' to provide the best support for students.
• Guides children in working and playing harmoniously with other children.
• Monitors children for the purpose of providing a safe and positive learning environment.
• Demonstrates genuine concern for students in a climate characterized by high personal and student expectations.
• Promotes responsible citizenship through actions as a role model.
• Provides a classroom atmosphere based on the principles of firm, fair, and consistent practices, respect for individual children, and development of responsible citizenship.

Student Enrollment & Retention:

• Shares responsibility for marketing the Academy in the community.

Professional Development & Leadership:

• Participates in the development of policies and regulations that affect instruction and conditions of success.
• Conducts himself or herself according to professional, ethical principles.
• Displays personal qualities, which reflect favorably upon the individual, the group, and the Academy.
• Assumes other responsibilities assigned by the school leader.

Facilities:

• Assumes responsibility for the orderliness of the learning environment and the appropriate and safe use of instructional facilities and equipment.

Qualifications

While we will consider a broad range of backgrounds, the ideal candidate would have the following qualifications/experience:

Minimum Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Ability to walk, lift up to 100 lbs., climb, bend, reach, and kneel.
• Exemplary work habits verified by previous employers.

Desired Requirements:

• Knowledge and skills working with students from all backgrounds.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to communicate with students, staff, and guardians.
• Experience in an educational setting with school-age children.
• Excellent verbal and written expression using proper grammar and vocabulary.

About Choice Schools Associates

Kingsbury Country Day School (KCDS) is part of the Choice Schools Community. As a comprehensive education service provider, Choice Schools offers a student-centered approach to tailored school operations support. Much like a superintendent's office, Choice Schools provides invaluable assistance in various crucial areas, including instruction, professional development, curriculum, human resources, finance, compliance, communications, and enrollment. By being a part of the Choice Schools Environmental Model, KCDS is a vibrant community of learning, comprised of multiple other outstanding environmental schools within the state. The Environmental Model will provide you with the support and collaboration of a large district while serving at a tight-knit community school in your area.