Early Childhood Assistant Teacher

ASSISTANT TEACHER – EARLY CHILDHOOD (PK3 & JK4)
Reports To
Director of Early Childhood

Essential Responsibilities:
● Demonstrate a love for God and His creation
● Demonstrate a love for working with and building relationships with children and their families
● Have a shared dedication to the unique mission of NHCA
● Demonstrate excellence in a co-teaching classroom model
● Assist in creating a classroom culture that is warm and friendly, full of joy, curiosity, and care
● Assist the lead teacher in implementing curriculum and lessons that are engaging and standards
aligned
● Assist the lead teacher with student assessment and data collection
● Demonstrate a commitment to being a team player, effectively collaborating with the grade level
team, other early childhood faculty and administration
● Holds high expectations for every student and faithfully works to foster student development and
achievement
● Possess knowledge of play-based learning as well as the Tennessee Early Learning Developmental

Standards
● Deliver whole group math instruction as well as focused small group instruction
● Possess and demonstrate knowledge of social and emotional development in early
childhood
● Possess a strong content knowledge of emerging literacy and numeracy
● Support the leads standard of classroom behavior and assist in maintaining classroom culture
● Demonstrate a commitment of utilizing higher-order questioning and thinking strategies with
students
● Demonstrate a commitment to personal, professional, and spiritual growth

Minimum Qualifications:
● Must be 21 years old or older
● Strong background in early childhood instruction
● Must be physically and mentally able to perform the responsibilities and duties of the position
Preferred Qualifications:
● Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood, Education or a related field.
● At least two (2) years of relevant teaching experience in a formal setting
Skills & Attributes:
● Strong organizational skills, verbal and written communication skills
● High energy level and highly relational
● Possess a willingness to work collaboratively and creatively with lead teachers, other assistant
teachers, and grade level team
● Self-motivated and passionate about overall student development