Preschool Teaching Assistant Job at Denise Louie Education Center

Denise Louie Education Center Seattle, WA 98115

Success Starts Here! Educating Children, Empowering Families, Strengthening Communities.
Denise Louie Education Center is a local nonprofit providing comprehensive, multi-cultural early education and family support services to low-income, at-risk immigrant, and refugee communities residing in King County for over 40 years. Today, Denise Louie serves nearly 950 children and families with preschool, home visiting, and socialization groups-all of which are offered at no cost.
We are currently seeking a highly motivated Teaching Assistant to join our cause. Teaching Assistants support Lead Teachers in providing a high-quality, multicultural, inclusive educational experience to prepare all children and families for life and school.

Essential Functions:

  • Maintain a healthy, safe, and warm classroom environment through effective supervision, developmentally appropriate practices that allow learning through curiosity, experimentation, play, and implementation of individualized plans.
  • Assist Lead Teachers in delivering weekly lesson plans by preparing materials, organizing supplies, and helping keep children on task.
  • Assist teaching team in completion of Teaching Strategies Gold observations and checkpoint data to assess child growth and development.
  • Provide support for children's behavior with evidence-based strategies.
  • Assist in maintaining children’s attendance, file documents in a secure, organized system for easy reference by other staff.
  • Provide guidance and direction to substitutes, volunteers, and classroom aides.

Qualifications:

  • CDA or AA required. Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or a related field is strongly preferred.
  • Experience working with children ages 5 and under.
  • Able to communicate in English verbally and in writing.
  • Bilingual in a language spoken by DLEC parents (Spanish, Amharic, Cantonese, and Vietnamese) preferred.

Pay Range: $19.34 - $20.13 hourly
Benefits:
As a Denise Louie Education Center team member, you may receive some or all of the following employee benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Long-Term Disability, and options for supplemental Insurance coverage. Team members are eligible to participate in the company 401(k) plan, which offers a non-elective employer contribution after an introductory period. In addition, eligible full-time and part-time employees will accrue up to 18 days of PTO, eleven paid holidays, and one personal holiday annually.
Additional compensation may come in the form of tuition reimbursement, hiring, retention, longevity, referral, or special assignment bonuses, subject to budgetary limitations. Please visit our career page for more information on our current benefit offerings.

Location: 7101 62nd Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115

Physical Demands: To perform the job, the employee must be able to lift and potentially carry a child weighing up to 50 pounds, routinely kneel, bend, crouch, and sit on the floor for extended periods and stand, walk and sit on child-sized chairs throughout the day.
Working Conditions: The work is typically performed in an early childhood school environment, with moderate to loud noise.

The physical demands described here must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. The working conditions are representative of those employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
All new hires must have MMR and COVID-19 vaccinations at the time of hire. A medical or religious exemption may be requested. If approved, weekly testing will be required.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $19.34 - $20.13 per hour

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Employee discount
  • Flexible spending account
  • Health insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development assistance
  • Referral program
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Vision insurance

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift
  • Monday to Friday
  • No nights
  • No weekends

Work Location: In person




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