Job Summary Montessori Pre-School Teacher Aide Shasta Family
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South | Part-Time | Monday-Friday The Shasta Family YMCA is seeking a caring, dependable Montessori Pre-School Teacher Aide to help create a safe, engaging, and welcoming learning environment for young children. If you enjoy supporting children's growth, encouraging curiosity, and working as part of a positive team, we'd love to hear from you. In this role, you will work alongside the teacher and Family Services Manager to support Montessori-based activities, daily routines, classroom organization, and meaningful interactions with children and families. What You'll Do
- Provide attentive supervision, positive guidance, and encouragement for children throughout the day
- Assist with Montessori learning activities, classroom routines, transitions, meals, and field trips
- Help maintain a clean, safe, organized, and inviting classroom environment
- Support attendance, child counts, meal counts, lesson-plan records, and daily communication journals
- Build positive relationships with children, families, and YMCA coworkers
- Participate in staff meetings, trainings, safety practices, and ongoing professional development
- Help care for classroom materials, equipment, and supplies
- Promote the YMCA's core values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility What We're Looking For
- Must be at least 18 years old with a high school diploma or equivalent
- Experience working with children in an organized setting preferred
- Six or more Early Childhood Education units preferred
- A warm, patient, reliable, and team-oriented approach
- Commitment to child safety, inclusion, and positive youth development
- Ability to actively engage with children indoors and outdoors, including regularly lifting or moving up to 30 pounds Requirements After Hire
- DOJ/FBI Live Scan clearance
- Health screening and TB test within 7 days
- EMSA-approved CPR/First Aid certification within 15 days
- Child Abuse Pre