Assistant Teacher/Aide

Position: La Scuola d'Italia Galileo Galilei, Inc. ("Scuola") is hiring full-time and part-time Teacher's Assistants to work at its day care, preschool, and early learning center - the Asilo. Pay is competitive and benefits are available. Organization: The Scuola is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to promote and to preserve the art, the culture, the history, and the language of Italy through academic instruction, research, and extracurricular opportunities for personal enrichment and exploration. To learn more about the Scuola, please visit our website: https://www.scuolagalileo.org/home.html Asilo: The Asilo is the first multi-lingual, fully-immersive educational environment in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in which children between the ages of 1 and 5 learn, grow, and play in a safe, secure, and new facility licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services. To learn more about the Asilo, please visit our website: http://www.asilogalileo.org Duties: As a Teacher's Assistant, you will be responsible for the following: Assisting teachers in the development and the implementation of developmentally appropriate activities to promote children's proficiencies in various languages and other all subject matter areas (math, reading, etc.), cognition, social-emotional well-being, and physical health. This should be done with consideration of our goals, educational philosophy, and general curriculum plans Supervising students and ensuring that they are in a safe, sanitary, and healthy environment. This includes maintaining a clean and orderly environment for the children; ensuring children attend to personal hygiene/hand washing; teaching children about health and nutrition; and reporting accidents, injuries, and illnesses to parents and supervisors Ensuring the maintenance and necessary housekeeping of the classrooms, common areas, and playgrounds Maintaining an attractive, well-kept classroom that encourages children to create, to explore, and to learn Working with other teaching staff to provide a nurturing, stimulating, non-punitive, and culturally sensitive environment that encourages language, self-expression, exploration, creativity, imaginative play, thinking skills, and the development of positive relationships. Collaborating with other staff by exhibiting and promoting workplace values, showing flexibility, and being a team player Helping to check in and to check out students; serving meals and snacks, and aiding children with their personal needs Ensuring that parents and guardians are greeted warmly and receive adequate information about their child's experience at the center through daily contact, scheduled conferences, and written documentation as required Performing any other tasks that the director or the teachers may assign Adhering to requirements for funding, licensing, and accreditation agencies Qualifications: To be eligible for this position, all candidates must possess the following: Authorization to work in the United States of America Criminal background clearances CPR and first aid certifications Mandatory reporting training Ability to pass a physical and TB test A warm and supportive disposition towards children A positive and optimistic attitude A willingness to accept supervision and to continue professional development in the field An ability to communicate verbally and in writing with children, parents, and other staff members and to document children's growth and learning A desire to work in a socially and culturally diverse environment with the ability to handle situations with professionalism, tact, and diplomacy Proficiency in computers and standard software; e.g., Word, Outlook, etc. Preferred Qualifications: Candidates with the following will be preferred: Fluency in Italian or Spanish or French An associate's degree in child development child education, or a related field 2 years of experience with preschool children or an equivalent combination of education and experience How to Apply: To be considered for this position, please send your resume, a cover letter, and a list of three references to [email protected]. EEO: The Scuola is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and it does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, ancestry, color, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. We adhere to these principles in all aspects of employment, including, but without limitation, recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, benefits, social and recreational programs, and discipline. It, furthermore, is the policy of the Scuola to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances where a particular employee works. To obtain more information about our commitment or to request a reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact [email protected].