Job Information
Albany Medical Center Daycare Teacher Assistant in Albany, New York
Department/Unit:
Day Care Center
Work Shift:
Day (United States of America)
TA’s assist in the implementing of the curriculum, supervision and management of the classroom. Position also reflects the mission of Albany Med Kids.
Job Description
• Responsible for interacting with each child in the group in a warm, loving way on a daily basis.• Responsible for assisting the teacher in implementing positive, supportive methods of behavior management to nurture and foster each child’s feelings of confidence, competence, and self-direction.• Assist in the preparation of supplies and materials for daily activities.• Ensures that the health, welfare and safety of each child in the class are maintained.• Immediately reports all accidents involving a child to the teacher, and a member of the administrative team. Accurately records all details of the accident on an incident report, as outlined in Albany Med Kids’ Employee Handbook.• Participates in all aspects of custodial care of children as well as classroom.• Responsible for each child’s development of self-help skills through adequate supervision and encouraging children to accept gradually more responsibility in the areas where appropriate:1. Toilet Training2. Dressing and undressing themselves3. Washing their own hands and face4. Assisting children to develop healthy and socially appropriate behaviors through staff modeling.
Minimum Qualifications
• High school diploma or equivalent• Experience working with children 6 weeks through 5 years of age
hourly range $18-$23
Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center!
Albany Medical is an equal opportunity employer.
This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:
Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.
