Student Worker - Assistant Teacher - BC

Assistant Teacher

Job Classification : Education and Training, Student

Department : Child Development Center

Hiring Manager : Sarah Wade

Contact : Sarah_Wade1@baylor.edu

Work Schedule : Minimum 8 hours per week between the hours of 7 : 30 am and 5 : 30 pm

Desired Length of Employment : Ongoing

Pay Rate : $8.25

Job Description :

Students will assist classroom teachers in providing high-quality care for children's physical, social, emotional, and cognitive needs. Students and classroom teachers will work together to maintain a safe and nurturing environment that is welcoming to children, families, and lab students. Students will engage in respectful play with children in a way that is appropriate for their age and developmental stage. Students are expected to interact with children in a positive and encouraging manner, assist with basic care of children including diapering, toileting, feeding, etc., build and maintain professional relationships with children, families, and staff members, maintain appropriate child-teacher ratios at all times, work with classroom teachers to straighten up the classroom, sanitize materials (as needed), and put supplies away, submit time off requests in a timely manner, demonstrate a willingness to learn about the Piper philosophy of teaching, and help children work through conflicts, modeling assertiveness, kindness, and respect.

Responsibilities :

• Assist students in a designated academic subject or discipline as needed
• Foster educational growth and development; identify educational needs and provide assistance as necessary
• Ensure confidentiality of all pertinent information
• Provide information and excellent customer service to constituents
• Maintain a safe and supportive environment
• Ability to comply with University policies
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance

Employer : Baylor University

Work Location : Piper Center for Family Studies and Child Development

Work Address : 315 Washington Ave, Waco, TX 76701