Job Description

Hello! Thank you for taking the time for looking at our job post. The position is from 8:00am to 3:30PM Monday through Friday for the end of July into August. Then it turns into an after school position from 1:00pm-6:00pm M-F, starting in September. We are a small art school, and community, and quality of our program is very important to us.

We are looking for a person who loves kids first and foremost! Second, we love ART! We have a lot of fun at our location, but also require a lot from our teacher's.

WE TREAT THE KIDS THE WAY WE WOULD WANT TO BE TREATED: WITH LOVE AND RESPECT!

Your responsibilities will be:

To help in teaching fun and engaging art and creating lesson plans with our head art teacher.

ENCOURAGE CURIOSITY, EXCITEMENT, CREATIVITY!

• Develop a careful and creative program suitable for school aged children

• Be able to instruct in using art supplies, pencils, scissors, stencils, glue, glitter, markers, ect.

• Observe each child to help them build self-esteem

• Encourage children to interact with each other and resolve occasional arguments

• Guide children to develop their artistic and practical capabilities

• Supervise children to ensure they are safe at all times

• Track and communicate with children’s parents about progress and any issues

• Collaborate with director of the preschool

• Maintain a clean and tidy classroom consistent with health and safety standards for preschools. We clean our space after the kids leave after every shift. It's part of keeping everyone healthy!

• Observing, tidying, and interjecting with social and emotional strategies for success

• SKILLS

• Excellent understanding of the principles of child development and school educational methods

• Familiarity with safety and sanitation guidelines for classrooms along with Covid-19 safety

• Excellent communication and instructional skills

• Ability to act as mediator between children

• Cool-cucumber tempered, friendly and reliable

• Balance between a creative mind and a practical mind

• Registered with the Oregon Criminal Background Registry and have a valid CBR number.

• First Aid/CPR, Food Handler's Card within 90 days of employment

• Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse & Neglect and Introduction to Childcare Health & Safety class within 30 days of employment

• COVID-19 considerations:

We are following all guidance from Oregon's Early Learning Division re: Covid-19 Health & Safety Guidance and precautions:https://oregonearlylearning.com/COVID-19-Resources

• EXPERIENCE:
• Early Childhood Education (1 year preferred)

COVID-19 precautions

• Personal protective equipment provided or required
• Temperature screenings
• Sanitizing, disinfecting, or cleaning procedures in place

We are following all guidance from Oregon's Early Learning Division regarding Covid-19.

Company Description

We are a small community based ART program that offers families a safe place for their children after they are done with their school day.