Early Childhood Teacher Assistant (per diem)

Our Mission

BrightStars helps families in Rhode Island access QUALITY child care, early learning, and school-age programs. We help child care providers learn about best practices in early learning and apply them to the care children receive. We recognize program quality and give parents information to make choices about their children’s care and education.

Early Childhood Teacher Assistant (per diem)

Program Name:
Smith Hill Early Childhood Learning Center

Program Address:
25 Danforth St.
Providence
RI
02908

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Position Description:

Smith Hill Early Childhood Learning Center in Providence, RI is recruiting a Teacher Assistant on a per diem basis for the remainder of the 2025-2026 school year.
The Per Diem Teacher Assistant is responsible for being on-call to assist the classroom teacher in supervising children to ensure their safety and well-being; providing instruction and facilitation to groups and individual children under the direction of the Teacher; and collaborating with the Teacher to assess the strengths and needs of children and design appropriate classroom activities.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
-Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization’s values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another.
-Serve as per diem substitute teacher assistant to cover staff absences and maintain required student : teacher ratios.
– Assist teacher in any way possible, which may include, but is not necessarily limited to:
– Plan activities for assigned groups or individual children.
– Implement the daily schedule as assigned.
– Decorate the room with bulletin boards, pictures, children’s art work, and other hangings.
– Serve breakfast, lunches, and snacks.
– Help with materials and room clean-up and organization.
– Provide nurturing and supportive environment for children, using positive behavior interventions and preventative strategies to manage classroom behavior.
– Complete required number of training hours each year by attending local workshops and trainings.
– Report any special needs or problems of individual children to the classroom teacher.
– Work with children who have special needs, supporting their developmental and behavioral characteristics.
– Report any cases of suspected child abuse and/or neglect to Director, or make a direct call to DCYF( 1-800-RICHILD).
– Assist in supervising naptime, outdoor play and toileting.
– Follow a rotating work schedule of 8 hours (plus 30 min. lunch) with the times the center is open (7:00 am – 5:30 pm).
– Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will possess:
– High School Diploma or GED (required) with some college credits in early childhood, Associates Degree, or CDA preferred.
– At least 2 years early childhood experience, preferred
– Ability to work towards CPR & first aid certification

How To Apply:
Apply on our website directly: https://jobs.brownhealth.org/search/jobdetails/early-childhood-teacher-assistant-pd/c23778b4-f08b-4a74-8a15-68c603b18913

Other Information:
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Where Do Applicants Need to Apply?
https://jobs.brownhealth.org/search/jobdetails/early-childhood-teacher-assistant-pd/c23778b4-f08b-4a74-8a15-68c603b18913

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