Preschool Aide

The purpose of Third City Kids is to bring truth and love to the next generation of the Church. The Preschool Aide position will help lead a classroom with 12-16 children, alongside the classroom teacher. They will help the teacher conduct daily lessons, including but not limited to: Bible, academic, social and emotional. 

Essential Job Functions

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Leadership
• Keep Third City’s Mission of LOVE•unlimited at the forefront of TC Kids plans and efforts.
• Work with TC Kids to develop and execute a strategy for partnering well with Third City families to raise Kingdom-minded Christ-followers.

Vision Implementation 
• Create and execute goals with the direction of the Preschool Minister to ensure excellence in all TC Kids programming.

Classroom Responsibilities
• Shall assist the teacher in providing a warm, nurturing, Christ- centered, safe and loving environment in which children can grow physically, emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually.
• Assists classroom teacher in supervision and management of preschool children.
• Interacts with, initiates, and encourages children in daily activities.
• Helps children control behavior using a Christ-centered, positive, consistent approach.
• Helps children grow to become independent.
• Helps prepare the learning environment as directed by teacher.
• Assists teacher in record-keeping and observations related to children's development, health and behavior.
• Prepares snacks and promotes integral learning during snack time.
• Maintains good communication with parents.
• Helps with general housekeeping tasks.
• Attends to needs of individual children with sensitivity.
• Helps teacher in other ways as needed.
• May serve as the substitute teacher if the head teacher is absent. In this event, the aide should perform the duties listed under the job description of substitute teacher. 

Minimum Qualifications

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Character and Chemistry
• Personal integrity in all areas of life.

Competency
• Others Focused – is dedicated to meeting reasonable expectations of people inside and outside our church.
• Interpersonal Skills – relates well to all kinds of people and builds effective relationships, communicates effectively both interpersonally and corporately.
• Self-Development – Committed learner, seeks constructive criticism, understands their own strengths and weaknesses.
• Conflict Management Skills – Manages disagreements collaboratively and builds consensus, keeping the best interests of TCCC in mind above their own interest.

Education and Experience
• Must have at least a high school diploma or equivalent
• Experience working with young children in learning situations. 

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of ministry being performed by the individual (s) assigned to this role. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. You are required to be an overall champion and advocate of Third City's vision, mission, and core values as outlined in our staff handbook.Third City Christian Church reserves the right to revise any aspect of this ministry position description.