Teacher's Aide / Center Floater

Who We Are

Phyllis Wheatley Community Center (PWCC) has proudly served the Minneapolis Community since 1924 and was the first agency in the Twin Cities committed to meeting the human services needs of a growing African American community. For many Blacks, PWCC was a safe port in the midst of a racially segregated city. Although our community remains chronically underserved today, our organization is dedicated to breaking barriers, fostering opportunities, and creating equity and equality for the African American community.

Why You'll Love Working Here

At PWCC, we believe in the transformative power of education and restoration and the profound impact of empowering marginalized voices. We work to safeguard equity and equality in all our programs and services, which aim to eliminate opportunity gaps for the community. PWCC programs provide skills training, family restorative courses, health and vaccine services, early childhood education, skilled technology workforce development programming, and other pathways that allow people to discover their strengths and take control of their futures. The people we work with are filled with resilience, determination, and perseverance, unique to only those who have come far, but still have much further to go.

Wages & Benefits

$16.00 - $18.00 per hour; generous PTO policy; competitive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance.

Schedule

This position will work different shifts, depending upon the week and may float from one classroom to another, depending upon staff or center need.

A Typical Day in the Life...

A typical day as a Teacher's Aide or Center Float at Phyllis Wheatley offers an opportunity to work with teachers to promote the educational and social development of children in the following ways:

• Maintaining a safe and loving classroom environment.
• Interacting proactively and positively with children to develop bonds and create trust.
• Communicate kindly and with compassion with families, children or other staff members.
• Managing multiple priorities to ensure work is completed in a timely and productive manner.
• Meeting the daily physical needs of the children through diapering, feeding, and interactions.
• Communicating effectively with children, parents, and staff.
• Providing a comfortable, confidential, and supportive atmosphere for children and their families.

Who You Are

• You have at least 1 year of experience in or a minimum number of credits in Early Childhood Education (or a closely related field) and previous experience is preferred.
• You can bend and lift up to 20 pounds on a consistent basis.
• You hold a CPR Certification and have training in First Aid, which is required, or are willing to obtain it with PWCC support.
• You like different jobs within the workday and can work in an environment where there are competing priorities and tasks.
• You have experience working with young children in a professional, licensed supervised setting.
• You've had at least one year of experience working as a teacher or assistant teacher in a childcare setting, preferably.
• You can take direction from another staff member to accomplish the task at hand and learn quickly.
• You have knowledge of appropriate intervention and guidance techniques to ensure classroom control and safety.
• You demonstrate the qualities of a self-motivated, self-directed, creative, reliable, and trustworthy person.
• You can pass the applicant background study required by the Department of Human Services.
• You have previous experience working with people of diverse cultural, economic, and educational backgrounds (preferred).

Diversity and open expression are fundamental to the work of PWCC. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment where everyone can belong. Every member of our team enriches our work by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design, and deliver solutions. We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in our sector: individuals who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQI+ and gender fluid or gender nonconforming, individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen), veterans, people of any age or family status. We encourage you to apply even if you feel like you don't fit 100% of the technical requirements. Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, disability, marital status, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, genetic information or a protected veteran's status.

PWCC participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. See E-Verify's official poster at https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster_ES.pdf. See E-Verify's Right to Work poster at https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RightToWorkPoster%20Eng_Es.pdf.