{"id":49438,"date":"2026-07-14T17:38:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T17:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/job\/assistant-teacher-7\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T08:25:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T12:25:18","slug":"assistant-teacher-7","status":"publish","type":"ch_job","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/job\/assistant-teacher-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Assistant Teacher"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Description<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Westfield Area YMCA is looking for a <strong>part-time Assistant Teacher<\/strong> to join our team!<\/p>\n<p>Candidates must be <i>energetic<\/i> and <i>highly motivated<\/i> with <i>strong communication skills<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Assistant Teacher works together with the Head Teacher while implementing planned activities and curriculum to promote youth development, social responsibility and healthy living. The ideal candidate is reliable, flexible with their schedule, has experience working with children (2.5 years old &#8211; kindergarten) and has a genuine interest in teaching\/education.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Assisting Teacher with daily classroom activities<\/p>\n<p>Ability to follow instructions and provide support<\/p>\n<p>Aiding in preparing materials for lessons<\/p>\n<p>Supervising and interacting with children<\/p>\n<p>Creating a nurturing and warm environment<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Available shift:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Monday &#8211; Friday 2:30pm\/3:00pm to 5:30pm\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Pay:<\/u><\/strong> $17.00-$20.00, commensurate with education and experience<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Benefits<\/u>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Eligible Employees who meet the requirements are entitled to the following benefits:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Complimentary YMCA membership<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Employee referral bonus program<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Paid NJ Earned Sick Leave<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Short-Term disability benefits<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 403b Retirement Savings Account<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Discounts on designated child care programs<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Discounts with other organizations for just being a Y Employee and MORE!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Mission<\/u><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>The Westfield Area YMCA is a nonprofit human service organization dedicated to developing the full potential of every individual and family in the communities it serves through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The YMCA is a great place to work and to be a part of the community! For more information, please visit our website: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/westfieldynj.org\/\">https:\/\/westfieldynj.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Requirements<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CDA; or AA Degree in a related field; or HS degree and 1 year experience working with children<\/li>\n<li>Strong communication skills required<\/li>\n<li>Creativity, initiative and flexibility are essential<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_ch_employer_id":"47948","_ch_external_id":"11206496","_ch_location_state":"","_ch_location_city":"","_ch_is_ocr_job":"","_ch_expiration_date":"2026-08-14","_ch_apply_link":"https:\/\/monmouth.joinhandshake.com\/jobs\/11206496\/share_preview"},"ch_stakeholder":[],"ch_class_year":[],"ch_job_category":[86],"ch_career_skill":[],"ch_industry":[64],"class_list":["post-49438","ch_job","type-ch_job","status-publish","hentry","ch_job_category-full-time","ch_industry-non-profit-education-community-organizations"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ch_job\/49438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ch_job"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ch_job"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ch_stakeholder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ch_stakeholder?post=49438"},{"taxonomy":"ch_class_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ch_class_year?post=49438"},{"taxonomy":"ch_job_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ch_job_category?post=49438"},{"taxonomy":"ch_career_skill","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ch_career_skill?post=49438"},{"taxonomy":"ch_industry","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ch_industry?post=49438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}