Teacher Assistants for Early Childhood and Head Start programs assist Lead Teachers in planning and implementing learning experiences that advance the intellectual, emotional, social, and physical development of children within a safe, healthy learning environment. They encourage the involvement of the families of the children of the program and support the development of relationship between children and their families.
• Utilizes appropriate language, interactions, and positive discipline.
• Models Positive behavior.
• Assists in instructing and supervising children in classroom activities.
• Assists with implementation age appropriate activities that support the Head Start performance standards and the creative curriculum.
• Implements and models family style eating during meal times.
• Continuously monitors children to ensure safety at all times, and report child abuse and neglect when necessary.
• Assists with administrating screenings, creative curriculum and DECA and DIAL-4 screening.
• Assists in utilizing curriculum library, trainings, plan, and develop age appropriate activities for lesson plans in conjunction with the lead teacher.
• Assists the lead teacher in incorporating required activities into lesson plans that support children’s development.
• Assists in open communication with parents by scheduling and conducting parent/teacher conferences and home visits.
• Assists as a parent advocate, help resolve issues or concerns that are raised.
• Assists to inform parents about daily classroom routines, expectations, policies, field trips, and volunteer opportunities.
• Assists to communicate with parents about incidents that have been observed and/or recorded on site.
• Assists to complete all necessary paperwork for classroom activities including meal count sheets, attendance, screenings, parent/teacher conferences, and home visits in a timely manner.
• Assists to maintain up to date and accurate education folders to include complete incident reports, permission slips.
• Assists with maintaining accurate and up to date portfolios.
• Assists with classroom supply lists and inventory.
• Assists with completion of assessment paperwork, such as creative curriculum checklist, and DECA and DIAL-4 screenings, according to specified timelines.
• Work closely with EC Manager, Assistant EC Manager, and classroom teaching team.
• Works with Senior Manager and other content area specialists.
• Actively participates in meetings which may include management, staff meetings, as requested.
Requires:
• Current CDA in Early Childhood ages 3-5.
• One year pre-school experience with children ages 3-5.
• Computer skills helpful.
• A love for teaching and the ability to build a trusting relationship with students, teachers and parents.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 30 pounds for various classroom and event needs.
Prefer:
• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education or related field with 9 hours in ECE.
• Bilingual (Spanish/English)