Position Summary: Teacher Assistants 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 relationships between children and their families.
Duties & Responsibilities Interact With Children
•Utilize appropriate language, interactions, and positive discipline.
•Model positive behavior.
•Assist in instructing and supervising children in classroom activities.
•Implement age appropriate activities.
•Implement and model family style eating during meal times.
•Continuously monitor children to ensure safety at all times, and
report child abuse and neglect when necessary.
Curriculum Preparation
•Help plan, and develop age appropriate activities for lesson plans in conjunction with the head teachers.
•Assist the head teachers in incorporating required activities into lesson plans that support children’s development.
•Help head teachers prepare activities that support lesson plans
Communicate With Parents
•Inform parents about daily classroom routine, expectations, and policies
•Communicate with parents about incidents that have been observed and/or recorded on site.
•Obtain all required classroom parental signatures such as on all incident reports and field trip permission slips.
Administration
•Actively participate in meetings which may include management, teaching team, and family information.
•Participate in team meetings. Communicate and share ideas and concerns with head teacher and director,
•Participate in staff In-Services.
•Engage in continuing education and professional development activities such as trainings, workshops, and classes to meet required qualifications.
Classroom Maintenance
•Help to maintain a clean and organized learning environment.
•Sanitize all surfaces, equipment, and classroom toys.
•Maintain a quality room arrangement in compliance with curriculum standards.
•Routinely check classroom equipment and materials to ensure they are in good repair.
Job Qualifications:
Education and/or Experience: High school diploma with work experience with three to five year olds required, but semester hours in Child Development or related classes is highly recommended.
•Ability to maintain confidentiality.
•Excellent oral and written communication.
•Capacity to assume responsibility for own professional development.
•Detail oriented, logical, and methodological approach to problem solving.
•Flexible, with the ability to work in a high energy environment.
•Ability to cooperate successfully as a member of a team.
•Ability to communicate effectively with others, including giving and
receiving feedback on the quality of services.
•Meet any specific content area requirements.