POSITION TITLE: "Possible" Head Start PreK Auxiliary Teacher

SALARY RANGE: Head Start PreK Auxiliary Teacher Salary Schedule(Salary based on employment for complete year)

REPORTS TO: Head Start PreK Teacher, Head Start Education Manager, and Children's Services Classroom Support/OSR Monitors and Coach

EVALUATION: Job performance will be evaluated by the Head Start Education Manager in accordance with established board policies and administrative procedures and guidelines.

PROVIDES SUPPORT TO: Head Start PreK Teacher

DAYS/HOURS: 187 Days/ 7.5 hours

SALARY SCHEDULE: Click here

FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt

Education and Experience:

• Must meet all of the following requirements: possess a high school diploma or GED; possess a Child Development Associate Credential (CDA), or at least 9 credit hours of college coursework in the field or Early Childhood Education or Child Development.
• Experience (at least 12 months) working in early childhood or experience in other OSR approved settings.

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Extensive knowledge of early childhood education including all domains of learning and development
• Familiar with current research of early childhood education and understands how research can be translated into classroom instruction
• Ability to individualize using assessment data to drive instruction
• Proficient with Google Drive
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to prioritize tasks
• Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment

Preferred Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of Child Plus and Teaching Strategies Gold

Performance Responsibilites:

• Assumes the responsibilities of the teacher in her/his absence from work with the assistance of a paid substitute or other paid staff member. When a question arises in the classroom, defers to the teacher at all times.
• Makes home visits with the teacher and attends Parent-Teacher Conferences (teacher's prerogative).
• Works individually or in small groups with children to reinforce learning concepts presented by the teacher. Assists and helps monitor students with the use of technology in the classroom. Leads instructional activities under the direction of teacher to include playground activities.
• Reads daily lesson plans for school day prior to beginning and assist with long-range, weekly and daily lesson planning.
• Assists with student observations and recording relevant data to assess progress, under the direction of the teacher. This may include reporting and recording attendance in Child Plus.
• Assists in routine duties such as:
  • Room organization and maintaining bulletin boards
  • Completing lunch forms
  • Completing attendance form
  • Snack time
  • Rest time
  • Bathroom duties
  • Supervises brushing and flossing teeth
  • Prepares teaching material
  • Submits maintenance requests electronically for room
  • Maintains substitute folder
  • Maintains emergency bag
  • Assists in clean up after breakfast and lunch
  • Assists with daily cleaning duties of the classroom as requested by the teacher
• Assist with morning arrival and/or afternoon dismissal duties daily.
• Make home visits as needed and provides referrals to community resources.
• Advocate for the Cullman City Head Start program.
• Maintain a positive work ethic, be aware of professional boundaries, and ensure confidentiality is maintained.
• Attend in-service workshops, trainings, meetings, etc. as required. Must attend a minimum of 10 hours of OSR sponsored training each year plus 10 additional hours of training offered by local or regional programs for a total of 20 hours. Attendance at the OSR sponsored PreK conference is mandatory.
• Required to document all local and OSR training attendance in Power School and keep training certificates onsite for verification of attendance.
• Other job duties as required by the Children's Services Classroom Support/OSR Coach or Mentor or other Head Start staff.

Background Check Required:

• (Ala. Code §§ 16-22A-5) Upon offer of employment, employees will be required to submit legible fingerprints for a background review by the Alabama Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk and use hands to finger, to handle, or feel objects, equipment, or controls. The employee frequently is required to talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, bend, stoop, squat, crouch, and kneel. The employee must occasionally lift, push, pull, carry and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include near vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Adequate physical and mental health documented with a signed statement from a physician.

Additional Details:

• Position will be subject to the Students First Act of 2011. Cullman City Schools reserves the right to fill this position by internal applicants by means of transfer
• Under the Students First Act of 2011, no credit toward tenure or non-probationary status is earned in the initial year of employment if hired after September 30.

Cullman City Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities