Early Head Start Assistant Teacher
Sioux Falls, SD
Duties and Responsibilities

1. Act as a Teacher in the absence of the Teacher.
2. Discuss assigned teaching area with classroom teacher to coordinate instructional efforts and implementing curriculum with fidelity.
3. Assist in preparing lesson plan in assigned area and submit to teacher for review.
4. Promote sound social and emotional growth and development through recognizing individual differences and cultural patterns.
5. Set up and arrange the classroom so daily lesson plan requirements are met.
6. Interact with children utilizing a variety of methods and techniques such as play activities, discussion, and supervised role-playing.
7. Assist all children, individually or in groups, with lesson assignments to present or reinforce learning concepts.
8. Cooperate with center staff in providing services for special needs children.
9. Assist in recording children's weight and height as deemed necessary
10. Assist in tracking In-kind.
11. Accompany teachers on Initial Home Visits and others as deemed necessary.
12. Encourage parents to become involved in the classroom.
13. Encourage and promote the families' achievement of self-sufficiency.
14. Clean classroom at the end of each session and prepare for the next session. Clean bathrooms daily; assist in cleaning the kitchen; vacuum and sweep floors; empty garbage cans.
15. Submit time sheets to the immediate supervisor.
16. Assist the Cook/Dietary Aide as deemed necessary.
17. Assist the Bus Monitor and Bus Driver as deemed necessary. (HS as applicable.)
18. Maintain client confidentiality at all times.
19. Report daily child observations to the Teacher.
20. Participate in the Career Development Committee.
21. Attend meetings, training, and seminars as deemed appropriate and necessary by ICAP.
22. Perform duties in a manner consistent with safe practices and policies.
23. Perform other duties as deemed appropriate and necessary.

Minimum Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and Experience

1. Center Based Child Development Associate Certification or AA or BA degree in an accredited program in Early Childhood Education or a degree in any field.
2. One (1) year experience and/or training working with children, preferably with preschool age children or infants and toddlers or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills

1. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
2. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
3. Ability to speak effectively before groups of clients or employees of organization.

Mathematical Skills

1. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Other Work Related Abilities

1. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or verbal instructions.
2. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
3. Ability to be punctual and organized.
4. Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

1. Other such examination as deemed appropriate and necessary by the ICAP.
2. Ability to be bonded.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
2. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
3. The employee is occasionally required to sit, reach with hands and arms, and climb or balance.
4. The employee must frequently lift and/or move 10 to 30 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.