Teacher Assistant

The Teacher Assistant is responsible for assisting in the implementation of program activities of the classroom while also assisting in the performance of the daily tasks that establish the basic function for a healthy and safe environment .

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• Completion of an active enrollment in CDA program or Associates in early childhood education preferred.
• Some prior experience working with young children.
• one (1) year experience supervising with young children.
• NAEYC membership preferred.
  
  

Essential Job Functions

• This position requires for the care team member to be able to read, write, speak, and understand the spoken English Language
• This position requires for the care team member to be able to reach (overhead), stand, walk, sit, pull, lift, carry, push, climb, balance, kneel, crouch, and twist.
• Respect the safeguard the confidentiality of information pertaining to residents, children, co-workers, and the community.
• Project a professional and caring demeanor in interactions with residents, children, family members, visitors, and co-workers
• Take responsibility for maintaining a clean, neat, and orderly environment.
• Project and demonstrate an attitude of teamwork when interacting with other associates within the community such as consistently demonstrating respect for self and for others in manner, word, and action.
• Take ownership of job responsibilities by initiating prompt and appropriate action/follow-up to problems and assure appropriate resolution.
  
  

Job Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation, implementation, and supervision, of meaningful activities that are developmentally appropriate and meet the intellectual, social, emotional, and physical needs of the children.
• Interact in a positive manner with the children, being alert to their social, emotional, physical and cognitive needs.
• Communicate with children at their developmental level.
• Maintain a nurturing and positive environment to promote children's developmental progresses.
• Assist in the observation, evaluation, and record keeping of the children's developmental progresses.
• Assist individual children who experience difficulty in the group.
• Assist with observations and documents of significant individual and/or group behavior.
• Reinforce positive behavior and use time out minimally.
• Comply with all state and local regulations regarding the care of children.
• Become familiar with school routines and policies while keeping Director of Child Care
• Assist Children with self-care activities, feeding, toileting, and personal care as appropriate.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and orderly physical environment including general housekeeping before and after meals, and snacks, laundering of items used by children, reporting potential hazards, and enforcing safety practices.
• Intervene in a positive manner when children are likely to injure themselves and/or each other.
• Maintain visual supervision of the children at all times, never leaving the children unattended
  
  

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply.

Please find all of the benefits we offer below

• Health, Vision and Dental Insurance options.
• Life insurance, 100% covered by employer.
• Free Mental Health and Telehealth Hotline
• Free Cell Phone with paid talk, text, and data
• 7 paid holiday days off a year
• 20% off childcare
• Paid time off accrued every week
• Paid training and professional development Training
• Participation in CDA program, covering 100% of the costs towards earning a Child Development Associates