Teacher Assistant CC)

Job Description

Job Description

Provide assistance to Lead Teachers for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Child Care. Person will be responsible for ensuring a developmentally appropriate childcare program and environment for children one month to 12 years of age. Person will assist in all phases of classroom activities, planning, teaching and guiding the children, must be willing to attend local and out of town training when needed for the job. Person must be nurturing, companionate, and caring.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF JOB :

• Assist Lead Teachers in directing learning activities as well as preparation of materials.
• Assist the Program supervisors / teachers in becoming familiar with each child and assist with developing appropriate goals for each child.
• Assist Lead Teacher and children by participating in individual and group activities such as story time, circle time, classroom stations, play dough, etc.
• Assist in choice time by letting the children guide their play.
• Assist in transitioning in classroom (washing hands, potting / diaper changing, meals / snacks, going outside, going from project to project, changing of activities, clean-up, etc…)
• Nurturing and caring for children dependent upon caregivers to protect them from harm and meet physical, emotional, and intellectual needs. This includes but is not limited to : consistency, comforting, encouraging, feeding, diapering, holding, napping, playing, reading, singing, sensitive interacting and attending to all young child’s needs.
• Allow children to do what they can for themselves, encouraging independence and self-help skills, assisting when necessary.
• Ensure that each child’s information is maintained in a confidential manner.
• Assist in guiding children’s behavior and management.
• Assist in serving USDA approved meals and snacks to children. Knowledge of proper serving sizes for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school age children. Sit with children at mealtimes and model healthy eating behaviors and good manners.
• Be familiar with special dietary needs (allergies) and medical issues (asthma, etc...) of children.
• Assist in comforting children during naptime. This requires sitting on the floor, rocking, holding, rubbing backs, reading, etc…
• Must adhere to individual sleeping and eating patterns and needs of infants and toddlers rather than an adult prescribed time schedule.
• Assist in preparing food, setting table, serving, cleaning and sanitizing of tables, chairs and floors.
• Preparation of bottles (formula or breast milk), assist with sippy cups.
• Responsible for maintaining a safe, sanitized and clean environment.
• Assist with all indoor / outdoor physical activities.
• Must assist in hand washing, face washing, wiping noses, diapering, potty training and toileting duties and changing clothes as needed.
• Assist with transitioning to other classrooms, Head Start, or other programs.
• Assist during field trips, local and out of town.
• Write objective observations of children, notes to parents and keep accurate documentation and records for the Center’s reporting responsibilities.
• Be at the children’s level. Be able to bend over, sit on floor to be on the children’s level.
• Maintain safe indoor and outdoor play areas.
• Perform other related job duties as assigned by supervisor.
• Other duties as assigned

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED BY THE POSITION :

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS :

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS :

As with all position of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, this position is Indian Preference in hiring accordance with P.L. 93-638.

Part-time 29 hours per week