• Meet with teacher to review and plan classroom activities.
• Support teacher in providing a daily routine consistent with the needs of the children.
• Assist teacher in classroom responsibilities (circle time, free play, snack, toileting, cognitive, motor activities, etc.).
• Assist children in daily activities.
• Be aware of the educational needs of each child (through observations, files, conferences) and work with students on an individual and group basis to help master IEP goals and objectives.
• Conduct the class in the teacher’s absence.
• Keep accurate class attendance records in the teacher’s absence.
• Participate in team case conference meetings to review and update student intervention strategies.
• Maintain professional communication with parents while deferring issues relating to children’s behavior and progress to the teacher.
• Participate in parent-teacher conferences twice yearly, or as needed, to review IEP goals/objectives and school performance.
• Provide and ensure appropriate supervision of the children at all times.
• Provide and ensure appropriate language and positive methods of disciplinary intervention as defined by our staff policy.
• Assist and maintain a safe clean, and well-organized learning environment.
• Ensure that the Department of Health, Bureau of Day Care regulations is followed.
• Assist in planning school wide events.
• Maintain and respect confidentiality of child, parent, staff and other center issues.
• Attend weekly staff meetings, in-service training and on and offsite professional development workshops, as determined by the school calendar.
• Keep Teacher and Director informed of incidents relating to accidents, concerns about child’s progress, or extra ordinary circumstances.
• Appropriately represent the Center in all forums.
• Report to the Teacher, Director or in his/her absence the Supervising Teacher.

• Possess NYS Teacher Assistant Certification.
• Possess High School Diploma and a minimum of 6 college credits.
• One year of child care experience in an early childhood setting preferred.
• Additional Requirements
• Fingerprint Clearance (Department of Investigation and Department of Education)
• New York State Central Registry Clearance
• Annual Medical Clearance

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