Overview

As a Early Childhood Teacher Assistant your primary responsibility, under the guidance of the Teacher, is to provide a safe and nurturing environment for children that encourage their social, emotional, physical and intellectual development through designing and implementing a developmentally appropriate curriculum according to guidelines established by Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, Creative Curriculum, and ExceleRate Illinois. Embodies the Memorial Health System Performance Excellence Standards of Safety, Courtesy, Quality, and Efficiency that support our mission, vision and values.

Qualifications

Education:

• Must have high school diploma or equivalency certificate (GED)

Licensure/Certification/Registry:

• Illinois Gateways to Opportunity Registry member within the first 5 days of employment
• Provide 3 letters of reference per DCFS requirements
• Hold or be able to obtain, within 90 days, First Aid/CPR certification

Experience:

• Minimum of one (1) year of experience in child care, early childhood, and child development or related required

Other Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Maintain 20 hours of in-service hours each fiscal year, 5 hours must be from a Gateway Registry-approved training
• Excellent communication skills

Responsibilities

Interaction between staff and children:

Curriculum:

Faculty/Parent Interactions:

Physical environment, health safety and nutrition:

Professionalism:

• • • SAFETY: Prevent Harm - I put safety first in everything I do. I take action to ensure the safety of others.
    • COURTESY: Serve Others - I treat others with dignity and respect. I project a professional image and positive attitude.
    • QUALITY: Improve Outcomes - I continually advance my knowledge, skills and performance. I work with others to achieve superior results.
    • EFFICIENCY: Reduce Waste - I use time and resources wisely. I prevent defects and delays.

Teamwork:

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. Incumbents may be requested to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.