Responsibilities:
• Teaching and interacting with the children in the Spanish language, exposing them to songs,
finger plays, music and dance in Spanish.
• Conducting daily supervision of children’s activities and conducting daily inspection of
environment.
• Practicing developmentally appropriate techniques and assisting with implementing the lesson
plans.
• Working together with the Lead Teacher to maintain an orderly and clean learning environment
(this includes taking out the trash; proper sanitizing of tables, counters, bathrooms, and toys;
and organizing drawers, cabinets and shelves).
• Assisting the children during snack and mealtimes, modeling polite manners.
• Assisting children with personal hygiene, which may include diaper changing, potty-training, or
cleaning a child and helping him/her to change clothes in the event of an accident.
• Utilizing Conscious Discipline strategies to promote cooperation, constructive problem solving
and academic success in the classroom.
• Engaging children in a playful learning environment both indoors and outdoors (outdoor
playtime consists of two scheduled 45-minute periods each day);
• Preparing crafts and activities for and participating in special events and celebrations such as
Easter and Día de los Muertos.
• Helping out in other parts of the school.
• Attending ongoing staff development activities, including our evening monthly staff meeting,
and maintaining required level of training hours (at present, 24 hours annually from start of
employment, current CPR & First Aid certification, annual child abuse training; other
requirements apply for caregivers with less than two years of experience in a licensed child care
center in Texas) with documentation. Additional training may be required by the Director based
on identified needs/deficiencies of the teacher.