Job Goal:

To work cooperatively with staff, parents, and volunteers to carry out the responsibilities and duties of the HS programs in order to meet the cognitive, emotional, social, and physical needs of children and families. To assist in providing safe transportation for children and parents.

Teacher Assistant Essential Responsibilities:

• Assist the Teacher in preparing, implementing, and evaluating daily classroom activities
• Assist the Teacher in ensuring that children are taught and supervised in a consistent manner
• Assist the Teacher in ensuring all children are within sight and sound at all times
• Take responsibility for the children when the Teacher is not present
• Assist the Teacher and parents in providing for childrens daily needs and routines
• Assist the Teacher in ensuring all children are signed in and out by the parent daily utilizing the Attendance form and the Sign In and Out Forms
• Assist the Teacher and parents in maintaining a safe and healthy environment. Share the responsibility of maintaining orderliness and cleanliness in the classroom to include but not limited to janitorial duties as assigned by teacher such as: sterilization of toys, sweeping and mopping of floors in bathroom and classrooms, cleaning and sterilizing of toilet and sinks
• Assist in planning and involving parents and children in the preparation of nutritious foods and cleanup at meal time
• Assist with daily personal hygiene of the children such as diapering, feeding, tooth brushing, toileting, hand-washing, and resting
• Share the responsibility of providing appropriate care for children with disabilities
• Encourage parents to attend monthly Center Day
• When required attend Center Day activities, contributing relevant Education component information
• Provide input to teacher for Parent/Staff Conferences, Comprehensive Staffing and Monthly Individual Child Goal Tracking
• Utilize the teacher, other staff, and resource library for technical assistance
• Maintain positive communication with parents
• Assist in providing childcare for evening parent education classes

Bus Monitor Essential Responsibilities:

• Monitor children and adults while being transported.
• Ensure that all child restraints are properly installed and fastened on the bus.
• Assist with boarding and exiting the bus.
• Help with evacuations and assist in the event of an emergency.
• Demonstrate positive guidance techniques with children.
• Help with evacuation drills which are done monthly
• Ensure that bus is attended at all times by the driver, teacher, monitor or parent when children are present.
• Assist with post trip inspection of bus to assure all students have departed from bus
• Assist with the delivery of take home material

Education Requirements:

• High school education or equivalent. Required to enroll in an Early Childhood Education Certificate or CDA (and complete within two years of hire) or college degree program resulting in an Associate degree.

Experience and Skills Requirements:

• Current First Aid, CPR, and Food Handlers card
• One year experience in a preschool related program and Early Childhood Development (preferred)
• Head Start experience (preferred)
• Community service experience (preferred)
• Multi-cultural experience (preferred)