Teacher Assistant (Float)

The Teacher Assistant Float provides classroom coverage and support to the early learning classrooms at Carroll Children’s Center and Growing Hope Child & Family Development Center. The role of the Teacher Assistant Float is to be available on a part-time basis to cover for classroom shifts that vary between the hours of 7:00am-5:45pm. The Teacher Assistant Float supports the classroom team with implementing a developmentally appropriate classroom that supports children’s language, physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development.

Responsibilities

Under the direction of the assigned Lead Teacher, create and maintain a safe and healthy environment

• Report needed repairs and maintenance to assigned classroom staff.
• Provide a safe, developmentally appropriate indoor and outdoor learning environment
• Apply health standards and care for the children and classroom
  
  

Under the direction of the assigned Lead Teacher, support with planning & provide curriculum through normal care giving routines

• Establish a learning environment to build and enhance each child’s self-esteem and positive self-concept
• Provide activities and opportunities that encourage curiosity, creativity, exploration and problem solving appropriate to the developmental level and learning style of each child
• Implement positive guidance practices that teach and meet the individual temperaments of each child.
  
  

Maintain open, friendly and cooperative verbal and written communication with each child's family

Under the direction of the assigned Lead Teacher, foster positive guidance, engagement and communication in the classroom

• Guide and sustain positive interactions between children and adults.
• Maintain an atmosphere that encourages open communication with children and adults.
• Provide opportunities and support for children to understand, acquire, and use verbal and non-verbal means of communicating thoughts and feelings.
  
  

Maintain confidentiality of children, families, and staff

Continuing professional development

• Participate in required training requirements according to licensing standards.
• Participate in scheduled supervision, required meetings and training
  
  

Qualifications

Participate in Center activities and other duties as requested

Job Requirements

The following requirements are those that are normally required for performance of this position. Any disabled applicant or incumbent who does not meet one or more of the requirements, but who can perform the essential function of the job (with or without reasonable accommodations) shall be deemed to meet these requirements.

Physical Requirements

This position normally requires the physical demands of standing, walking, bending, lifting up to 50 pounds or performing other work requiring medium physical exertion, talking and hearing and adequate vision on a regular basis to perform the job requirements. These physical demands are required up to 95% of the time.

Non-Physical Requirements

Education

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Early Childhood Education (ECE) Initial Certificate or Child Development Associate (CDA) credential preferred, or an approved DCYF Professional Development Plan
  
  

Experience

• 1 year of experience working with children in a formal or non-formal setting.
  
  

Special Skills

• Preschool or infant - toddler classroom experience
• Training in creative curriculum
• Basic computer skills
  
  

Licensure, Registration, Certification

• Valid food handler’s card
• Valid First Aid and CPR card
• Verification of a negative TB test
• HIV/AIDS Training
• STARS Training
• Child Care Basics Training
  
  

Employment Is Conditional Upon

• Being cleared by criminal background check and fingerprinting through MERIT
  
  

Wage: $17.20

Work Schedule: Varies depending on coverage needs

Benefits

• Sick leave accrues at 1 hour of leave for every 40 hours worked
• Employees can contribute to 403(b) retirement plan
• Eligibility for medical insurance if working 30 hours per week, on average