Early Childhood Teacher Assistant - Summer Program

POSITION SUMMARY:  To assist in providing a safe and caring environment where children’s  natural excitement for exploring, discovering, and learning are nurtured; assisted in providing a good foundation for elementary school in accordance with each child's ability; and to establish good relationships with parents and other staff members. Within the preschool classrooms of the Eureka area.      

Location: Vandover (Fenton) & Eureka EC

Position Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:30a to 4:30p

Pay Range: $17.19

This is a summer only (May 27 to August 14).

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 

1. Assist in implementing a program that maintains the preschool philosophy and curriculum.
2. Relates, communicates, and interacts with children with patience and compassion.
3. Interacts effectively with staff and families in the program
4. Maintains ethical behavior and confidentiality about students
5. Completes 12 hours of in-service each year.
6. Maintains CPR and First Aid Certification
7. Performs such other duties as assigned

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to establish an encouraging, caring, and safe environment for children.
• Ability to communicate clear and effectively.
• Ability to plan and implement afternoon activities for children which provide a variety of social, art, music, language, math, science, and motor opportunities designed to challenge children’s emerging abilities and support the preschool curriculum.
• Communicates and coordinates activity plans and classroom procedures with teacher.
• Responsible for the overall supervision and management of the classroom in the afternoon and teacher’s absence.
• Maintains a variety of record keeping tasks such as accident reports, snacks, afternoon lesson plans and safety drills.
• Communicates with parents about child’s day at school.
• Supervise the afternoon staff.
• Maintains and orders food service and classroom supplies.
• Shops, plans and posts snack menus.
• Ability to judge when situation and/or information should be called to the attention of the supervisor.
• Ability to supervise and interact with children on their level (bending, stooping, lifting and sitting on the floor) across settings as assigned (classroom, playground, gym, lunch, crisis management)
• Ability to assists students in physical tasks such as positioning, feeding, toileting, diapering, and self-help skills.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS: 

1. 60 college credit hours preferred, high school diploma required
2. Experience working with children in similar setting preferred.
3. Demonstrates ability to assume responsibility, respect, confidentiality, patience and compassion with young children.

EQUIPMENT USED: 

• Standard office equipment.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: 

1. While performing duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, hear, walk, stand, reach, and lift 25 pounds.