Teacher Assistant II Floater (50336)

DescriptionPOSITION: Teacher Assistant II Floater

REPORTS TO: CENTER DIRECTOR, CENTER EDUCATION SUPERVISOR, OR HEAD TEACHER AS ASSIGNED

PAY RANGE LEVEL: 3.0

PROGRAM FUNDS: GAA N/A WIC N/A HS 100% MHS N/A CWR N/A

TIME ALLOCATIONS: CORP. N/A FIELD SITES 100% KITCHEN N/A WIC N/A WR N/A

FLSA STATUS: NON-EXEMPT

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: NONE

SCHEDULE: FULL-TIME,paRT TIME

Revision date: 2/5/2021

GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY:

Member of a staff team which provides appropriate early childhood experiences for children in a developmentally appropriate classroom setting. Assists teaching staff to ensure Program requirements are met including assurance for the health and safety of all children. This position is intended as a support position to multiple classrooms based on program need.

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Assists teachers or other education staff in the development and implementation of center and classroom activities. Serves as an appropriate model for positive adult/child interactions.
Implement quality teacher/child interactions to foster their development.
Ensures a safe, healthy, supervised environment for young children that are in compliance with all applicable health and safety standards.
May be required to assist teachers or other staff in carrying out family services activities that may include: record keeping; phone calls and/or other communication with parents related to classroom responsibilities.
Assists teachers in creating and conducting developmentally appropriate group and individualized curriculum.
Supports that designated child screening and assessments process including written observations are conducted as assigned.
Help to maintain current, accurate, organized, written records and reports as required.
Maintain confidentiality regarding client and personnel issues, information, and records.
Participate, along with other staff members, in the daily cleaning and maintenance of the center.
Encourage parents to participate in center educational and social activities.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum 12 core units in Early Childhood Education with a “C” grade or better; previous experience in a licensed child care program; previous experience in a licensed child care facility, desirable.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Bilingual, biliterate (English/Spanish, English/Punjabi, and/or other language ability are desired, not required, based on program needs).
Ability to add, subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s.
Ability to perform these operations using units of American money, weight, and distance.
Basic computer skills desirable.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form.