Teacher Assistant EHS

Job Description

Job Description

Position Summary :

The Teacher Assistant assists the teacher in conducting developmentally appropriate activities for children according to the department of Children and Families, and Head Start / Early Head Start performance standards. Incumbent in this position demonstrates sensitivity to the service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Work collaboratively with the Teacher to ensure the successful operation of a classroom.
• Build and Maintain a positive and effective line of communication with the Teacher Assistant, Education team, coordinators, other center staff and parents
• Assists in developing lesson plans according to funding sources and addresses children’s individual needs based on meaningful anecdotes, and scaffolding techniques.
• Maintain children ration (1 : 10 for HS, 1 : 4 for EHS) and active supervision at all time including during inside and outside transition time and field trips.
• Maintain the use of effective teaching making emphasize in nurturing and responsive practices, interactions, and environments that foster trust and emotional security; are communication and language rich;
• Promote child critical thinking and problem-solving; social, emotional, behavioral, and language development
• Provide supportive feedback for learning; motivate continued effort; and support all children’s engagement in learning experiences and activities.
• Implement high-quality early learning experiences that are responsive to and build upon each child’s individual pattern of development and learning; Integrate child assessment data in individual and group planning
• Assist in arranging the classroom-learning environment according to Head Start / Early Head Start performance standards, applicable regulatory bodies and changes it throughout the year to reflect children’s interest growth.
• Ensure that all children are dropped off and picked up by parent / legal guardian or authorize person does not pose a risk and as indicated in child enrollment form and center’s card.
• Follows the DCF, and Head Start / Early Head Start performance standard guidelines and procedures in the administration of medicine and dispensation of first aid.
• Visually assesses or screens general health condition of children at arrival time.
• Maintain a safe, healthy learning environment.
• Support the social and emotional development of children.
• Refer to the appropriate service component of any child with suspected special needs, including accidents, unusual incidents, and child abuse and neglect within time frame.
• Complies with USDA Food Program guidelines following record meal counts, recommended portions, family style serving, and menu / nutrition discussions and activities as well as involves parents in the development and implementation of healthy nutrition habits.
• Assists in conducting and documenting parent / teacher conferences as per program guidelines and shares with parents happening that affect children on daily basis.
• Assist in measuring weight and height of children two times a year and appropriately documents obtained measures.
• Conducts home visits as per program guidelines.
• Obtains written, parent signature for special events according to program policies.
• Complete are required trainings as per Head Start / Early Head Start standards, funding, licensing and other trainings as requested by supervisor.

Physical Demands :

Noise level can be moderate to loud.

Educational & Experiential Requirements :

Other :