Description
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Responsible for assisting the Teacher with instructional activities. JOB GOAL: To assist the Teacher in maintaining appropriate classroom activities and environment in order that children may learn effectively.
KEY ROLE:
Leadership:
- Classroom assistant to teacher.
ADDITONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Participates in daily and long-range lesson and classroom activity planning.
- Conducts learning exercises with small groups of children.
- Guides children in working and playing harmoniously with other children.
- Alerts the teacher to special needs of individual children.
- Provides escort and assistance to children as necessary.
- Helps maintain individual records for each child.
- Fosters good eating habits and table manners in children.
- Assists teacher in maintaining neat work areas.
- Assists with the supervision of children during regular play periods.
- Collects and displays suitable material for educational displays. 522A:2
- Assists with the supervision of children during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips.
- Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about children as is expected of fully licensed teachers.
- Conforms to dress regulations of the agency.
- Seeks in-kind contributions.
- Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as requested by the Teacher.
Requirements
SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:
· Associate Degree in Childhood Education or related field. · Relevant experience preferred. · Understands social and economic background and developmental needs of children and families. · Demonstrates knowledge of overall Head Start goals and philosophy. · Exhibits effective interpersonal and communication skills. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT: The position requires movement, travel, light lifting, work on a computer station, and other standard job requirements. All duties of this position are within the bounds and requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.