Teacher Assistant Ii - Los Angeles, United States - PACE

PACE

Verified Company

Los Angeles, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Position Compensation:
$19.5306/hr

- $19.530/hr plus excellent benefits.

Pace offers a
Total Rewards Package to its employees:

401k
Vacation
Sick pay
14 Paid Holidays
Pet Insurance

FSA

Flexible Spending Accounts and Dependent Care
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Affordable Medical, Dental, and Vision packages extended to your family as well.
Supplemental Insurance Plans
Opportunity to promote within, just to name a few.

JOB PURPOSE:

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assists teachers in the care and instruction of pre-school children and promotes their social, physical, and mental development. Provides supervision of children and supports the planning and implementation of classroom lessons and activities. Serves meals and ensures a healthy and safe learning environment for children. Assist in the completion of required documentation to ensure a high-quality program.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES OF THE POSITION INCLUDE:

Take an active role in assisting the teacher with classroom responsibilities, as assigned
Ensure proper care, safety, and supervision of groups of children always, for up to 7 hours per day.
Ensure appropriate child/teacher ratio is always met.
Ensure classroom routine is conducive to learning, safety, and development.
Ability to work with children of varying abilities and adhere to Individual Educational Plans.
Assist in planning and implementing classroom lessons and activities for children indoors and out in accordance with all PACE Education Division selected curriculums and Head Start Performance Standards.
Assist in conducting learning and developmental assessments of children, including but not limited to DRDP2015, ASQ3,

ASQ:
SE2, etc. according to timelines, as available.

Conduct interior and exterior environmental safety checks to ensure a safe learning environment.
Prepare and assist in serving family style meals to children.
Clean and sanitize all areas of the classroom, including food preparation, dishwashing, eating and toileting areas.
Help children practice good hygiene, including personal cleanliness and toileting/diapering, as needed.
Serves as a translator for parents who do not speak English (as appropriate)
Assists in gathering classroom observations and other documentation for developmental assessments of children, appropriate documents observations or provides observations/documentation to the teacher.
Assists in maintaining signin/out records and other required paperwork, both manually and digitally.
Assists in organizing and maintaining instructional and classroom supplies
Sets up and takes down classrooms, as needed.
Participates in recruitment of children to maintain full enrollment and an active waitlist.
Recruits, trains, and supervises parents and other volunteers.
Uses nonteaching hours to assist in the completion of paperwork, home visits, conferences, and other requirements.
Adheres to agency policies and procedures
Provides culturally and linguistically appropriate customer service to parents, children, community representatives/members, and all PACE staff daily.
Ability to attend assignments away from assigned site, such as inservice trainings, home visits, parent conferences, etc., as available.
Must have exceptional organizational and time management skills
Implements agency policies and procedures
Cooperates with Site Lead/Regional Site Director and other Service Area Coordinators in planning, supervision, and implementation of overall program
Supports with child watch during parent meetings/trainings, as needed.
Substitute as needed in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Attend all assigned meetings and trainings as required by the program.
Supports and ensures the achievement of recruitment and enrollment goals.
Assists in accomplishing the program's nonfederal share through the access of community resources (services, donations, discounts, and/or goods).
Other duties as assigned within the scope of the position.

QUALIFICATIONS (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE):

Education and Work Experience
Associate degree in early childhood education, child development, or related field from an institution of higher learning accredited by a regional accreditation association recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
Must possess a current and valid Child Development Associate Teacher Permit or individuals with 6 ECE units and enrolled in one of LACOE's Career Development Initiative Pathways and enrolled in continuous enrollment leading to an Associate Teacher permit that outlines completion within two years
At least one (1) year working experience with preschool children, preferably in a Head Start program.

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Knowledge and Skills

Ability to provide effective and nurturing teacherchild interactions, and to plan and implement learning experiences that:
Ensure effective curriculum implementation and use of assessme