PT Head Start Teacher Assistant - Richards St Mansfield, Louisiana, United States
12 hours ago
Job description
DescriptionNATURE AND SCOPE OF POSITION
This position serves as a Teacher Assistant/Floater for a Head Start classroom. The Teacher Assistant/Floater shares responsibility for a Head Start classroom. The Teacher Assistant/Floater works collaboratively with the teacher, family members and other staff to achieve positive outcomes for children of all abilities.
JOB FUNCTIONS ESSENTIAL:
- goals for children's development and learning;
- planning through which children will achieve these goals;
- what staff and parents can do to help children achieve these goals;
- materials needed to support the implementation of the curriculum towards achieving the stated goals;
- Collaborate with the Teacher in the preparation of daily lesson plans. Post the upcoming lesson plans in the classroom for parents, volunteers and visitors.
- Monitor program curriculum by providing developmentally and linguistically appropriate experiences appropriate to age, language and culture of children served.
- Implement experiential learning activities advancing the intellectual and emotional competence of infants and toddlers.
- Provide positive guidance and discipline supporting children as they acquire readiness skills for kindergarten and beyond.
- Implement Individual Family Services Plans (IFSPs) for children with disabilities.
- Provide children with a consistent classroom routine.
- Provide supervision and ensure the safety and security of children at all times in accordance with Early Head Start and day care licensing requirements. Understand regulations associated with prevention of disease and injury, including the exercise of universal precautions and the prevention of contamination.
- Supervise and eat nutritionally prepared meals and/or snacks with the children as a curriculum activity, to model good nutrition and proper social skills for infants and toddlers.
- Assist with the supervision of all classroom field trips and outdoor activities.
- Encourage parent involvement in the development of the program's curriculum and approach to child development and education. Provide opportunities for parents to increase their child observation skills and to share assessments with staff that help plan the learning experiences.
- Encourage parent participation in staff-parent conferences and home visits discussing their child's development and education. Establish positive and productive relationships with families focusing on building trust and rapport.
- Collaborate with Teacher to schedule and complete two home visits per year and at least two parent-teacher conferences per year. Participate in parent orientation and ongoing parent trainings as required.
- Identify and refer parents wanting to volunteer in the classroom, work as substitutes or in other volunteer activities to Family Advocate. Support parent volunteers in classroom as needed.
- Share pertinent information with Family Advocate in an effort to coordinate services to meet the needs of individual children and families. Participate in case conferences as appropriate.
- Maintain regular contact with parents and complete appropriate documentation.
- Forward classroom updates to the Teacher to be included in monthly newsletter.
- Report developmental concerns to the education leader.
- Gather and maintain individual, family and classroom data for documentation, on-going assessment, evaluation and recording keeping for successful individual and program planning.
- Work with teaching team to analyze child outcomes on a classroom basis twice yearly, consult with education coordinator and make adjustments to curriculum planning and implementation as needed.
- Work with Education Leadership and Teacher to develop and support the individual development plan for assigned volunteers.
- Assist the Teacher in devising work methods and procedures that support improvements in existing work practices; supporting the volunteers you supervise in developing and setting goals, priorities and timelines.
- Maintain the plan to meet changing or emergent program requirements within available resources and with minimum sacrifice to quantity or quality of work.
- Participate in Team Meetings to reflect on performance, generate solutions and ensure high-quality classroom operations.
- Provide courteous and prompt service to all internal and external clients. Prioritize and address requests and assignments in a professional manner to develop cooperative relationships and to ensure that client confidentiality is assured.
- Identify opportunities and recommend methods to improve service, work processes and financial performance, e.g. expense management. Assists in the implementation of quality improvement initiatives.
- Assist co-workers in the completion of tasks and assignments to ensure continuity of service. Orient new co-workers and actively support teamwork throughout the organization.
- Perform other duties as required. Qualifications
- Have a CDA credential or a state-awarded certificate that meets or exceeds the requirements for a CDA credential
- Enrolled in a program that will lead to an associate or baccalaureate degree completed within two years of the time of hire or,
- Enrolled in a CDA credential program to be completed within two years of the time of hire.
- Obtain CPR and First Aid certification within the first year of employment.
- Prior Head Start or Pre-school experience is preferred.
- Intermediate computer literacy skills in email, Microsoft Office.
- Excellent decision-making and communications skills.
- High degree of tact and professionalism.
- Strong positive attitude.
MARGINAL-
PRIMARY QUALIFICATIONS
Education: One of the following is required:
Certifications:
Work Experience:
Special Skills:
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY SPECIFICATIONS
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger motions, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk or hear, taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds, up to 20 times per day with or without assistance. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.
Work Environment: Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather and internal climate conditions prevalent at the time. The work environment is considered to be that of a normal primary educational institution. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Exposure to blood, saliva and bodily fluids is common. Proper training and protective equipment are required to avoid direct contact from blood, saliva and bodily fluids is required.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities/Prime Time Family, Inc is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, creed, ancestry, marital status or sexual orientation, gender identification, genetic information, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, marital status, citizenship status, victims of domestic violence, or any other protected category.
NOTE: This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of all duties and responsibilities. The organization reserves the right to change this description at its discretion.
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