Pre-k Teacher's Aide - Mount Vernon, United States - OUR LADY OF VICTORY SCHOOL

Description

• Ensure the safety and wellbeing of each child by responding to their emotional, social, physical and educational needs
• Be warm and nurturing with children
• Utilize developmentally appropriate practice and best practice methods at all times
• Maintain a professional selfimage and project the values of the school at all times

• Ensure that all children assigned to class are supervised at all times
• Perform regular counts at changes of activities and rooms of children to ensure that all children are accounted for in other words count the students often
• Assist in providing a safe, warm and supportive classroom atmosphere that supports each child's individual growth and development
• Support and assist school staff as assigned if needed to act as a "floater" in other classrooms, especially during lunch duty, rest time supervision, etc.
• Participate in regularly scheduled staff and team meetings
• Assist the teacher in observing the skills of individual students, assessing their strengths and the areas that need improvement
• Supervise the class if the teacher needs to step out of the classroom
• Enforce school and classroom rules
• Engage in conversation with the students at all parts of the day, centers/meal time/fresh air breaks/ etc.
• Provide oneonone support and attention to specific students when needed
• Assist children with activities of daily life (e.g.,restroom use, dressing)
• Assist with the nutrition services to children: storage of food and supplies, participating in familystyle dining, cleanup, and sanitation
• Establish a professional level of rapport with each family in order to provide quality care
• Adhere to relevant health and safety policies and procedures
• Notify immediate supervisor in the event of an unplanned absence (illness, personal emergencies, etc.)
• Perform other duties as assigned/needed

• Monday to Friday

• High school or equivalent (preferred)