Assistant Education Impact Leader (Assistant Head Start Teacher)

What We Are Looking For

The Assistant Education Impact Leader assists the classroom teacher in planning and carrying out individual and group activities to meet the social, emotional, physical and educational needs of preschool children. Assists in maintaining a classroom conducive to happy learning and development of preschool children. Attends meetings, workshops and participates in related training when necessary. Establishes and maintains good staff/parent relationships. Serves as transportation aide as required.

What You Will Do

• Communicate with parents and staff
• Assists teacher in carrying out activities with children in the classroom as needed as well as the educational program
• Assumes Lead Teacher role when teacher is absent
• Affirms a safe and healthy learning environment
• Aids in stimulating physical growth
• Aids in receptive and expressive language development, making extensive use of open-ended questions and frequently writing down/reading back children’s own words
• Affirms positive social skills
• Affirms good home and center communications
• Maintains appropriate and positive voice tone with children in the classroom
• Affords sanitizing and cleaning classroom daily and weekly
• Flexible in areas of work schedules and work sites; will be punctual when reporting to work
• Works to help classroom meet in-kind goal monthly
• Attends meetings, workshops and other training as required

What We Are Seeking

• Child Development Associate Certification and High School Diploma or GED
• Hands-on experience working with preschool children preferred
• Access to a car and possession of a valid Virginia Operator’s license
• Willingness to work with parents
• Obtaining CPR/First Aid Certification within three months of employment
• Completion of a physical exam prior to employment and renewal every two years thereafter
• Completion of a Tuberculosis (TB) screening prior to employment
• Familiarity with ethnic background of the children served

What We Offer

• Bi-weekly Pay
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Company Paid Life and Accidental Death Insurance
• Short-term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Paid Vacation Time
• Paid Sick Time
• Paid Holidays
• 401K Plan
• 401K Plan Matching up to 6%