Early Childhood TA

About the role

As a Per Diem Teacher Assistant, you will be on-call to assist the classroom teacher in supervising children to ensure their safety and well-being. You will provide instruction and facilitation to groups and individual children under the direction of the Teacher, and collaborate with the Teacher to assess the strengths and needs of children and design appropriate classroom activities.

Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization’s values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these guide our everyday actions with patients, customers, and one another.

Responsibilities

• Serve as per diem substitute teacher assistant to cover staff absences and maintain required student-to-teacher ratios.
• Assist the teacher in planning and implementing activities for assigned groups or individual children.
• Implement the daily schedule as assigned.
• Decorate the room with bulletin boards, pictures, children's artwork, and other hangings.
• Serve breakfast, lunches, and snacks.
• Help with materials and room clean-up and organization.
• Provide a nurturing and supportive environment for children, using positive behavior interventions and preventative strategies to manage classroom behavior.
• Complete the required number of training hours each year by attending local workshops and trainings.
• Report any special needs or problems of individual children to the classroom teacher.
• Work with children who have special needs, supporting their developmental and behavioral characteristics.
• Report any cases of suspected child abuse and/or neglect to the Director or make a direct call to DCYF (1-800-RICHILD).
• Assist in supervising naptime, outdoor play, and toileting.
• Follow a rotating work schedule of 8 hours (plus 30 min. lunch) within the center’s operating hours (7:00 am – 5:30 pm).
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma with some college credits in early childhood, Associate’s Degree, or CDA preferred.
• At least 2 years of early childhood experience.
• Ability to work toward CPR and first aid certification.

Pay

$18.00–$25.82 per hour.

Schedule

• Per diem (on-call) position.
• Rotating work schedule of 8 hours (plus 30-minute lunch) within center hours: 7:00 am – 5:30 pm.
• Example shift: 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm, Monday through Friday (4 hours daily).