Substitute Preschool Teaching Assistant

About the role

Provides assistance for the Preschool Program and Center for Childhood Deafness (CCD).

Responsibilities

• Assists preschool teachers with the daily functions of the program including bus duty, child supervision, feeding/toileting routines, daily planning, material construction, and classroom maintenance.
• Assists preschool teachers in providing developmentally appropriate practices facilitating development of language and overall growth of young children.
• Assists or directly carries out educational plan as directed by teachers and support staff including speech-language therapists, audiologists, occupational/physical therapists.
• Assists students with self-care programs.
• Aids in creating modified classroom materials as needed.
• Completes documentation and record keeping as necessary for program administration.
• Aids preschool teachers in positively managing children's behavior.
• Maintains good interpersonal relations with peers and professional staff affiliated with the program.
• Performs captioning duties as needed.
• Provides patient care and education according to the patient population served.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Previous experience working with young children required.
• Proficient spoken and written English language skills required.
• Ability to learn sign language for regular full-time and part-time positions required.

Skills

• Knowledge of child development and developmentally appropriate preschool practices.
• Knowledge of appropriate ways to manage and guide children's behavior.
• Ability to communicate using proficient spoken and written English language skills, providing an excellent speech and language model.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to work efficiently and bring projects to completion on time.
• Ability to lift children.
• Ability to establish supportive relationships with children, parents, teachers, and staff.