Teacher Aide - ESE - 994011

About the role

Nova Southeastern University (NSU) was founded in 1964 and is a not-for-profit, independent university known for academic excellence and innovation. NSU offers competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefits package including tuition waiver, retirement plan, excellent medical and dental plans, and more. NSU is committed to the health and welfare of its students, faculty, staff, and campus visitors, maintaining a tobacco-free environment.

Responsibilities

• Provides nurturing and assistance to children in the classroom to ensure an enriching, safe, and clean environment.
• Assists in the preparation and implementation of a developmentally appropriate curriculum for each child to ensure compliance with the terms of the child's Individual Education Plan.
• Supervises children during arrival, dismissal, playground time, and lunch to ensure children are safe and accounted for at all times.
• Affords support and implements Pro-Active behavior management strategies for individual/group settings to ensure the safety of all children and staff.
• Communicates with parents, coordinator, and other primary caregivers to ensure a positive, participating environment.
• Prepares classroom learning materials and displays to ensure appropriate learning support materials are available at all times.
• Maintains and coordinates activities to provide children with an enhanced learning experience.
• Assumes responsibility of the teacher when the teacher is absent.

Requirements

• Attend and complete designated in-service trainings.
• Complete state mandated child care training in the first year of hire.
• Enroll within the first 90 days of employment and complete within one (1) year of hire date.
• Complete yearly in-service training hours mandated by the state of Florida.
• Ability to follow oral and written instruction.
• Punctual and reliable.
• Ability to lift, bend, carry, and put down up to fifty (50) pounds on a continuous basis. Repeated lifting and placing down of children required.
• Ability to sit on floor for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

• Required Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent.
• Required Experience: Must be at least 18 years of age to apply. Must complete four (4) hour online Child Abuse and Neglect Training prior to the first day of employment. Register and complete Early Literacy Child Care Training class during first week of employment. Register for the forty-five (45) hour Child Care Licensing training classes within the first week of employment and complete such trainings within the first year of employment.
• Preferred Qualifications: 10 & 20 hour Child Care Training Certificates. Previous experience working with children.

Skills

None specified in the job posting.

Benefits

NSU offers a comprehensive benefits package including tuition waiver, retirement plan, excellent medical and dental plans, and more.

Pay

Hourly pay rate is not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Work schedule is not specified in the job posting.