Teacher Assistant 632657

Responsibilities

• Assist the classroom teacher in providing instruction to the children in large groups, small groups and individually.
• Aid in planning and preparing materials for daily instruction.
• Support teachers in managing classroom behavior.
• Attend to children who are upset or have had an accident.
• Implement strategies/techniques recommended by therapists.
• Maintain clean and safe indoor and outdoor learning environments.
• Change diapers, assist with toileting and handwashing.
• Help with classroom preparation for lunches and snacks.
• Participate in special events.
• Maintain standards required by the Department of Human Services, NAEYC, and OSU.
• Prepare and update portfolios (classroom and child).
• Engage in professional development, required annual trainings and conferences.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One year working with children in an Early Childhood Education setting or as a student teacher.
• Child Development Associate (CDA) or 12 college credits in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education or Special Education within one year.
• Pediatric First Aid and CPR certification within 60 days of employment and renewed every two years.
• Annual registration with the Oklahoma Professional Development Registry and 20 hours of annual approved training through the Center for Early Childhood Professional Development (CECPD).

Qualifications

• Associate's Early Childhood Education.

Skills, Proficiencies, and/or Knowledge

• Communication and literacy: Ability to produce clear, structured written work and oral literacy (speaking and listening).
• Team work: respecting others, co-operating, contributing and leading discussions.
• Self-management: flexibility, time management, readiness to improve own performance.
• Problem-solving: applying creative thinking to develop appropriate solutions.
• Positive attitude: readiness to learn, take part, openness to new ideas and activities and a desire to achieve.
• Information technology: basic IT skills and research using internet search engines.
• Knowledge and understanding of child development through play, developmentally appropriate practices, curriculum, and instruction.
• Key learning skills, principles, and promoting children’s positive behavior.
• Demonstration of understanding of the implications and learning strategies of specific disabilities.
• Broad understanding of the early years, including social and emotional health and safety, language and literacy development of children, and nutrition for children.

Benefits

• This is a full-time position that will not have scheduled hours during the months of June and July, unless work is available.
• You will be responsible for any voluntary benefits (i.e. medical, vision, dental, life, etc.), and those will be billed to your bursar account.

Pay

• $13.25 - $17.00

Schedule

• 7:30am-4:00pm; Monday-Friday; August - May