Teacher Assistant

About the role

Supports the Teacher in implementing the care, development, education and supervision of typically and atypically developing preschool children. Provides guidance and developmental experience to meet the appropriate educational, cultural, linguistic and emotional needs.

Responsibilities

• Assists in planning and implementation of care and educational activities for preschool children.
• Provides a nurturing environment that addresses the developmental characteristics and needs of each child in order to enhance social, educational, emotional, behavioral growth and well-being.
• Ensures proper care and supervision for each and every child at all times and adheres to the standards of conduct.
• Ensures the classroom and all equipment is maintained in a clean and safe condition.
• Adheres to family-style meal requirements. Ensures meal counts are recorded at the point of services.
• Uses routines, activities and experiences in the daily program that achieves the child’s individualized goals.
• Prepares and arranges all necessary education materials designed to encourage individual and group play.
• Models positive reinforcement with children in the classroom.
• Records observations, shares information about the child with the Teacher to plan together how to best meet the child’s needs.
• Creates instructional bulletin boards and other materials to support lesson themes and activities.
• Supervises children at all times to ensure safety and completes incidents reports as necessary.
• Maintains daily records of child’s attendance, health and behavior, reports suspicions of child abuse or neglect to the Site Supervisor.
• Maintains absolute confidentiality regarding children and their families in compliance with HIPAA regulations and company policies.

Qualifications

• Eighteen semester units or more in Early Childhood Education or Child Development.
• Candidate must be concurrently enrolled in a program leading to an Associate’s Degree or a Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education or a related field.
• Relevant experience in direct care of children between birth and 5 years of age including parental involvement or participation.
• Basic curriculum development and implementation.
• Experience with children with a variety of disabilities (preferred).
• Spanish / English bilingual strongly preferred.
• Ability to handle confidential information. Maintains patient privacy, including protecting the confidentiality, safeguarding the integrity and availability, and limiting the use and disclosure of patient Protected Health Information (PHI) to authorized individuals and entities.
• Sensitivity to service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Punctual and dependable attendance.

Additional Duties

Other duties and special projects as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Compensation

$21.32 USD - $25.59 USD

Benefits

• Generous paid PTO, plus 10 paid holidays and CII is closed between Christmas and New Year
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible employees and qualified dependents
• 403b Retirement Plan with employer contribution for eligible employees
• Up to $4,500 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year
• Eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) & Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Employer paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary Supplemental Insurance
• Opportunity for growth & advancement
• Professional development & continued training
• Team building & bonding through company sponsored events & activities