Teacher Assistant

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation, implementation, and supervision of meaningful activities that are developmentally appropriate and meet the intellectual, social, emotional, and physical needs of the children.
• Interact in a positive manner with the children, being alert to their social, emotional, physical, and cognitive needs.
• Communicate with children at their developmental level.
• Maintain a nurturing and positive environment to promote children’s self-esteem.
• Absorb and assist in the preparation of record keeping including daily care forms, information forms, attendance forms, and inventory.
• Absorb and assist in the observation, evaluation, and record keeping of the children’s developmental progresses.
• Absorb and assist in the reinforcement of positive behavior and use time out minimally.
• Comply with all state and local regulations regarding the care of children.
• Become familiar with school routines and policies while keeping Director of Child Care informed.
• Absorb and assist in the assistance of individual children who experience difficulty in the group.
• Absorb and assist in the observations and documentation of significant individual and/or group behavior.
• Absorb and assist in the preparation of self-care activities, feeding, toileting, and personal care for children as appropriate.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and orderly physical environment including general housekeeping before and after meals and snacks, laundering of items used by children, reporting potential hazards, and enforcing safety practices.
• Intervene in a positive manner when children are likely to injure themselves and/or each other.
• Maintain visual supervision of the children at all times, never leaving the children unattended.

Qualifications

• A High School Diploma or GED.
• Completion of an active enrollment in CDA program or Associates in early childhood education preferred.
• Some prior experience working with young children.
• One (1) year experience supervising young children.
• NAEYC membership preferred.

Majestic Difference

• Quarterly Pay Increase
• Daily Pay
• Company-Paid Life Insurance
• Telehealth Services
• Double Pay on Holiday
• Care Team Member Relief Fund