Teacher Aide

POSITION SUMMARY :

The Teacher Aide works cooperatively with Teacher in planning preparing and implementing all classroom activities and field trips. Facilitates parent engagement through conferences home visits and attendance at parent meetings and encourages classroom volunteer participation.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Assists Teacher in planning and preparing all classroom activities and field trips.
• Records observations of children and assists Teacher in planning & implementing program to meet childrens physical social emotional and educational needs and achieve child outcomes; works with teacher to use outcome reports in classroom planning and use IEP in planning.
• Prepares and supervises nutritious meals and snacks as required by program and / or staffing.
• Shares in maintenance of center equipment and supplies.
• Per licensing requirements serves as bus monitor as necessary.
• Completes programmatic and Agency reports as required.
• Assists teacher with home visits on site visits and parent conferences; works with teacher and parents to develop individual plans for children based on screenings and observations.

NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED FOR POSITION :

Experience and Skill Requirements : The following experience and skill requirements are considered essential :

Experience

Skills :

Education and Knowledge Requirements : The following education and knowledge requirements are considered essential :

Other Requirements : Additional requirements that are considered essential :

GENERAL EXPECTATIONS :

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS :

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by the Incumbent to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger handle or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit and stoop kneel crouch or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and / or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and / or move up to 50 pounds. Must have the ability to arrange classroom equipment lift and move furniture sit in small chairs and on the floor for extended periods of time and work at low tables. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT :

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those the incumbent encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work is performed in a classroom setting. Frequent exposure to outside weather conditions. Occasional local travel may be required sometimes in inclement weather. There may be occasional exposure to blood borne pathogens and other bodily fluids.

External and internal applicants as well as position incumbents who become disabled as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act must be able to perform the essential job functions (as listed) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by management on a case by case basis.

The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and the employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

Salary Description

$17.00 / hr

Key Skills

Culinary Experience,Restaurant Experience,Food Preparation Experience,Food Service,Kitchen Experience,Dietary Aide Experience,Serving Experience,Cooking,Dietary Department Experience,Sanitation,Food Production Experience,Meal Preparation

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1