Teacher Assistant

What You’ll Be Doing You will promote the optimal development and well-being of children through family-centered childcare and assist in the planning and implementation of developmentally appropriate programs which emphasize learning through play.

Your Main Priorities While additional responsibilities are likely to arise on the job, you will primarily :

• Assist the Teacher in the classroom.
• Demonstrate professional manners through promptness, proper notification of tardiness or absence, maintaining a professional appearance and attitude, and proper respect for the program and agency.
• Maintain a safe, sanitary, stimulating, and inviting environment.
• Possess the skills necessary to manage an Early Childhood classroom, while always providing
• appropriate supervision of children.
• Be an integral part of curriculum planning; assists in the implementation of the monthly curriculum.
• Develop plans which meet the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive needs of each child.
• Assist in the implementation of daily activities based on the children’s individual assessments.
• Oversee children’s activities interacting directly with groups and individuals.

Skills & Abilities

Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services In order to provide equitable service delivery and go above and beyond equal opportunity requirements, our organization is committed to ensuring that all staff are able to perform the following cultural competencies :