Position Title: Preschool Teacher Assistant
Neff Early Childhood Center: Monday – Friday / 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Qualifications:
- Associate of Arts in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or related field
- Child Development Associate Credential (CDA)
- Experience working with preschool children
- First Aid and CPR Certified
- Knowledge of DHS Licensing Requirements
Skills and Abilities:
Must have the ability to understand preschool children and find teaching them a pleasure. Energy, enthusiasm, and teamwork required. All candidates should have a warm and friendly presence, be sensitive to the feelings and needs of others, and be willing to fulfill responsibilities in accordance with the program philosophy and curriculum.
Position Responsibilities:
- Ensure the safety of all children through constant supervision
- Engage in activities to meet the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual needs of the children in the program, based on their individual development
- Assist with classroom management
- Discuss children’s development and communicate with families daily
- Deliver small group lessons that introduce early math and literacy concepts
- Child assessment
- Build children’s self-esteem
- Comfort children
- Encourage independence
- Establish routines and provide positive guidance
- Participate in staff meetings, community and school activities, and professional development
- Assist with copying and preparing materials and centers
- File, organize, wash toys, and disinfect surfaces
- Replace teacher, when needed
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