Early Ed Teacher Assistant (5 Positions)
Days/Hours: Monday-Friday, 35 hours per week

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE:
Assist the teacher in providing a quality early childhood education program.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum sixty (60) hours of college credit, with at least one course related to early childhood education.
• A.A. in early childhood education, child development, or childcare preferred
• Experience working with young children

Knowledge/Skills –

• Understanding of early childhood development.
• Sensitivity to the feelings and needs of others.
• Experience working with young children.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITES:

1. Assist teacher in planning and working with preschool children and follow her lead/approach with children.
2. Assist in the development of a learning environment which emphasizes communication skills, thinking and problem-solving skills, social-emotional skills, and motor skills.
3. Maintain confidentiality concerning children and families.
4. Use a positive approach in dealing with all behavior.
5. Maintain cooperative working relationships with colleagues and parents.
6. Interact with children fairly and impartially.
7. Utilize observational skills in learning about each child.
8. Maintain program organization necessary for operating a classroom, for example, prepare activities, maintain an orderly room, clean and organize materials.
9. Demonstrate professional standards of appearance, ethics, and behavior, which serve as a positive model for children and parents.
10. Be punctual and regular in attendance, spending sufficient time to perform assigned duties thoroughly.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: (also see Physical Demands Checklist, attached)

• While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, talk and hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch and lift up to 35 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required included close vision, distance vision, the ability to adjust and focus and depth perception.
• Specific auditory abilities required include normal conversation, phone conversation and ability to isolate voices in multiple conversations.

WORK ENVIRONMENT / CONDITIONS:
The work setting involves performance in a school environment with various levels of staff and students. The accomplishment of tasks is often interrupted by persons with special and/or immediate needs. Work conditions feature frequent demands to address conditions, problems, and conflicts that involve students and parents with diverse backgrounds and needs.

EQUIPMENT / TOOLS/ MATERIALS USED:
Bulletin board, copy equipment, phone

REQUIRED PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
None

POSITION TITLE: Instructional Aide – Early Education
Division Location:

Shift Type Part-Time Salary Range $14.50 to $14.50

Salary Code Hourly Job Category Early Education

External Job Application Support Staff Internal Job Application Internal

Location ADMIN CTR EARLY EDUCATION Posting Status Active

Minimum Qualifications Screening:  60 College Credit Hours (Minimum of 3 hour in early education)