CDC Associate Teacher

Firebaugh Center CDC Associate Teacher Classified Range 47

Hiring Range: $24.86 - $26.38 per hour
Full Range: $24.86 - $32.44 per hour

Monday - Friday: 12:00pm - 3:50pm
19 hours per week/11 months per year

Provides instruction of pre-school aged children and educational exercises for parents. Provides meaningful learning and recreational activities for preschool school-aged children. Employs a range of instructional techniques and strategies to enhance student progress and establish a productive classroom environment.

The Child Development Center Associate Teacher is trained to deliver age-appropriate education to preschool children. Advancement to this position requires credentials plus the demonstrated ability through coursework and experience to deliver age-appropriate subject matter and learning style concepts that enhance student skill and development. Advancement to Teacher requires a bachelor's degree and appropriate licensing.

• Plans and provides meaningful learning and developmental activities for preschool classes, including a program of instruction specifically designed to enhance and develop mental, physical, emotional, and physical capabilities of children.
• Participates in and may complete parent education activities as they relate to program requirements and needs.
• Plans, coordinates, and maintains a supportive learning environment by developing and applying current thought in learning aids and devices. Develops monthly lesson plans by facilitating input from co-workers.
• Ensures a safe environment for children. Inspects equipment, furniture, and learning devices.
• Gives each child individual and special attention each day. Responds to each child's particular needs and characteristics. Ensures that all children receive equal attention.
• Prepares developmentally appropriate and practical individual education and development plans for each student. Applies social and emotional development screens.
• Ensures that attendance documents are completed by parents on a daily basis. Prepares attendance reports by summarizing sign-in documents. Initiated phone and/or personal contact with parents in connection with child's attendance and performance.
• Prepare for and hold conferences with parents on the progress of children, including topics such as motor development, speech, hygiene, and behavior. Make home visits.
• Encourages parent involvement in educational activities. Design learning exercises that encourage the parents to volunteer and become involved.
• Schedules, organize events, field trips, and other activities that require integration of other District services.
• Serves as a resource to staff regarding early childhood and program curriculum.
• Prepares teaching aids, labels, charts, bulletin boards, and displays as instructed.
• Deliver education by using effective and appropriate oral communication skills and providing students with clear written communications and instructions.
• Receives information from specialists pertaining to the developmental, cognitive, and physical levels of children. Identifies special needs of students and cooperates and participates with other professional staff to assess student health, attitude, and learning challenges.
• Evaluate and document achievement for each student, prepare periodic progress reports, and confer with parents.
• Oversees student activities that are out of the classroom, such as but not limited to, field trips, and extra-curricular events. Attends and makes presentations during evening and weekend programs and school functions such as back-to-night, parent open houses, etc.
• Works and interacts with peers, as individuals and/or in team/group settings, in a professional manner that contributes to academic achievement goals.
• Maintains current knowledge of new techniques and developments in preschool education by maintaining contact with professional associations and educational groups and by reading outcome-based research materials.
• Coordinates the work of ECE Assistants when assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned that support the overall objective of the position.

The position requires a working knowledge of child guidance principles and practices and an understanding of the goals and objectives of a preschool program. Special knowledge is required in the emotional, physical, and mental variations and needs of preschool and elementary school-aged children. Requires a working knowledge of curriculum development. Requires working knowledge of arithmetic, grammar, spelling, language, and reading sufficient to direct students with learning exercises or projects.

Requires a working knowledge of personal computer and multimedia equipment operations, including common office productivity software, internet, and computer-aided teaching programs. Requires creative writing skills to prepare and/or adapt age-appropriate class materials and reports. Requires well-developed oral communications skills to convey concepts in…