Bilingual Teacher Assistant - Listo Program Job Central Point area,Oregon USA,Education / Teaching

Bilingual Teacher Assistant - Listo Family Literacy Program

Part-Time: up to 15 hours/week

(Monday-Thursday-Days/Evenings)

The Listo Family Literacy Program provides Spanish speaking families in Jackson County Oregon with educational support in their native language. This includes support for infants and toddlers, pre-school aged children, homework support for grades K-8, and adult ESL, GED and INEA-literacy classes. Please go https://www.socfc.org/programs/Listo/ to learn more about our program prior to submitting application.

PURPOSE:

The Listo Bilingual Teacher Assistant develops strong nurturing relationships with children and supports the classroom teacher in providing a developmentally appropriate learning environment, with meaningful experiences that prepare children for a successful school experience. This position supports the implementation of the Listo Family Literacy Program through in-person, virtual, and at-home learning opportunities. Responsibilities include preparing classroom and home-learning materials, supporting family engagement, assisting families with technology, maintaining program documentation, and promoting culturally and linguistically responsive practices.

The Teacher Assistant may lead the class (in person or online) in the event of the teacher’s absence, prepare class materials on-site at the Southern Oregon Head Start Main Office, and assist with the maintenance of the program equipment and class. The Teacher Assistant is responsible for meeting Listo performance standards and following the Agency policies and procedures.

ESSENTIAL

JOB DUTIES:

I. CHILD EDUCATION, CURRICULUM, AND CLASSROOM

Work directly with children individually, in small and large groups.

Provide for their safety, guidance and educational development;
Be familiar with the curriculum guidelines of the Agency and program;
Assist the classroom teacher with the development and implementation of required curriculum, this will include copying, collating, organizing, word processing;
Work cooperatively to assist Teacher in the development and implementation of classroom activities.
Assist and document children’s developmental assessments under guidance of teacher.
Perform routine classroom tasks, such as activity environment planning, preparation and clean up;

Assume responsibility of the class in the event of the teacher’s absence.

Take and record child observations as required and assigned.

Ensure observations and assessments

Inform teachers of unusual behavior, or symptoms of children or relevant information from parents.

Be responsible for organization, packing and transporting of Listo classroom materials to local partner sites.

Take record of in-person and virtual class attendance.

Prepare, organize, pack, transport, distribute, and maintain classroom materials.

II. COMMUNICATION AND DEBRIEFINGS

Communication and debriefing with staff at office, classroom, or in online meetings.

Participate in staff meetings, classroom debriefings, and planning meetings (these may be online or in-person);
Facilitate and model respectful, professional communication and teamwork;
Promote Listo and Head Start to children, families, co-workers and the community.

Communicate regularly with families through Whats App, phone calls, text messages, and approved communication platforms.

Assist families with accessing virtual learning and educational technology.

Promote parent engagement and model positive parent-child interactions.

Provide interpretation and translation for children and families as needed.

III. GENERAL MAINTENANCE

Participate as a team member with classroom/session setup, cleanup, organization, sanitation, and inventory.

Simple upkeep of the space Listo uses.

Assist with preparing and distributing learning kits and…