Educational Assistant Pre-K

Overview

Job Description

Hamilton County Schools, located in Chattanooga, TN, is working to ensure that all students thrive and experience a future without limits. We are committed to excellence for every student and are seeking outstanding leaders, teachers, support staff, and district employees who desire to make a difference in the lives of students. With nearly 75 schools, we are confident that you can find your place in Hamilton County.

Learn more about working for Hamilton County Schools careers.hcde.org and get to know us and our strategic plan, Opportunity 2030.

The purpose of this job is to provide support to the classroom teacher in developing and implementing a developmentally appropriate program for pre-k students.

East Ridge Elementary is a PreK–5 school in Chattanooga, TN, proudly known as The Mega School That Could — a place where effort meets belief and every student is supported to succeed. We are looking for passionate, hardworking educators who value relationships, strong instruction, and teamwork. Our teachers collaborate closely with colleagues and administrators, use data to guide learning, and create classrooms where students feel safe, challenged, and valued.

At East Ridge, every voice matters, growth is expected, and we believe every challenge can be met. If you are reflective, committed, and ready to do meaningful work for kids who need us most, we would love for you to join our team.

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  The pre-k assistant works under the direction and supervision of the classroom teacher.
• Acts in a professional, respectful, and welcoming manner at all times.
• Creates a customer-focused climate and provides quality services and support to school and other stakeholders.
• Complies with applicable district, state, and federal codes, laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies and procedures. This includes but is not limited to:
  Tennessee State Board of Education Administered Child Care Rules, Scope of Services for Voluntary Pre-K for Tennessee Program, and the Hamilton County Department of Education Pre-K Handbook.
• Assists the classroom teacher planning and implementing a high quality, responsive early childhood program, to meet the needs of groups and individual children in a school or community-based pre-kindergarten program.
• Assists the classroom teacher with classroom learning by facilitating and/or supporting activities in the following areas: morning meeting, story time, center time, songs, word play, letters and numbers, and small group work, and end of the day meeting. Works with individual students or small group of students as directed by the classroom teacher.
• Supervises children inside and outside, including, but not limited to, recess, field trips, classroom activities and mealtime.
  
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  Pre-k children are never to be left alone and must be supervised at all times.
• Eats with pre-k students at mealtimes and snacks. Assists with serving meals and snacks.
• Assists with the assessment and evaluation of learning and maintains accurate records of student progress.
• Assists with the preparation of materials for use in the program.
• Assists and maintains an orderly, positive learning environment. Uses positive behavior management strategies to address inappropriate student behavior. Maintains a positive, respectful, caring approach with pre-k children regardless of the student’s inappropriate behavior. NEVER administers corporal punishment.
• Assists with identification of and attention to children’s health and hygiene.
• Follows chain of command when addressing issues or concerns.
• Attends required in-service and professional development.
• Provides required documents/checks as required by District, State and Federal law after employment. This includes but is not limited to: background check and Health Certification Statement.
  
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  Failure to comply with District, State, and Federal mandates may result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment with HCDE.
• Perform miscellaneous tasks as needed. This includes but is not limited to checking students for possible illness; administering basic first aid to sick/injured students, helping students with transitioning into…