Teacher Assistant-Early Childhood Ed; Grant

Position Goal

To assist the Early Childhood Teacher with day-to-day activities.

• Practice appropriate interaction and language with students.
• Exercise responsibility for the safety and welfare of students.
• Maintain job related certifications required by the State of Florida, as applicable.
• Assist in the implementation of programs developed by the teachers to reach educational objectives.
• Prepare and utilize instructional materials and teaching aids in conjunction with the teacher.
• Assist students with teacher planned activities.
• Take an active role in helping the teacher plan instructional activities.
• Follow up lesson presented by the teacher when provided with guidelines by the teacher.
• Supervise small group discussion and activities under the direction of the teacher.
• Work with individual students, based on developmental needs, under the direction of the teacher.
• Collaborate with the teacher in the planning and implementation of some activities.
• Select specific supplementary materials for utilization in the instructional program as directed by the teacher.
• Assist teachers with parent activities.
• Supervise and dine with children during mealtime and encourage good eating habits.
• May provide assistance, as required with activities of daily living which may include:
  • Assist with personal hygiene and restroom functions, which may include diapering and catheterization.
  • Provide mobility assistance including lifting, positioning or transferring student.
  • Assist with activities related to seizure control.
  • Assist with feeding needs, which may include suctioning.
  • Assist with adaptive equipment needs.
  • Provide behavioral assistance, which may include utilizing positive support strategies.
• Maintain a neat and orderly work environment.
• Perform and promote all activities in compliance with the equal employment and nondiscrimination policies of The School Board of Broward County, Florida.
• Participate in professional learning programs offered to enhance the individual skills and proficiency related to the job responsibilities.
• Review current developments, literature and technical sources of information related to job responsibilities.
• Ensure adherence to safety rules and procedures.
• Follow Federal and State laws, including Head Start/Early Head Start Performance Standards, if applicable, as well as School Board policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned by School Principal and Assistant Principal or designee.

• Standard high school diploma or satisfactory completion of an approved General Educational Development (GED) Testing Program and must hold and maintain a valid State of Florida Child Development Associate (CDA) credential, or equivalent certification in accordance with the Head Start Performance Standards.
• An earned associate’s degree or higher from an accredited institution.
• If additional hours of continuing education are mandated by program funding source, they must be obtained within the required time frame for continuing active employment.
• Computer skills as required for the position.

• Prior experience working with children.
• Bilingual skills.

Medium work:
Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force as frequently and/or up to 10 pounds of force needed to move objects.

Salary: $16.89 per hour. New hires will be hired at the minimum of the assigned salary range.