Assistant Teacher- Early Head Start

Responsible to the Site Supervisor for assisting with the integration of an educationally and socially positive classroom environment. The individual is responsible for helping each child achieve their potential while following all CAI policies, EHS performance standards, and state licensing rules.

In addition, responsibilities will include integrating the objectives of each program into a positive educational and social environment to ensure that the agency's policies, mission and values are upheld in a culturally competent manner.

• Core Values
  • Initiative: Self-starter requires minimal supervision, requests additional assignments or responsibilities, suggests and implements improved work methods.
  • Relationships: Projects a positive attitude and relates effectively with others to build strong working relationships built on a foundation of honesty, compassion and respect. Promotes and maintains appropriate professional boundaries.
  • Problem Solving: Identifies problems, secures relevant information and implements solutions.
  • Planning and Organizing: Establishes and manages work priorities; efficiently allocates time and utilizes available resources appropriately; effectively handles multiple assignments.
  • Attention to Safety: Assists in the creation of a safety culture by working in a safe manner; reports unsafe situations and accidents; follows safety procedures; requests and uses safety equipment and safety techniques; and participates in safety training.
  • Attendance/Punctuality: Team member is on time and prepared for meeting with participants and stakeholders internal and external to the organization.
• Curriculum
  • Carry out activities according to the lesson plans provided by EHS Teacher and as developmentally appropriate.
  • Assist EHS Teacher in establishing and maintaining goals, portfolios, and assessments for all children enrolled according to the Education Policy and EHS performance standards.
  • Assist in establishing and maintaining a daily schedule that follows the Education Policy and EHS performance standards.
  • Provide direct care and assistance to children with their basic needs including eating, dressing, and hand washing.
  • Interact with children frequently while showing interest and modeling respect and affection regardless of race, gender, background, ability, culture, etc. of children or family members.
  • Implement the positive guidance policy within the classroom.
  • Encourage independence in children while teaching and modeling positive approaches to behaving constructively.
  • Assist children in dealing with emotions, positive and negative, while expecting them to behave in developmentally appropriate ways.
• Classroom Environment
  • Assist in planning and setting up the environment to meet the Education Policy, Environmental Rating Scale requirements, and EHS performance standards.
  • Maintain a pleasant and welcoming learning environment for children, families and co-workers.
  • Provide a healthy and safe environment that is conducive to positive learning, playing, and growing.
• Relationships
  • Establish and maintain positive working relationships with children, families, co-workers, and supervisors.
  • Establish and maintain effective communication with families, children, co-workers and supervisors according to policies and the Environmental Rating Scales.
  • Guide and mentor new team members, assistant teachers, substitutes, volunteers, and students, including completion of evaluations when necessary.
• Health and Safety
  • Maintain a healthy and safe environment according to all safety and emergency standards, performance standards, policies, and procedures.
  • Understand and follow all Community Action, Community Kids, Young Star, EHS performance standards and State Licensing rules, policies, and procedures.
  • Complete all required forms according to policies such as, but not limited to, USDA, attendance, Under Two Intakes, and accident reports.
  • Maintain an organized, clean, and sanitized environment.
  • Promote healthy snack times as pleasant and social learning experiences.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Non-Essential Duties and Responsibilities
  • Assist in other classrooms/sites as required.
  • Assist in Kitchen and/or Office as needed.
  • Assist in overall building cleanliness, organization, and stocking of materials.
  • Assist with transportation of children as needed.
  • Access to reliable, licensed, insured driver and transportation.
  • Keep up to date with developments in subject area, teaching resources and methods and make relevant changes to instructional plans and activities.
  • Participate in all required meetings and trainings, including those provided by EHS.
• Supervisory Responsibilities
  • Responsible for the supervision of the children under his/her care in the classroom.
  • Responsible for the supervision of assistant teachers, volunteers or student teachers within their designated classroom.
  • Ensure all policies and procedures are being followed and stepping in when…