Substitute Teacher Assistant

Position Title

Substitute Teacher Assistant

G00620

Part Time;
Variable (As Needed)

Academic Year

201011HS

Substitute for contracted staff as needed; work cooperatively with staff, parents and volunteers to carry out program duties in order to meet the nutritional, intellectual, emotional, social and physical needs of Head Start children and their families.

Help the Teacher maintain a safe, healthy, emotionally secure learning environment; help implement daily lesson plans and follow a consistent schedule that includes one‑on‑one time, small and large group experiences, choice time, music and movement, large and small motor activities, skill development, two meals, and effective transitions between activities; encourage language use, experimentation, exploration, problem solving, cooperation, socialization, and choice‑making; contribute to an atmosphere that promotes and reinforces parental involvement in the classroom;

supervise and monitor children at all times.

May contribute to the maintenance of accurate written records, including screening and assessment, special education documentation, anecdotal observations, documents for transition to public school under the direction of the Teacher; maintain adjunct timesheet entered into web time through EOU Mountie Hub by the due date; maintain open and ongoing lines of communication within the direct service team, with enrolled families, consultants and service providers, as assigned.

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Experience working with children in a calm, gentle manner, and a willingness to learn appropriate classroom techniques and strategies in working with children.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Eastern Oregon University will not sponsor applicants for employment visas.

• CDA or AA in ECE preferred (transcripts required if hired).

• Prior to beginning work, the successful candidate must: enrollment in the Oregon Child Care Division Central Background Registry; communicable disease verification from a qualified healthcare provider; provide documentation of verification (e.g., passport, driver’s license, official , original birth certificate, social security card).
• Within 30 days of hire: pediatric CPR/First Aid certification;
  Oregon Food Handler’s Card.

Eastern Oregon University is an EEO Employer and welcomes applications from women, members of historically underrepresented minority groups, US Veterans, and persons with disabilities. EOU is committed to providing equal opportunity in its recruitment, admissions, educational programs, activities and employment without illegal discrimination on the basis of age, color, disability, national origin, race, marital status, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or any status as protected by state or federal law.