Associate Teacher ; HS

Position: Associate Teacher I (HS)
To apply via text text the word assist to  Position Compensation 2197hour plus excellent benefits Pace offers a Total Rewards Package to its employees 401k Vacation Sick pay
14 Paid Holidays Pet Insurance

FSA Flexible Spending Accounts and Dependent Care Employee Assistance Program EAPAffordable Medical Dental and Vision packages extended to your family as well Supplemental Insurance Plans Opportunity to promote within just to name a few JOB PURPOSE Under general supervision of the Regional Site Director and Site Lead Teacher assist teachers in delivering high quality Early Childhood Development services including education social physical nutritional and psychological development of children under their care Assist program staff in planning and implementing classroom lessons activities and events for children and parents interacting with the public and providing customer service by phone email and in person and completing daily classroom paperwork as required by the early childhood education program POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES Assists teachers in the care and instruction of preschool children and promotes their social physical and mental development Provides supervision of children and supports the planning and implementation of classroom lessons and activities Serves meals and ensures a healthy and safe learning environment for children Assist in the completion of required documentation to ensure a high quality program ESSENTIAL DUTIES OF THE POSITION INCLUDE Take an active role in assisting the teacher with classroom responsibilities as assigned

Ensure proper care safety and supervision of groups of children always for up to 7 hours per day Ensures the appropriate child teacher ratio is always met Ensure classroom routine is conducive to learning safety and development Ability to work with children of varying abilities and adhere to Individual Educational Plans Assist in planning and implementing weekly lesson plans and activities for children indoors and out in accordance with all PACE Education Division selected curriculums and Head Start Performance Standards Assist in conducting learning and developmental assessments of children including but not limited to DRDP 2015 ASQ 3 ASQ SE2 etc according to timelines as available

Encourages parents to participate in childrens screening and assessment process including anecdotal information Conduct interior and exterior environmental safety checks to ensure a safe learning environment

Prepare and assist in serving family style meals to children

Clean and sanitize all areas of the classroom including food preparation dishwashing eating and toileting areas

Help children practice good hygiene including personal cleanliness and toileting diapering as needed

Serves as a translator for parents who do not speak English as appropriate

Assists in gathering classroom observations and other documentation for developmental assessments of children appropriate documents observations or provides observationsdocumentation to the teacher Assists in maintaining sign inout records and other required paperwork both manually and digitally

Assists in organizing and maintaining instructional and classroom supplies

Participates in the set up and take down of the classroom and outdoor learning environments as needed Participates in recruitment of children to maintain full enrollment and an active waitlist Recruits trains and supervises parents and other volunteers

Uses non teaching hours to assist in the completion of paperwork home visits conferences and other requirements

Adheres to agency policies and procedures

Provides culturally and linguistically appropriate customer service to parents children community representatives members and all PACE staff daily

Ability to attend assignments away from assigned site such as in service trainings home visits parent conferences etc as available

Must have exceptional organizational and time management skills

Implements agency policies and procedures

Cooperates with Site Lead Regional Site Director and other Service Area Coordinators in planning supervision and implementation of overall program

Supports with child watch during parent…