Early Head Start Part-Time Daycare Assistant

Early Head Start Part-Time Daycare Assistant (2)

• Date Posted:10/14/2026
• Location:
  
  Overland Elementary
• Date Available:
  
  When Filled
• Closing Date:
  
  When Filled

Sweetwater County School District Number One

Early Head Start Part-Time Daycare Assistant

Job Title: Early Head Start Part-Time Daycare Assistant

Location: Overland Elementary Early Childhood Education Center

Reports To: Overland Elementary Early Childhood Education Program Executive Director/ Preschool Principal and Daycare Director

Terms of Employment:Months Per Year: __12___ Part Time __X___Salary Classification: P-IV, $22.73

Nature and Scope of Job: The purpose of the Assistant is to assist the Lead Teacher in the preschool and assist in the daycare. Cooperate in a supportive role to provide the highest quality instruction and supervision in a safe and healthy learning environment for all children. To promote the health, safety, welfare, nutrition and education of all children in the early childhood center

Job Functions: The Assistant will assist the Teacher in the preschool and daycare in providing a learning environment and facilitating experiences for the children to develop socially, cognitively, physically and emotionally within developmentally appropriate practices. The Assistant supports the Teacher in the preschool and assists in the daycare working directly with the children on a daily basis, interacting and modeling desired behaviors for the children.

The Assistant will involve and support the parents in meaningful ways and appreciate the importance of parent involvement. The Assistant will assume the role of Classroom Teacher when the Teacher is absent. The Assistant will share with the Teacher in the preschool the responsibility of conducting home visits, conferences, observations, assessments and other duties as assigned

Essential Functions:

• Assist in the daycare classroom as needed.
• Possess and demonstrate strong working knowledge of Head Start Performance Standards and/or Wyoming Early Learning Standards, as well as other regulations.
• Model enjoyment, humor, and enthusiasm for teaching and expect students to enjoy learning.
• Facilitate in conjunction with the Teacher in the preschool and daycare to implement curriculum, which reflects mandated elements and components, parental and cultural influences, and promotes the social, emotional, physical and cognitive development of all children.
• Under the direction of the Teacher in the preschool and daycare, assist in creating weekly lesson plans addressing individual goals for children. Provide a comprehensive safe and healthy learning environment for all children.
• Assist in guiding and facilitating activities of the children, including: daily activities, field trips, selecting and arranging materials in the classroom.
• Follow a consistent schedule, which includes small and large group experiences, work time, music and movement, large and small motor activities, skill development, meals and effective transitions between activities.
• Assist the Teacher in maintaining a comprehensive and ongoing portfolio assessment for each child, including weekly observations in each area, examples of the child's work, and a developmental assessment.
• Participate with the Teacher in home visits and parent teacher conferences to discuss and set educational goals for each child's individual development and to discuss progress.
• Document attendance and all activities and submit to the appropriate staff, any prescribed forms consistently, correctly, and promptly.
• Complete and submit required forms and records in a timely and accurate fashion; lesson plans, time approvals, meal reports, etc.
• Eat with and assist children in development of social and self-help skills, and sound nutritional practices.
• Guide children's…