Teacher Support Aide; Part-time Early Childhood Education

Purpose of Position

The Teacher Support Aide assists the Teacher or Assistant Teacher in facilitating quality, individualized, early childhood education by implementing developmentally appropriate practices in an inclusive environment.

Works as a team member with the Lead Teacher, Assistant Teacher, and Early Childhood Specialists to assist in the planning and implementing of a variety of developmentally appropriate activities for children that will enhance their growth and development, promote social competence and ensure parental involvement in all aspects of the program.

• Maintain a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner conducive to good relations with customers, clients, co‑workers, and management.
• Maintain excellent punctuality and attendance.
• Assist in implementing developmentally and linguistically appropriate activities that recognize and support each child’s rate of development as needed.
• Assist in assessing the safety of classroom and outdoor play areas before engaging children in activities.
• Assist in maintaining organization of the classroom environment into areas to be used for learning, eating, resting and playing in accordance with the Creative Curriculum.
• Accompany children to and from the bus, classroom, playground, and out‑of‑center activities, maintaining attendance check and head count in conjunction with the Lead Teacher or Assistant Teacher.
• Assist as requested in the implementation of a daily schedule of child‑initiated and teacher‑initiated activities that is well defined to help children in the order of events progressing each day.
• Maintain staff and classroom ratios at all times while always being present with an Easter Seals Teacher or Assistant Teacher when children are present.
• Assist the Center Manager as directed by providing breaks for Lead Teachers and Assistant Teachers while ensuring proper child ratio and child safety and supervision.
• Participate in a communication system plan that ensures appropriate communication among the children, their families, teaching staff, the Center Manager and other community organizations as directed by the Lead Teacher or Assistant Teacher.
• Support and participate in the values and missions of ESNG.
• Assist in the completion of the Health and Safety Checklist for classrooms weekly as directed by the Lead Teacher or Assistant Teacher.
• Assist in monitoring and reporting to ensure accurate numbers for the program weekly report as directed by the Lead Teacher and Assistant Teacher.
• Assist in the maintenance of updated and accurate records for children (educational and nutritional) as directed by the Lead Teacher and Assistant Teacher.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Adhere to policies, procedures and practices which ensure the achievements and maintenance of GA licensure, NAEYC accreditation and Head Start performance standards.
• Assist with the child transition plan as it relates to assisting parents to be advocates for their children, cross‑training and sharing needs related to transition, assisting with field trips for children and their parents to feeder schools and assisting parents to become familiar with community resources as directed by the Lead Teacher or Assistant Teacher.
• Participate in all mandatory Easter Seals trainings to include pre‑service, in‑service and other educational programs and trainings.
• Complete the minimum number of training hours required by DHR, OSR, Georgia Pre‑K and Head Start.
• Attend and complete all components of the required CDA credential course.
• Physical abilities: stand, sit, walk for sustained periods; use hands and fingers to operate a computer and perform picking/pinching tasks; climb stairs; stoop, kneel, crouch, sit on the floor, or crawl as needed when working with small children; reach/extending arms in any direction; push or pull objects weighing up to 25 pounds; lift and carry a child up to age 5;
  
  talk, hear and see clearly for accurate information exchange and maintenance of child safety and supervision; work in indoor and outdoor conditions; assist children while on a moving bus.
• Other duties may be assigned by management.

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