Assistant Preschool Teacher

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Under the supervision of the Campus Director or Campus Supervisor and in accordance with Head Start (HS) Federal Program Performance Standards, California Department of Education (CDE), California Department of Social Services (CDSS), Childcare Licensing Division (CLD), and Mission Neighborhood Centers (MNC), the Assistant Preschool Teacher will primarily assist the teachers with classroom support as they guide children through a lesson, and by preparing materials, interacting with children by providing quality, comprehensive child development services to preschool children and their families;

and encouraging parental involvement in educational planning, goal setting and center activities. Promotes health, safety, nutrition, social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development of preschool children enrolled in the program.

Essential Functions / Responsibilities

Interacting with Children

• Helps teacher instruct children and parents (e.g. nutrition, self-care, social, motor skills, language skills, etc.) for the purpose of optimizing development of each child and helping to enhance parenting skills. Uses English language to assist ESL learners to acquire English language skills and to expand the language skills and vocabulary of the English-Speakers.
• Helps implement academic, behavior, family events, health, and nutrition plans (e.g. literacy activities, stories, songs, math/science activities, art, etc.) for the purpose of achieving program objectives.
• Helps to carry out small groups’ activities for the purpose of providing classroom activities and routines that support individual/group needs and/or delivering services in compliance with established guidelines.
• Assists children with hand washing and tooth brushing for the purpose of modeling appropriate personal hygiene.
• Use positive discipline techniques such as CSEFEL in guiding children’s behavior.

• Observe children and document in all developmental domains according to policy and procedures within the identified timelines.
• Monitors conversation, manners, cleanup activities, listening, etc. for the purpose of demonstrating appropriate social behavior.

• Assists in organizing indoor/outdoor, quiet/active and field trip activities appropriate to age group for the purpose of actively participating in the learning activities with children.
• May assist with home visits and parent-teacher conferences (ILP’s) as needed.

• Build strong foundations for continuing relationships with children and their families.

• Assist volunteers, substitutes, and parents in working with children in the classroom with proper health practices, food handling and interactions/supervision of children.
• Works closely with teachers to ensure the well-being and safety of all children.
• Counts children during/ after transitions, and throughout the day, communicates, and documents on board.
• Understands emergency/safety procedures.

• Works in each classroom on an assigned basis to provide adequate coverage in the teacher’s absence, break periods and planning time.
• Assist in performing height and weight measurements of the children twice a year according to policy and procedure within the designated timelines.
• Maintain flexibility in changing planned activities according to children’s interests.
• May assist in completing monthly meal counts and monthly records of daily attendance for the Childcare Food Program according to MNC’s policies and procedures.

• Helps to maintain classroom equipment, work areas, student files/records for the purpose of ensuring availability of items, providing reliable information and/or ensuring a safe and sanitary environment.
• Responds to emergency situations for the purpose of resolving immediate safety concerns and/or directing to appropriate personnel for resolution. Assist in the maintenance of equipment and emergency supplies.
• Cleans facilities, equipment, refrigerator, and playground area for the purpose of ensuring a safe and sanitary environment.
• Assist in keeping labeled classroom areas and objects.
• Assists in rotating a…