Preschool Assistant Community Nations

Preschool Assistant #509 – Community of All Nations

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To assist teachers in a preschool program in supervising, providing learning experiences, ensuring a safe and healthy environment, and performing related duties as assigned. Receive general supervision from a teacher or other certificated personnel. Exercises no supervision.

• Assist teacher in planning, preparing, and collecting resource materials and learning activities.
• Work with children individually and in groups.
• Participate and interact with children during learning experiences.
• Promote the well‑being of the children during learning experiences.
• Assist teacher in supervising indoor and outdoor activities, including arts and crafts, music, cooking, free time, storytelling, science projects, psychomotor and field trips.
• Set up tables for meals; may assist with serving, cleaning up, and supervising children during meals; may assist in preparing beds for nap time.
• Assist in caring for maintaining materials, equipment, supplies and toys.
• Assist in arranging and maintaining an attractive, comfortable and inviting setting for learning‑oriented play experiences.
• Inform teacher of any apparent learning or behavioral problems; assist in meeting the special needs of those children.
• Greet parents; may assist in acquainting parents with the program as necessary.
• Help parent volunteers become involved in activities.
• May visit homes and/or call to check on absent children.
• May wash blankets, sheets and other items as needed.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

• Proper child care techniques.
• Basic techniques and methods of interacting with children and adults.
• First aid and safety requirements.
• Individual needs of children of a variety of ethnic backgrounds.
• Activities for young children including educational, sports, games, crafts, psychomotor, art, drama, music and related learning experiences.

• Relate to children and assist them in age‑appropriate activities to enable them to learn at their own level.
• Assist teacher with supervising children in educational and play activities.
• Understand and relate to children from varying ethnic backgrounds.
• Interact and maintain cooperative working relationships with children, parents and staff.
• Work in a team situation.
• Read and write at the level required for successful job performance.
• Physical capability sufficient to perform job tasks.

• Dexterity of hands and fingers to care for infants/toddlers.
• See, hear and speak with/without assistive devices sufficient to communicate effectively with others.
• See to read a variety of materials and screen student health conditions.
• Frequent bend/stooping to interact with toddlers.
• Occasionally squat, crouch, crawl or kneel.
• Reach overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally to retrieve supplies.
• Stand walk frequently for extended periods of time.
• Occasionally lift up to 50 lbs overhead (with assistance).
• Occasionally lift up to 20 lbs above shoulder height.
• Occasionally lift up to 40 lbs from waist to knee and from knee to floor.
• Frequently lift and carry up to 20 lbs.
• Occasionally push/pull up to 120 lbs.
• Frequent firm grasping with hands.
• Occasional simple grasping with hands.
• Lift up to 40 lbs to table height with assistance.

• Working with students in a supervisory capacity for a period of six months.
• Completion of the 12th grade.

• High school graduation or GED.
• Degree or completion of 48 semester units from accredited college or university or District Assessment Test/County certificate showing compliance with NCLB.

Entry level

Part‑time

Other

Primary and Secondary Education

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