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Childcare Teacher Assistant - Henderson Child Enrichment Center
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A Teacher Assistant assists classroom teachers by providing extra individual attention and instruction to students. Helps teachers with recordkeeping, preparation for lessons and activities and supervising students. May work with special education students, or work in a school library or computer lab; may be called teacher aide or paraprofessional.
$33,888 / year median in Kentucky
+7% projected growth
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Childcare Teacher Assistant - Henderson Child Enrichment Center Deaconess Health System - 3.5 Henderson, KY Job Details Full-time 19 hours ago Qualifications Child Development Associate Certification Full Job Description Job Overview The Teacher Assistant position in an early childhood education setting who supports the head teacher in providing care, education, and supervision for young children. The role involves helping implement The Creative Curriculum and Reggio Approach, assisting with child assessments and documentation, and ensuring a safe, healthy, and developmentally supportive learning environment that promotes social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and language growth. The teacher assistant also communicates with families, contributes to classroom management, and steps into full head teacher responsibilities when needed. Additional expectations include maintaining professionalism, supporting program quality, and completing ongoing professional development requirements. This position is to work in our amazing 2 year old room. Child Enrichment Center Mission Statement Children who come to Deaconess Children's Enrichment Centers build a strong foundation for a lifetime of learning. We provide Deaconess Health System employees with an excellent, year-round educational program. Our mission is to promote the children's social/emotional, physical, cognitive and language growth and development by offering: child-centered, active learning environments well-educated and experienced teachers lower group size developmentally focused classrooms Required Certification/License/Experience CDA credential with some teaching experience in an early childhood program preferred and the willingness to start a program to obtain an Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Education within six months of employment. Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Education a plus. Must acquire 20 hours of professional development annually. Preferred Certification/License/Experience Current CPR/First Aid certification and NAEYC Membership preferred.