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Head Start Assistant Teacher
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Clarksville-Montgomery County Community Action Agency
Clarksville, TN (In Person)
$35,859 Salary, Full-Time
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Head Start Assistant Teacher Clarksville-Montgomery County Community Action Agency Clarksville, TN Job Details Full-time $16.74 - $17.74 an hour 23 hours ago Benefits Health insurance Dental insurance 401(k) Flexible spending account Paid time off Vision insurance 401(k) matching Qualifications School experience Teacher collaboration Working with individuals with disabilities Family collaboration in education Associate's degree in early childhood education Data entry Working with families Associate's degree Early Childhood Education Parent-teacher conferences (communication methods)
Full Job Description Requirements:
Education:
Associate , Baccalaureate or advance degree in Early Childhood Education.Experience:
Experience working with typical children and children with disabilities and families in a preschool setting is preferred.Skills:
Excellent communication with children, parents and staff a must. Record keeping and computer skills are highly desired.Knowledge:
Knowledge of developmentally appropriate practices for preschoolers.Ability:
To work as a team member.Responsibilities:
- Maintains professional communication skills and confidentiality of all records and information for staff, parents, children, visitors and community representatives.
- Adheres to all operational policies and procedures for the CMCCAA and Head Start Program to ensure compliance with CMCCAA personnel policies; Federal Performance Standards; State Regulations; and established Written Plans. You may be needed to assist in another classroom.
- Assist in ensuring safe and timely disposition of children to and from the center - will do a 3rd person bus check/will ride as a bus monitor - along with posting emergency information; fire and tornado drill reports; and food allergies.
- Assists the Teacher in using the Teaching Strategies Gold Assessment Tool to assess each child's developmental level and to develop individualized educational plans. Assist in posting emergency information; fire and tornado drill reports; and food allergies.
- Assist, promote and support cultural diversity awareness and children's individual strengths along with preparing and implementing lesson plans for their classroom and discusses any changes and/or recommendations with the Teacher.
- Interacts with parents and other family members to promote optimum participation by family members in all aspects of the ECE component; will assist/help all families .
- Serves as the Teacher in the classroom in the absence of the regular Head Start Teacher for short or expanded periods of time.
- Assist with the accurate and timely completion of children's classroom records and required documentation including agreement and permission forms, home visit reports, Parent/Teacher conference reports, parent contacts, IEP's (when required), etc.
- Inputs data into Teaching Strategies Gold software/database on a weekly basis .
- Capacity and empathy to work with a diverse population, low-income families and children including those with disabilities.
- Assist in translating of LAP-D objectives into developmentally appropriate activities.
- Assist the Teacher in ensuring parents are informed of screenings and results as well as the purpose and results of any subsequent evaluations.
- Assist in maintaining a classroom that meets cleanliness, health, and safety standards.
- Assist in arranging the physical environment by selecting the number and types of interest/learning centers; choosing developmentally appropriate curriculum, equipment and materials for integration of the health, nutrition, and mental health services.
- Use appropriate guidance and classroom management techniques appropriate for young children.
- Assist in providing developmentally appropriate activities related to the curriculum areas and assist with implementing activities as specified in the IEP for children with disabilities.
- Assist in achieving for scores of 3 or above using the ECERS-R as a guideline.
- Assist in ensuring posting of the monthly menu on the parent board and with integrating nutrition education concepts into the lesson plan using the Color Me Healthy curriculum.
- Assist in preparing at least one monthly nutritional food activity with the class along with ensuring family style meal service is implemented in the center daily. ( Food Experience Requestform )
- Assist in planning one transition visit to a Kindergarten class in the public school.
- Implement School Readiness Goals.
- Using CLASS as your guide for Teacher-Child interactions.
- Maintains and submits accurate time sheets and leave forms to the Classroom Teacher in a timely manner, ensuring complete and accurate information.
- Assist the Teacher with daily operations.
- Follow instructions given by the Teacher.