Teacher Assistant, Preschool

Description:

Responsibilities :

• Engage with the students at their developmental level throughout the day.
• Implement classroom curriculum addressing child’s IEP goals and curriculum goals.
• Promote independence and higher level thinking through open-ended questions and conversations.
• Participate in Quarterly Team meetings.
• Participate in monthly curriculum planning sessions.
• Assist Teacher in preparation for daily activity making sure all pieces of activity are complete and neatly presented.
• Be aware of children’s needs and bring unusual occurrences to teacher attention.
• Consistently utilize classroom/behavior management strategies throughout the day (state expectations continuously, give positive alternatives, use "I" messages).
• Assist children with bathroom skills i.e. changing diapers, supervising toileting, washing hands, pulling up and down clothing. Use universal precautions during these tasks.
• Assist children with snack and lunch: Prepare food for safety (not too hot, chewable pieces, utensils). Converse with students during lunchtime. Follow DOH standards for food prep and storage.
• Maintain weekly DOH checklist for required procedures.
• Bring knowledge of different cultures into the classroom and integrate into the curriculum.
• If bilingual - support classroom implementation of dual language acquisition.

Hours: 2 Sessions:

• 7:45am-2:05pm (1st Session)
• 8:30am-2:50pm (2nd Session)

Qualifications: