Head Start Teacher Assistant Penn Hills Linton II

3 days ago

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States Allegheny Intermediate Unit Full time
Job Title: Head Start Teacher Assistant

Job Summary:

This position is accountable for the overall operation of the Head Start/Pre-K Counts classroom, ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation, policies, and procedures. The incumbent will plan, coordinate, and manage to provide a conducive environment for the child's healthy well-being and total development-socially, physically, emotionally, cognitively, nutritionally-with the support of the teacher and Education Specialist.

Key Responsibilities:
  1. Helps to coordinate the educational, social, emotional, and physical development of the children in the Head Start/Pre-K Counts program, planning the curriculum with the team.
  2. Assists the teacher in facilitating various activities and experiences that encourage questioning, probing, and problem-solving skills, promoting physical development and nutrition.
  3. Helps children acquire and use language as a means of communicating their thoughts, feelings, and self-esteem to others, assisting in developing social emotional skills for positive interactions with peers and adults.
  4. Works with the teacher to coordinate daily activities, ensuring a healthy, clean, and safe environment, and shares responsibility with other adults in the classroom to maintain and clean toys and equipment.
  5. Helps develop and consistently follow a positive routine and simple rules that are understood and accepted by all, creating an environment conducive to learning.
  6. Works cooperatively with administrators and team members to utilize web-based platforms to manage and track child, family, teacher, and classroom data, performing recordkeeping and mandated reporting in a timely, accurate, and confidential manner.
  7. Establishes a positive and productive relationship with families by encouraging participation in the classroom's activities, providing ideas for home activities, and visiting the home a minimum of two times per year, as well as two parent conferences.
  8. Creates an atmosphere of teamwork with all service areas of Head Start/Pre-K Counts for the benefit of the child and their family.
  9. Successfully attends and completes mandated trainings, professional development events, and implements things learned with fidelity.
  10. Reports to an Education Specialist for Classrooms or designee.
  11. Contributes to the success of the AIU by performing all other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
  1. Education: Minimum of a CDA credential or a state-awarded certificate that meets or exceeds the requirements for a CDA credential, enrolled in a program that will lead to an associate or baccalaureate degree, or enrolled in a CDA credential program to be completed within two years of the time of hire.
  2. One (1) year experience working with preschool-aged children preferred.
  3. Additional Requirements:
    1. Current Act 114, Act 34, Act 151, and NSOR clearances are required prior to an offer (Must be dated within 1 year of hire date).
    2. School Personnel Health Record (Form H511.340) must be completed and received by Human Resources prior to hire date.
Working Conditions:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Be able to sit or stand for extended periods of time

• Be able to sit on preschool-size chairs and floor as necessary

• Walk up and down stairs, walk/run to implement services

• Be able to lift, carry, push, and pull 50 pounds

• Be able to kneel, crouch, bend, and reach to retrieve and handle teaching materials and supplies and interact and facilitate the learning of the students

• Be able to speak clearly and distinctly when communicating

• Be able to hear clearly

• Adequate vision to perform duties

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

Disclaimer: The preceding description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required of this position.

Reports To: Education Advisor

Department: Head Start

Position Schedule: 200 days (August to June)

Salary: $26,320.00 ($16.45/hour) (non-negotiable) (2024-2025)

Benefits: Per the HSEA Benefit Guide (Health, Dental, and Vision, Paid Entitlement Days, PSERS)

To Apply: Create an on-line application at AIU Career Site

Please send any questions to: recruitment@aiu3.net

The Allegheny Intermediate Unit is an equal opportunity education institution and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, handicap, or limited English proficiency in its educational programs, services, facilities, activities, or employment practices as required by Title IX of the 1972 Educational Amendments, Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Section 504 Regulations of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1975, Section 204 Regulations of the 1984 Carl D. Perkins Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, or any other applicable federal or state statute.

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