Early Childhood Assistant Teacher

6 days ago

San Antonio, Texas, United States Avance Full time


The Assistant Teachers responsibilities chiefly fall within the following core functions, although s/he may perform other tasks as needed:

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
Child Growth & Development: Uses knowledge of the principles of child growth and development to work with children and communicate with internal and external stakeholders.
Maintains a child-centered curriculum and learning environment that encourages positive social interaction, active engagement in learning, and self-motivation to promote development in all domains for children of all abilities.
Addresses challenging behaviors by observing to determine possible causes of the behavior, implementing preventive measures, teaching the child new social and communication skills and partnering with families to support the child at home.
Uses observations of children and anecdotal notes to document childrens progress and individualize curriculum.
Communication and Service Coordination
Share pertinent information with Family Advocate and Education Coach ensuring coordinated services to meet the needs of individual children and families.
Maintain regular contact with the Education coach and complete appropriate documentation
Record Keeping and Reporting
Share records and notes on children and families with the Education Coach.
On-going Monitoring/Self-assessment
Work with the education teaching team to analyze child outcomes twice yearly, consult with education leadership and adjust planning and implementation as needed.
Planning and Implementation
Support learning experiences that advance the intellectual and physical development of children, including improving the readiness of children for school by developing their literacy and phonemic, print, and numeracy awareness, their understanding and use of language, their understanding and use of increasingly complex and varied vocabulary, their appreciation of books, and their problem solving abilities.
Establish and maintain a safe, healthy, and positive learning environment.
Model appropriate classroom practices.
Work with the Education Coach and family childcare partners to develop individual learning plans for children.
Support the social and emotional development of children.
Encourage the involvement of the families of the children in an Early Head Start program and supporting the development of relationships between children and their families.
Participates in assigned meetings, events and training as required.

Requirements:
CDA or enrolled to complete within 2 years; or have a degree in any field or be enrolled in a program leading to such degree.
Prior experience with children ages 0-5 years.
Physical exam and background checks are required for this position.
Travel required locally or long-distance up to 10% of the time for work-related meetings and functions.
Must have a valid drivers license and reliable transportation.
Bilingual

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
Ability to interact effectively with people from diverse backgrounds.
Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
Demonstrated computer literacy skills, using MS Office applications and other basic data systems including internet navigation.
Must be honest, dependable and able to meet deadlines.
Self-motivated and able to work independently.

Benefits
Health
Life Insurance
Retirement
Vacation
Dental Care
Disability
Sick leave


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