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Head Start Substitute I - Teacher Aide Cottonwood

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Cottonwood, AZ - USA

Monthly Salary drjobs

Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

$14.97/hr Up to 35 hrs/wk

Summary

In compliance with Federal Law all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

The Substitute I Teacher Aide directly works with all children in the classroom. Assists the classroom Teacher in planning and implementing appropriate early childhood activities with the assistance of parent volunteers. Works under the supervision of the Teacher.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
  • Directly supervise and assist children in performing planned activities
  • Actively participates in classroom operations. Assist Supervising Teacher in development of developmentally appropriate lesson plans that incorporate language development premath skills Individual Education Plan (IEP) Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) and developmental assessment goals demonstrate positive staff and child interactions. Assist with implementing appropriate room arrangement and classroom environment setting goals and objectives conducting ongoing child assessment system including observation and collection of work samples. Assist in planning classroom activities and reinforce behavior management.
  • Encourage parents to participate and volunteer in classroom and other Head Start Activities.
  • Communicate with families on a daily basis.
  • Maintain a clean and safe classroom.
  • Actively participate in the recruitment of eligible Head Start children and families.
  • Assist with 2 home visits per child each year.
  • Assist with the planning and implementation of parent meetings and related parent activities.
  • Assist with parent/teacher conferences ensuring that parents are kept informed about their childs progress
  • Participate in Head Start Family Style Meal Service program. Assist children in serving food practicing appropriate table behavior and good nutritional habits using CACFP guidelines.
  • Maintain strict child & family confidentiality.
  • Assists with childrens screenings and follow up activities including but not limited to audio vision height/weight anemia Individual Education Plans (IEP).
  • Complete reports as assigned by supervisor with accuracy and timeliness.
  • High tolerance for paperwork documentation and meeting district and federal deadlines
  • Works with center staff when applicable to ensure that the center is kept sanitary and within the local state and national health and safety regulations
  • Performs related duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required.

Education and/or Experience

Experience and training equivalent to High School Diploma or GED and experience working with preschool children. Must meet all health and licensing regulations as prescribed by the Arizona Health Services Department.

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities

Must be selfmotivated. Preschool classroom experience or related experience necessary. Must be able to communicate effectively in English in both verbal and written format. Knowledge of Early Childhood Education. Ability to maintain effective working relationships with people of varied social cultural and educational backgrounds. Must be bondable. Bilingual proficiency and/or experience working with multicultural setting preferred.

Other Skills and abilities

Must have the ability to read and comprehend simple instructions short correspondence and memos demonstrating the ability to carry out instructions furnished in written oral or diagram form. Must be able to demonstrate the ability to write simple correspondence. Must be effective presenting information in oneonone and small group situations to customers clients and other employees of the organization. Must possess the ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10s and 100s. Must have the ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement volume and distance. Must be able to apply common sense understanding. Must have the ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Certificates and Licenses

Obtain Department of Public Safety Fingerprint Clearance Card

Obtain Food Handlers Certification if required by the County Health Department

Obtain CPR and First Aide Certification

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met or are encountered by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop kneel crouch or crawl; and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

REASONABLE ACCOMODATIONS MAY BE MADE TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES TO PERFORM THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THIS POSITION.
Benefits include: Paid sick leave

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