Assistant Teacher (On-Call)
Assistant Teacher (On-Call)
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Easterseals Blake Foundation started as the Cerebral Palsy Foundation of Southern Arizona. Since then we have expanded our services to better serve our community members. We are now one of Arizonas top providers of comprehensive behavioral health services child welfare and services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We serve more than 40000 individuals and families across 10 counties and support more than 3700 children in Foster Care throughout Southern Arizona. Are you ready to make profound positive differences in peoples lives every day
We offer our fulltime employees the following benefits:
- Medical Dental and Vision
- Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account
- Voluntary Life insurance
- Voluntary Shortterm Disability insurance
- Critical Illness insurance
- Accident insurance
- Employer paid life insurance longterm disability insurance and Employee Assistance Program
General Position Description: Assists with the implementing appropriate curriculum in a classroom setting for toddlers and preschool aged children. Assists in developing partnership relationships with families to meet the needs of the child. Maintains current and timely documentation of work in compliance with Center and other regulatory agencies standards.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assists teacher(s) in maintaining a homelike classroom environment that enhances learning based on the developmental needs of the group and individual needs of the children.
- Assists to carry out curriculum developed by teachers which is reflective of the age and experience of the children. This includes awareness of all areas of development including physical social language and cognitive skills.
- Adapts curriculum and interactions to meet the needs strengths and interests of the individual children in the classroom.
- Implements the Individualized Family Service Plan or Individual Educational Plan for children with special needs. Establishes partnerships with parents and families in order to achieve shared goals for children.
- Fosters interaction and cooperation among children. Encourages children to lead their own small group activities. Facilitates a sense of responsibility of selfregulation in children intervening only as needed in settling disputes or differences.
- Maintains strict confidentiality concerning children and families. Maintains required documentation and reporting on each individual child.
- Completes annual continuing education requirements.
- Participates in the process of ongoing professional development and meetings. Maintains comprehensive communication among all contacts within the agency members and external agencies. Models professional standards and ethics in accordance with EBF Code of Conduct Strategic Plan Mission and Vision.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Requirements: High School/GED or Age specific Child Development Associate Credential (CDA) required. Willingness and ability to pursue degree in Early Childhood Education. Bilingual (Spanish) preferred.
Regulatory
Must be at least 18 years of age.
Current unrestricted AZ drivers license with no more than two (2) minor moving violations or one (1) accident within the past three (3 years). Three (3) years of driving experience required.
Must be able to pass a criminal background check.
Ability to obtain and maintain an AZ DPS Level 1 fingerprint clearance card (employer provides).
CPR and First Aid certification (Employer provides).
Initial and current negative TB test result (employer provides).
Physical exam may be required depending on location or licensing requirements (employer provided).
Skills/Job Knowledge/Abilities: Knowledge of typical and atypical child development. Knowledge of developmentally appropriate and best educational practices supported by research and evaluation. Knowledge of and sensitivity to cultural and linguistic diversity. Knowledge of methods to include children with developmental challenges. Ability to be selfdirected at times and at other times to take direction from the Lead teacher in the room. Ability to use principles of reflective practice with children families and colleagues. Ability to use technology as a tool for recordkeeping documentation and investigation. Able to establish and maintain a team atmosphere of communication and collaboration for all that reach out to the Department. Must be sensitive to cultural and linguistic diversity. Excellent customer service in stressful situations. Maintains a professional appearance communications and actions. Excellent interpersonal communication skills. Possesses basic computer knowledge.
Working Conditions/Physical Requirements (with or without accommodation): Normal childcare and classroom environment with multiple interruptions in person. High activity environment with children and parent interactions. Able to lift up to 50lbs to support children care. Visual acuity to read information from computer screens forms and to assess the wellbeing of the children. Able to speak clearly in conversations general communications and to communicate verbally with children and emergency personnel as needed for daily operations. Hearing ability for communication in persona phone and/or other electronic methods. Manual dexterity for typing writing and to assist children with daily functions. Able to stoop squat reach pull push stretch ascend and descend stairs stand and sit for long periods of time. May be required to work additional hours or days depending on circumstances.
Easterseals Blake Foundation and Aviva are an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative action employer that promotes a work environment of inclusion and diversity. We are committed to provide employment opportunities to all candidates based on their qualifications free of discrimination based on race color religion national origin sex (including pregnancy sexual orientation or gender identity) age disability veteran status genetic information mental or physical disability or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you have any questions require assistance or reasonable accommodations while seeking employment please contact the Human Resource Department at or call.
Employment Type
Gig
