Teacher Assistant II (HS)
Teacher Assistant II (HS)
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Position Compensation: $17.2622/hr $17.6937/hr plus excellent benefits.
Pace offers a Total Rewards Package to its employees:
- 401k
- Vacation
- Sick pay
- 14 Paid Holidays
- Pet Insurance
- FSA Flexible Spending Accounts and Dependent Care
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Affordable Medical Dental and Vision packages extended to your family as well.
- Supplemental Insurance Plans
- Opportunity to promote within just to name a few.
JOB PURPOSE:
Under general supervision of the Regional Site Director and Site Lead Teacher assist teachers in delivering high quality Early Childhood Development services including education social physical nutritional and psychological development of children under their care. Assist program staff in planning and implementing classroom lessons activities and events for children and parents interacting with the public and providing customer service by phone email and in person and completing daily classroom paperwork as required by the early childhood education program.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
Assists teachers in the care and instruction of preschool children and promotes their social physical and mental development. Provides supervision of children and supports the planning and implementation of classroom lessons and activities. Serves meals and ensures a healthy and safe learning environment for children. Assist in the completion of required documentation to ensure a highquality program.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES OF THE POSITION INCLUDE:
- Take an active role in assisting the teacher with classroom responsibilities as assigned
- Ensure proper care safety and supervision of groups of children always for up to 7 hours per day.
- Ensure appropriate child/teacher ratio is always met.
- Ensure classroom routine is conducive to learning safety and development.
- Ability to work with children of varying abilities and adhere to Individual Educational Plans.
- Assist in planning and implementing classroom lessons and activities for children indoors and out in accordance with all PACE Education Division selected curriculums and Head Start Performance Standards.
- Assist in conducting learning and developmental assessments of children including but not limited to DRDP2015 ASQ3 ASQ: SE2 etc. according to timelines as available.
- Conduct interior and exterior environmental safety checks to ensure a safe learning environment.
- Prepare and assist in serving family style meals to children.
- Clean and sanitize all areas of the classroom including food preparation dishwashing eating and toileting areas.
- Help children practice good hygiene including personal cleanliness and toileting/diapering as needed.
- Serves as a translator for parents who do not speak English (as appropriate)
- Assists in gathering classroom observations and other documentation for developmental assessments of children appropriate documents observations or provides observations/documentation to the teacher.
- Assists in maintaining signin/out records and other required paperwork both manually and digitally.
- Assists in organizing and maintaining instructional and classroom supplies
- Sets up and takes down classrooms as needed.
- Participates in recruitment of children to maintain full enrollment and an active waitlist.
- Recruits trains and supervises parents and other volunteers.
- Uses nonteaching hours to assist in the completion of paperwork home visits conferences and other requirements.
- Adheres to agency policies and procedures
- Provides culturally and linguistically appropriate customer service to parents children community representatives/members and all PACE staff daily.
- Ability to attend assignments away from assigned site such as inservice trainings home visits parent conferences etc. as available.
- Must have exceptional organizational and time management skills
- Implements agency policies and procedures
- Cooperates with Site Lead/Regional Site Director and other Service Area Coordinators in planning supervision and implementation of overall program
- Supports with child watch during parent meetings/trainings as needed.
- Substitute as needed in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
- Attend all assigned meetings and trainings as required by the program.
- Supports and ensures the achievement of recruitment and enrollment goals.
- Assists in accomplishing the programs nonfederal share through the access of community resources (services donations discounts and/or goods).
- Other duties as assigned within the scope of the position.
QUALIFICATIONS (KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE):
- Education and Work Experience
- Associate degree in early childhood education child development or related field from an institution of higher learning accredited by a regional accreditation association recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
- Must possess a current and valid Child Development Associate Teacher Permit or individuals with 6 ECE units and enrolled in one of LACOEs Career Development Initiative Pathways and enrolled in continuous enrollment leading to an Associate Teacher permit that outlines completion within two years
- At least one (1) year working experience with preschool children preferably in a Head Start program.
- Knowledge and Skills
- Ability to provide effective and nurturing teacherchild interactions and to plan and implement learning experiences that:
- Ensure effective curriculum implementation and use of assessment data; and
- Promote childrens progress across the standards described in the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework: Ages Birth to Five and applicable state early learning and development standards including for children with disabilities and dual language learners as appropriate.
- Must be a team player with outstanding interpersonal skills
- Must have good organizational written/oral communication and observation skills
- Basic computer skills required.
- Bilingual in English/Spanish is a plus but not required
- Ability to provide effective and nurturing teacherchild interactions and to plan and implement learning experiences that:
SPECIAL CONDITIONS:
- Current Adult & Pediatric CPR/1St Aid Certificate
- Valid California Drivers License and insurance coverage
- Must pass the following background checks prior to start of employment:
- Sex Offender Registry
- Child Abuse and Neglect State Registry
- State or Tribal Criminal History Check including fingerprints
- FBI Criminal History Check including fingerprints
- Must have verification of T.B. clearance at time of employment to be renewed every two (2) years (every 4 years for chest xrays).
- Must complete a physical examination at time of employment to be renewed every two (2) years.
- Provide proof of the following immunizations as required: Measles Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Influenza and COVID19.
- All child development and education staff must complete annually at least 21 hours of professional development and have a yearly individual professional development plan. College credit courses taken to meet degree requirements can be counted towards the 21 hours of professional development (courses must be from an accredited college or university).
- Must complete 15 clock hours of professional development annually that builds the knowledge experience skills and abilities of staff to improve child family and staff outcomes. Of this a minimum of 50% of the 15 hours (or 7.5 hours) must be focused on the specific content area or job assignment. Must also complete an annual Professional Development Plan (PDP) to be reviewed 3 times during the year.
- Must obtain 21 hours/year of professional development (105 hours every five years) to maintain their teaching certification.
- PACE will assist applicants that are eligible and have an active Certificate of Clearance with the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to apply for a Temporary County Certificate Child Development (TCC) through Los Angeles County while waiting for CTC (Commission on Teacher Credentialing) to process.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- T.B. Test within the past six months prior to employment and every two (2) years thereafter (every 4 years for a chest Xray).
- Must pass a physical examination at the time of hire and every 2 years thereafter
- Provide proof of the following immunizations as required: Measles Pertussis (Whooping Cough) and Influenza.
- COVID vaccination required; must have twodose series of Pfizer or Moderna or a singledose of Johnson & Johnson. Those that need a medical or religious exemption must reach out separately.
- Representative physical demands of the job include normal vision and hearing standing for extended periods sitting for extended periods kneeling and stooping manipulating objects with hands reaching overhead and occasionally lifting and carrying objects weighing up to 45 pounds.
Employment Type
Hourly
