Teacher Assistant Substitute As Needed
Teacher Assistant Substitute As Needed
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$ 20 - 21
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VOALA
Helping Our Most Vulnerable Change Their Life Stories
Volunteers of America is a nonprofit human services organization committed to serving people in need strengthening families and building communities. VOALA provides a variety of social services to Los Angeles area communities such as Head Start programs Upward Bound college prep programs veterans services homeless shelters lowincome housing programs as well as drug and alcohol rehabilitation. Learn more at .
PAY RATE: $21.57 $21.60 PER HOUR
BENEFITS: VOALA offers competitive medical dental vision and retirement benefits.
HEAD START/EARLY HEAD START
Through our Head Start and Early Head Start programs we work with children (ages 0 5) and their families to provide the skills confidence and stable home life necessary for a smooth transition into kindergarten and beyond. Children also receive a broad array of health services including screenings and referrals maintenance of immunization schedules nutrition assessments and followups mental health assessments as part of initial screenings and determination if any developmental or physical delays are present. Children receive health and dental services and have access to ongoing and acute and routine health and dental care. Enrolled children receive healthy meals along with an assessment of their nutritional needs and the necessary followups. Nutrition education is available for parents and incorporated into daily classroom activities for the children.
Cities served include: Carson Commerce Compton Culver City Del Rey East Los Angeles El Segundo Harbor City Hawthorne South Central Los Angeles Lomita Lynwood Mar Vista Newhall North Hollywood Pacoima Palms Paramount Rancho Palos Verdes San Fernando San Pedro Santa Clarita Shadow Hills South Central Los Angeles South LA Studio City Sun Valley Sunland Sylmar Torrance Tujunga Val Verde Valencia Valley Village Wilmington.
JOB SUMMARY AND PURPOSE
The Head Start CoTeacher (Substitute) will provide children with an enviroment that includes varied activities to help children develop socially emotionally intellectually and physically in a manner appropriate to their age and stage of development with the overall goal being to achieve social competence for the child. The CoTeacher also conducts child observations and assessments as needed.
Specific duties include:
- Provide children with an environment that includes varied activities to help children develop socially emotionally intellectually and physically in a manner appropriate to their age and stage of development with the overall goal being to achieve social competence for the child;
- Conducts daily classroom planning maintains childrens records in conjunction with the Teacher and submits accurate monthly paperwork on a timely basis;
- Observes screens and assesses child developmental levels and develops goals that relate to the childs individual needs.
- Provide a planned program of activities which supports and enhances the role of parents as the prime educators of their children;
- Provide a learning environment that reflects the varied cultural and ethnic backgrounds of the children in the program and the larger communities and societies in which they live;
- Provide a physical environment consistent with state and local licensing requirements and the health and safety needs of the children;
- Other duties as may be needed to fulfill program requirements
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Plans and implements the program curriculum for children enrolled in morning and afternoon classes (double sessions) including individual and group activities.
- Conducts classroom planning integrate various HS services into the learning such as parent involvement social services nutrition health and mental health services
- Observes screens and assesses childrens developmental levels
- Provide a planned program of activities which supports and enhances the role of parents as the prime educators of their children
- Other duties as required and may be subject to change
Qualifications
REQUIREMENTS:
- Must be able to pass a fingerprint clearance background check including criminal history personal references employment and education verifications
- Proof at the time of hire
- TB clearance within 6 months prior
- Annual Influenza vaccination (between Aug 1 Dec 1)
- Pertussis (whooping cough) and measles immunization
- Health screening at the time of employment
- Requires ability to interact with children in a busy environment including but not limited to:
- Able to lift up to 50 lbs.
- Frequently kneel and squat
- Ability to move quickly
EDUCATION:
- High School Diploma or equivalent (GED)
- 12 CD units in Early Childhood Education/Child Development
EXPERIENCE:
- Experience working with children.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- AA in ECE/CD with 24 units in CD OR AA in related field with 24 CD units including 6 units of infant/toddler for EHS.
- Associate Teacher Child Development Permit or higher.
- 1 year of teaching experience.
- Head Start performance standards.
- Creative curriculum.
- Licensing regulations.
- Bilingual English and Spanish (written and verbal).
Volunteers of America is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability protected Veteran Status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local law.
This employer participates in EVerify as required by the federal government and will provide the federal government with your Form 19 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
If EVerify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (OHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you including terminating your employment
Employment Type
Gig
