Head Start Teacher Assistant

• Position Type: Early Childhood/ Early Education Teacher Assistant

• Location: 101-District Wide/location to be decided

• Must meet one of the following: A degree with nine (9) hours in early childhood coursework Completed CDA Be currently enrolled in a CDA program to be completed within two (2) years Be currently and continually enrolled in a degree program including at least nine (9) hours in early childhood coursework Have a degree and are completing 120 CDA clock hours
• A degree with nine (9) hours in early childhood coursework
• Completed CDA
• Be currently enrolled in a CDA program to be completed within two (2) years
• Be currently and continually enrolled in a degree program including at least nine (9) hours in early childhood coursework
• Have a degree and are completing 120 CDA clock hours
• Successful experience working with preschool children desired
• Able to lift, carry, and hold children up to 50 pounds
• Ability to stoop, crawl, kneel, and bend in order to speak to children at the child's eye level, to play with children, and to pick up toys and equipment from the floor

Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Non-Exempt Reports to: Principal Job Goal: To assist the teacher in the implementation of Head Start Performance Standards.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Responsible for providing a nurturing and appropriate learning environment for children in the Early Education program
• Responsible for implementing a program for children that will provide experiences that encourage individual differences of the children regardless of special abilities, talents, ethnic heritage, culture, and language
• Share responsibilities of maintaining the physical environment by assembling materials needed for the daily activities, being responsible for daily sign in/sign out of children, participating in the daily classroom activities and making suggestions in planning and guiding of the learning activities