Preschool Teacher Assistant

Teacher Assistants for Early Childhood and Head Start programs assist Lead Teachers in planning and implementing learning experiences that advance the intellectual, emotional, social, and physical development of children within a safe, healthy learning environment. They encourage the involvement of the families of the children of the program and support the development of relationship between children and their families.

• Utilizes appropriate language, interactions, and positive discipline.

• Models Positive behavior.
• Assists in instructing and supervising children in classroom activities.
• Assists with implementation age appropriate activities that support the Head Start performance standards and the creative curriculum.
• Implements and models family style eating during meal times.
• Continuously monitors children to ensure safety at all times, and report child abuse and neglect when necessary.
• Assists with administrating screenings, creative curriculum and DECA and DIAL-4 screening.
• Assists in utilizing curriculum library, trainings, plan, and develop age appropriate activities for lesson plans in conjunction with the lead teacher.
• Assists the lead teacher in incorporating required activities into lesson plans that support children’s development.
• Assists in open communication with parents by scheduling and conducting parent/teacher conferences and home visits.
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